Cured Whole Muscle
Whole-muscle cured salumi retain a meat cut’s structure, with prosciutto crudo as a recognizable example.
- Family
- Cured whole cuts
- Look for
- Prosciutto crudo
- Example’s cut
- Pork leg
A leg rather than a ground mixture
ASSICA describes prosciutto crudo as a matured product made from selected pork legs. This makes it a useful example to compare with ground salami. A whole-cut family name alone does not establish an animal, recipe, maturation age or geographic protection for every member.
