Budapesti téliszalámi

Budapesti téliszalámi is a smoked and dried cylindrical sausage made with pork meat and pork fat coming from castrated male pigs and non-breeding female pigs that are older than one year. The outside of the sausage is covered in noble white-grey to white mold as a result of the damp air near the Danube.

The sausage has a strong flavor of allspice, white pepper, and sweet paprika. It slices easily, and the slices look like a mosaic of light brown or red meat and pale white fat pieces. Its texture is creamy and tender, with a melt-in-the-mouth quality.

The sausage must mature for at least 90 days, and it is then sold - either whole or sliced and packed in vacuum containers. This product is made in Budapest and the surrounding area, and in the past it was made only during winter, hence the name téliszalámi (winter salami).