Do I have to cook salame
My specific query is to the products on http://www.columbussalame.com/products/italian-delicacies The website says that it is "cured and naturally aged" Does this mean I dont have to cook it before eating?
Best Answer
The website specifically says :
All of our salame are cured and naturally aged. Other salumi items like our Mortadella are spiced and cooked in the Italian tradition.
The problem is that there are two classifications of meat that only vary by a letter:
Salami (the plural of salame) are cured, air-dried meats. They can be stored at room temperature (at least before you cut into them), and would be fine to eat raw.
Salumi (the plural of salume) is a larger classification of salted meats, that includes not only salami but also cooked or raw products, such as mortadela and pancetta. The cooked products (eg, mortadela) would be fine to eat as-is.
Pancetta is salt and spice-cured pork belly, is still raw, and should be cooked before eating.
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All salami sold in stores is ready to eat and do not require any cooking. It is either 'dry cured' which is dried enough until it is safe to be consumed. Or cooked salami which is ready to eat also, this includes hot smoked salamis which are ready to eat but not preserved.Can you eat Salame raw?
The answer is simple \u2013 salami is safe to eat raw due to the way it's processed. The production consists of three stages: raw material preparation, fermentation, and drying. The first phase includes grinding meat (usually beef or pork) and mixing it with various ingredients, such as pepper, yeast, spices, and sugar.Do I need to heat up salami?
Although salami meat does not require cooking to prepare it for eating, salami can be cooked enough to warm it when you wish to add it to a hot dish or sandwich. The cooking process will not take long, just enough time to slightly brown the salami. It will also bring out the juices of an otherwise often dry meat.Is salami cooked before eating?
Though completely uncooked, salami is not raw, but cured. Salame cotto (cotto salami)\u2014typical of the Piedmont region in Italy\u2014is cooked or smoked before or after curing to impart a specific flavor, but not for any benefit of cooking. Before cooking, a cotto salame is considered raw and not ready to eat.How To Cook Salami
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