| Lemma | Salame from Piacenza |
| Domain and subdomain | Nutrition – meat |
| Grammatical label | Noun, sing. |
| Definition | Cured meat in intestines and aged, it is produced from a blend of mince of pig fat and meat with many salt and pepper granules. The name comes from the operation of salting, compulsory for the right conservation of the product. (1) |
| Note | PDO Salame Piacentino is a cured pig meat. They add salt and spices varying locally to the lard and the meat. The colour of the slice is red with little white-rose lards. The aroma is fragrant, very influenced by the period of maturation, while the flavour is fine and sweet. (2) This salame is perfect as starter, combined with the traditional “gnocco fritto” or with cool figs. Moreover, it can be used as ingredient for the preparation of savoury recipes of the local tradition. It is often combined with PDO wines of Piacenza hills. (3) |
| Context | DOP Salame Piacentino belongs to the group of salted and naturally cured products, with a casing made from the rectum of the pig, to be consumed uncooked. (4) |
| Phonetic transcription | [sa‘lame pjatʃen‘tino] |
| Synonyms/Variations | ND |
| Etymology | Some think that the term “salame” comes from the medieval latin term “salumen”, that is a mix of salty things. Others (a minority) think that the name would come from Salamis, a Cypriot town that was destroyed by an earth wake in 450. The salame is followed by the adjective Piacentino because it is produced in the zone of Piacenza. (5) |
| Picture of the product |  (6) |
| Equivalents | ITA Salame Piacentino FRA Saucisson de Plaisance ESP Salame Piacentino RO Salam Piacentino |
| Note of the equivalents | The term is masculin singular in all the languages considered. |
| Organisation | Università degli Studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Dipartimento di Studi Linguistici e Culturali |
| Date of the sheet | 04/08/2021 |
| Last date of change/modification | 25/04/2023 |
| Author Revisor | Margherita Baroni Gloria Zanella |
| Sources | 1)Dizionario Italiano – Il Sabatini Coletti 2) https://www.qualigeo.eu/prodotto-qualigeo/salame-piacentino-dop/ 3) https://www.qualigeo.eu/prodotto-qualigeo/salame-piacentino-dop/ 4) https://www.cookipedia.co.uk/recipes_wiki/Salame_Piacentino_(Piacenza_salami) 5) https://www.villanisalumi.it/arte-salumiera/storia-e-tradizioni/storia-del-salume/il-nome-del-salame/#gref 6) https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.salumitipicipiacentini.it%2Fsalame-d-p%2Findex.jspeldoc%3FIdC%3D160%26IdS%3D170%26tipo_cliccato%3D0%26tipo_padre%3D0%26nav%3D1%26css%3Dgenerico_dop.css%26menu%3D1&psig=AOvVaw2MmB-Q35Pic0dLoG68S8VJ&ust=1627561432226000&source=images&cd=vfe&ved=0CAsQjRxqFwoTCOCwt_rghfICFQAAAAAdAAAAABAE |
