| Headword | Salame Cremona |
| Domain and Subdomain | Nutrition – meat |
| Grammatical label | Noun, sing. |
| Definition | Cured meat obtained from the manufacturing of fresh and selected pig meat and produced in the Padana Plain, in particular in the zone of Cremona, but also in other areas belonging to the regions Lombardia, Emilia-Romagna, Veneto and Piemonte. (1) |
| Note | PGI protection for “Salame Cremona” is reserved to the cured meat product obtained from pig meat coming from the musculature belonging to the carcass and straited and fat muscle fractions. (2) After the salting and the drying phases, the product needs to age: the aging varies within a minimum period of 5 weeks for the salami of small dimensions and a period of 4 months for the salami of big dimensions. Salame Cremona PGI has a cylindric shape; when cut, the slice must be compact and with a tender consistence. The colour of the pate is red with an irregular and white-coloured lard grading. The flavour of Cremona Salami is aromatic and spicy, intense and strong, never sour. (3) It can be consummated as a snack or as second course, cut into small cubes for the aperitifs. The salami served with figs and pears represents an alternative but savoury recipe. (4) |
| Context | Salame Cremona PGI is a large-grained stuffed charcuterie product, obtained through the processing of lean meat and fat from Italian heavy pigs belonging to the Large White, Landrace and Duroc breeds. (5) |
| Phonetic transcription | [sa’la:me kre’mɔ:na] |
| Synonyms/Variants | We often find the English version “Cremona salami”. (6) |
| Etymology | The term « salame » comes from “sale”, salt. (7) Cremona is a town of the Italian region Lombardia. |
| Product image |  (8) |
| Equivalents | ITA Salame Cremona ESP Salchichón de Cremona FRA Salame Cremona RO Salam Cremona |
| Note of the equivalents | The noun of the product is translated, the place of production is kept in Italian. |
| Institution | Università degli studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Dipartimento di studi linguistici e culturali |
| Date | 06/08/2021 |
| Last modified | 09/03/2024 |
| Author Revisor | Margherita Baroni Chiara Buschi Gloria Zanella |
| Sources | 1) https://www.cibo360.it/qualita/certificazioni/salumi/salame_cremona.htm 2) http://www.ciboitaliano.com/dettaglio_salumi.php?id=388 3) http://www.cibo360.it/qualita/certificazioni/salumi/salame_cremona.htm 4) https://www.qualigeo.eu/prodotto-qualigeo/salame-cremona-igp/ 5) https://www.dopitalianfood.com/en/brands-dop-italian-food/sausages,-salami-pdo-pgi/item/504-cremona-salami-p-g-i.html 6) https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=cremona+salami+&source=hp&ei=nHcTYdOLF7DBlwSDybPwDw&iflsig=AINFCbYAAAAAYROFrJsAGnIk327mSTB8P5TN4TiK1s0p&oq=cremona+salami+&gs_lcp=Cgdnd3Mtd2l6EAMyCAgAEBYQChAeMggIABAWEAoQHjIGCAAQFhAeMgYIABAWEB4yAggmMgIIJjoFCAAQkQI6BQgAEIAEOgsILhCABBDHARDRAzoLCC4QgAQQxwEQowI6BQguEIAEOggILhCRAhCTAjoFCC4QkQI6CwguEIAEEMcBEK8BOggILhCABBCTAjoOCC4QgAQQxwEQrwEQkwI6BwgAEIAEEApQwxlYmydghiloAXAAeAGAAfABiAGlE5IBBjAuMTIuM5gBAKABAbABAA&sclient=gws-wiz&ved=0ahUKEwjTyffetKjyAhWw4IUKHYPkDP4Q4dUDCAc&uact=5 7) https://www.treccani.it/vocabolario/ricerca/SALAME/ 8) https://www.salamecremona.it/il-salame/ |
