Salami is a cured sausage consisting of fermented and air-dried meat, typically pork. It is a part of the group of southern European meat specialties referred to as salumi, together with prosciutto, coppa, and pancetta. Salami can also be made from beef, veal, venison, poultry, and other meats, or a mixture of any of these. It is widely believed to have originated in Italy and is popular across Southern, Eastern, and Central Europe, with different countries and regions having their own traditional varieties of salami
. The word "salami" comes from the plural form of the Italian "salame" and is a singular or plural word in English for cured meats of a European (particularly Italian) style
