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In Spanish, ''cecina'' is meat that has been salted and dried by means of air, sun or smoke. The word comes from the Latin ''siccus'' (dry), via
Consejo Regulador de la Indicación Geográfica Protegida "Cecina de León"
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Dried meat Spanish cuisine Spanish products with protected designation of origin Leonese cuisine Smoked meat Mexican cuisine
Vulgar Latin
Vulgar Latin, also known as Popular or Colloquial Latin, is the range of non-formal registers of Latin spoken from the Late Roman Republic onward. Through time, Vulgar Latin would evolve into numerous Romance languages. Its literary counterpa ...
''(caro) *siccīna'', "dry (meat)".
Spain
Cecina is similar to ham and is made by curing cow, horse or rabbit meat. The best known ''cecina'' is ''Cecina de León'', which is made of the hind legs of a cow, salted,smoked
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and air-dried in the provinces of León and Palencia in northwestern Spain, and has PGI status.
Latin America
The word ''cecina'' is also used to name other kinds of dried or cured meat in Latin America.Mexico
InMexico
Mexico (Spanish language, Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a List of sovereign states, country in the southern portion of North America. It is borders of Mexico, bordered to the north by the United States; to the so ...
, most ''cecina'' is of two kinds: sheets of marinated beef, and a pork cut that is sliced or butterflied thin and coated with chili pepper (this type is called ''cecina enchilada'' or ''carne enchilada''). The beef version is salted and marinated and laid to dry somewhat in the sun. The marinated beef version can be consumed uncooked, similar to prosciutto. The pork "cecina enchilada" must be cooked before consumption. The town of Yecapixtla
Yecapixtla ( nah, Yecapixtlān ) is a town and municipality located in the northeast of the state of Morelos in central Mexico. Yecapixtla means, ''Land of men and women with sharp noses''. The town is home to one of the monastery complexes associa ...
is well known for its version of the dish, which varies from region to region.
See also
* Bresaola * Pastırma *Biltong
Biltong is a form of dried, cured meat that originated in Southern African countries (South Africa, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Namibia, Botswana, and Zambia). Various types of meat are used to produce it, ranging from beef to game meats such as ...
* Leonese cuisine
* List of dried foods
* List of smoked foods
This is a list of smoked foods. Smoking is the process of flavoring, cooking, or preserving food by exposing it to smoke from burning or smoldering material, most often wood. Foods have been smoked by humans throughout history. Meats and f ...
* List of Mexican dishes
The Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire occurred in the 16th century. The basic staples since then remain native foods such as corn, beans, squash and chili peppers, but the Europeans introduced many other foods, the most important of which were ...
* List of Spanish dishes
References
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{{Commons category, Cecina (meat)Consejo Regulador de la Indicación Geográfica Protegida "Cecina de León"
PGI Consortium
Dried meat Spanish cuisine Spanish products with protected designation of origin Leonese cuisine Smoked meat Mexican cuisine