Both cooked and raw salami are cold meats prepared by hand according to the traditional recipe of the Sassello area.
Cooked salami, that is stuffed inside the intestines of a cow, is prepared using the less noble parts of the pig and then boiled. On the other hand, the raw salami mixture, consisting of 80% lean meat and 20% fatty materials, is stuffed inside the intestines of a pig and cured for several months. During the maturing period, the blend of herbs gives these delicious salami their unmistakable flavour.