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Cured Meats "Salumeria" Italian sausage is a style of pork sausage which is noted for its seasoning. More generally, Italian cuisine has produced a variety of styles of sausage. There are commonly three varieties sold as "Italian Sausage" in the US. They are labeled hot, mild and sweet. The varieties contain varying spice blends. Basil is added to the mild blend to produce the sweet variety. Salumi is a term that refers to the complete family of cured meat products, Salami, being one of the products. While many types of salumi need no introduction, like prosciutto and salami, there are also many other types of salumi that represent high quality cured meats that you may not have previously understood that fall into the Italian salumi family like; coppa, capacolla, bresaola, pepperoni, pancetta, mortadella, and much more. All Italian meat products are form an integral part in Italian regional cooking dishes, lending flavor for terrific antipasti and appetizer platters all the way to main courses. Several regional Italian recipes call for bits of Italian pancetta, prosciutto, salami and/or other cured meats. Learn more and shop today in our Italian Specialties Site.