| Headword | Italian salami cacciatora |
| Domain and subdomain | Nutrition – meat |
| Grammatical label | Noun, pl. |
| Definition | Diminutive of « salame », it is a typical product of the Italian delicatessen, with reduced dimensions and made of meat and fat minced and bagged in little intestines. (1) |
| Note | Italian Salamini cacciatora PDO (Protected Designation of Origin) are an excellent product to eat either as an appetiser or for a quick snack or aperitif with friends. The name of these small salamis, originally produced in the hills of Lombardy and then spread to the rest of Italy, derives from the custom of hunters to carry them in their saddlebags, both because they are easy to transport and because of the practicality of the single portion. (2) A charcuterie product with a cylindrical shape, obtained from lean and fat pork meat from striated muscles, salt, pepper in pieces or ground and garlic, about 20 cm long, with a non-elastic consistency, a compact and homogeneous slice, ruby red in colour with well-distributed fat grains. The flavour is mild and delicate, never acidic, and the aroma is also delicate and characteristic. Mechanically separated meat may not be used. (3) |
| Context | Italian Salami Cacciatore PDO are raw, cured and stuffed charcuterie products obtained from lean pork and pork fat of pigs belonging to the Italian Large White, Landrace and Duroc breeds or other similar breeds compatible with the Italian heavy pig. (4) |
| Phonetic transcription | [i’taljan sa’lami kaʃʃja‘tora] |
| Synonyms/Variants | Cacciatore salami (5) Hunter’s sausage (5) |
| Etymology | Its name comes from “cacciatori”: they were those salami that the hunter brought with him, combined with bread, during the hunting trip, because it was a product rich in fat and noble proteins. (6) |
| Product image |  (7) |
| Equivalents | ITA Salamini italiani alla cacciatora ESP Salchichas a la cazadora FRA Saucisson chasseur RO Salam italian Cacciatora în stil vânătoresc |
| Note of the equivalents | The Italian version can also be used. |
| Institution | Università degli Studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Dipartimento di studi linguistici e culturali |
| Date | 03/08/2021 |
| Last modified | 25/04/2023 |
| Author Revisor | Margherita Baroni Chiara Buschi Gloria Zanella |
| Sources | 1) Dizionario Italiano – Il Sabatini Coletti 2) http://cucina.corriere.it/cucinatipici/lombardia/164/salamini-italiani-cacciatora-dop_ba74b808-1b00-11df-af4a-00144f02aabe.shtml 3) http://www.agraria.org/prodottitipici/salaminiitalianicacciatora.htm 4) https://www.dopitalianfood.com/en/brands-dop-italian-food/sausages,-salami-pdo-pgi/item/509-italian-cacciatore-salami-p-d-o.html 5) https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=salamini+italiani+alla+cacciatora+uk&lr=lang_en&tbs=lr:lang_1en&ei=IjkJYfSeN4qK9u8P4sqR0A4&start=20&sa=N&ved=2ahUKEwj0t9Pg75TyAhUKhf0HHWJlBOo4ChDy0wN6BQgBEIgB&biw=1280&bih=609 6) http://www.typi.it/magazine/2018/07/16/perche-nome-cacciatorino/ 7) https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.parcodelnera.it%2Fsaporivalnerina%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2013%2F10%2Ftop_salame.jpg&imgrefurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.parcodelnera.it%2Fsaporivalnerina%2Fsalamini-italiani-alla-cacciatora-dop%2Findex.html&tbnid=gDiz9o7IvIEAhM&vet=12ahUKEwj2vq6S4YXyAhUNP-wKHXfoA1wQMygQegUIARCqAQ..i&docid=bb_7c3O5Q1anIM&w=780&h=300&q=salamini%20italiani%20alla%20cacciatora&ved=2ahUKEwj2vq6S4YXyAhUNP-wKHXfoA1wQMygQegUIARCqAQ |
