The whole truth about cheeses with Paulius Ruškys

The whole truth about cheeses with Paulius Ruškys

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Meat Cured meat

Italian salami "Milano"

From 20th century deep roots reached family business suggest "Milano" salami with high quality and extraordinary taste.

Country of origin

Italy

Aging period

months

Meat type

pork

Certificate

TSG

Certificates

The PDO, PGI and TSG certificates have been established by the European Union to encourage the production of agricultural products, protect product names from imitation and provide the consumer with information about the unique characteristics of a particular product. By virtue of this classification, you can be sure that a product bearing one of these authenticity marks is of a high quality and of the same origin.

TSG

Traditional speciality guaranteed

Emphasizes traditional features, both in terms of composition or production facilities.

Certificates
by country

France

53 PDO, 33 PGI

Italy

81 PDO, 26 PGI

Spain

35 PDO, 18 PGI

United Kingdom

10 PDO, 13 PGI

Netherlands

4 PDO, 3 PGI

Germany

6 PDO, 25 PGI

Austria

9 PDO, 2 PGI

Denmark

4 PGI

History and uniqueness

Ancient product, it originates from the Middle Ages and spread quickly through all Italian regions, developing many local variations through the centuries. The best cuts of pork are used for its preparation, in particular the shoulder, to which different mixtures of flavorings are added that give each salami its unique flavor. The spices most commonly used are salt and pepper, but garlic, mace, juniper or myrtle berries, fennel, chilli pepper and red wine are also used. The mixtures are filled into gut casings of various dimensions, so much so that the weight of a salami can vary from 25 g to more than 5 kg. It is for these reasons that it is not easy to catalog the hundreds of types of salami produced in Italy. Just remember that Italy boasts 7 PDO and 7 PGI products.

Goes best with

Food

Perfect choice for snack, ideal with various cheese or on its own. Serving in small slices.

Drinks

We recommenced to serve it with white wine .