Tag Archives: cured meat

Perdinci Meats

I discovered Perdinci Meats at a food show in the Javitz center. I contacted their representative because I was really blown away by the quality of their meats, especially the dried, cured pork loin, or lonza. They sent me a variety pack of sample meats, including salami, guanciale (pork cheek), pork belly, that delicious lonza, and some softer spreadables like nduja and finocchiola.

These babies were tucked away in my fridge for quite a while, and I was happy to see that they held up just fine and didn’t spoil with proper storage.

The lonza is still my favorite, but all of the other products are excellent. I highly recommend this stuff.

Columbus Salame Secchi

I just posted another salami review where I noted that Trader Joe’s always hits the mark, it seems, in providing high quality for low cost. This Columbus brand “Salame Secchi” is no exception:

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This was mild and lean, hard and dry.

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It sliced easy and had a great, slightly sweet flavor to it.

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I initially went to Trader Joe’s to try their truffle salami, but they were all out. I picked this up, along with the Volpi sopressata, just because I was craving hard meat (commence jokes).

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I was definitely happy with the purchase. This style ran me $8 for 9oz. That’s not bad at all.

Volpi Sopressata

Once again Trader Joe’s offers up a high quality product for low cost. This Volpi brand log of Italian style sopressata cost me only $5 for 8oz, and I was thoroughly pleased:

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It had a peppery flavor, not too lean and not too fatty.

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It was a wet style salami, as opposed to dry and super hard. This was a bit softer, easier to slice than other hard, cured meats:

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I highly recommend, plus it hails from St. Louis, a known meat town.

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