A salumeria is a food producer and retail store that produces ''
salumi
Salumi (singular salume) are Italian meat products typical of an antipasto, predominantly made from pork and cured. Salumi also include bresaola, which is made from beef, and some cooked products, such as mortadella and prosciutto cotto.
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'' and other food products. Some only sell foods, while not producing on-site, and some have a restaurant with sit-down service. The salumeria originated in Italy, and dates to the
Middle Ages
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.
Overview
A salumeria is a food purveyor and retail store that produces and sells ''
salumi
Salumi (singular salume) are Italian meat products typical of an antipasto, predominantly made from pork and cured. Salumi also include bresaola, which is made from beef, and some cooked products, such as mortadella and prosciutto cotto.
The ...
'', which are meat products of Italian origin that includes
sausages
A sausage is a type of meat product usually made from ground meat—often pork, beef, or poultry—along with salt, spices and other flavourings. Other ingredients, such as grains or breadcrumbs may be included as fillers or extenders.
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,
cold cuts
Lunch meats—also known as cold cuts, luncheon meats, cooked meats, sliced meats, cold meats, sandwich meats, and deli meats—are precooked or cured meats that are sliced and served cold or hot. They are typically served in sandwiches or on ...
and other foods predominantly made from pork.
Some salumerias also produce some beef-based products, such as
bresaola
Bresaola ( , , , ) is air-dried, salted beef (but it can also be made of horse, venison and pork) that has been aged two or three months until it becomes hard and turns a dark red, almost purple color. It is made from top (inside) round, and ...
, a salted beef product, and purvey other food products such as pasta, cheese, preserved foods, anchovies, salt cod, wines, bread and cooked meats.
Some modern salumerias only sell ''salumi'' and related products, while not producing products on-premises. Some salumerias also operate sit-down restaurants, such as Sorriso Italian Salumeria in
Queens
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, New York City.
Salumeria Biellese
Salumeria Biellese is a historic Italian deli in Manhattan, New York City, established in 1925. It is located on 8th Avenue and 29th Street in the Chelsea neighborhood.
History
In 1925, two friends from the Northern Italian Province of B ...
is another salumeria in New York City that is well-known, and was established in 1925.
History
The salumeria originated in Italy and dates to the
Middle Ages
In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period lasted approximately from the late 5th to the late 15th centuries, similar to the post-classical period of global history. It began with the fall of the Western Roman Empire a ...
.
Historically, salumerias in
Bologna
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, Italy did not produce their own meats.
They selected meats and other products such as pasta, olives and cheeses from local purveyors.
These purveyors worked in a
guild
A guild ( ) is an association of artisans and merchants who oversee the practice of their craft/trade in a particular area. The earliest types of guild formed as organizations of tradesmen belonging to a professional association. They sometimes ...
system that was created by the ''signori'' in Bologna, the city's rulers, in a system that dates to the Middle Ages.
Purveyors for salumeria products included the ''salaroli'', which controlled the salt industry, who salted the pork, which was then shipped to the ''lardaioli'', a guild that sold the pork.
The ''lardaioli'' also produced soap and candles from the pork lard they would receive.
This guild system was eliminated by
Napoléon Bonaparte
Napoleon Bonaparte ; it, Napoleone Bonaparte, ; co, Napulione Buonaparte. (born Napoleone Buonaparte; 15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821), later known by his regnal name Napoleon I, was a French military commander and political leader who ...
around the time of the turn of the 19th century.
Gallery
File:Salumeria formaggeria - panoramio.jpg, Foods at a salumeria
File:Salumeria G. Albertini - Verona.jpg, The store front of a salumeria in Verona
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, Italy
File:Pasta Salumeria.jpg, Pasta at a salumeria
File:LValetta Malta Shop-in-Valetta-Old-Town-01.jpg, A salumeria in Valletta
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, Malta
File:A San Gimignano salumeria.jpg, A salumeria in San Gimignano
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, Italy, established in 1855
File:Interior of a salumeria.jpg, Interior of a salumeria
See also
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Appetizing store
An appetizing store, typically in reference to Jewish cuisine in New York City, particularly Ashkenazi Jewish cuisine, is a store that sells "food that generally goes with bagels", although appetizings can also be served with a variety of breads. ...
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Delicatessen
Traditionally, a delicatessen or deli is a retail establishment that sells a selection of fine, exotic, or foreign prepared foods. Delicatessen originated in Germany (original: ) during the 18th century and spread to the United States in the m ...
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List of sausages
This is a list of notable sausages. Sausage is a food usually made from ground meat with a skin around it. Typically, a sausage is formed in a casing traditionally made from intestine, but sometimes synthetic. Some sausages are cooked durin ...
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Osteria
An osteria (, plural ''osterie'') in Italy was originally a place serving wine and simple food. Lately, the emphasis has shifted to the food, but menus tend to be short, with the emphasis on local specialities such as pasta and grilled meat o ...
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Traiteur (culinary profession)
A traiteur (; ) is a French food-seller, whose places of business were arguably the precursors of the modern restaurant.Jim Chevallier, ''A History of the Food of Paris: From Roast Mammoth to Steak Frites'', 2018, , pp. 75–80 Prior to the late ...
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Trattoria
A ''trattoria'' (plural: ''trattorie'') is an Italian-style eating establishment that is generally much less formal than a '' ristorante'', but more formal than an ''osteria''.
A ''trattoria'' rooted in tradition may typically provide no pri ...
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