Salsiccia di Pignone is a pork meat sausage enriched with pancetta, salt, pepper, nutmeg, cinnamon, and cloves. The fragrant mixture is placed in a natural casing and tied with a string every 10-12 cm, thus creating a link of small, brightly red sausages.

Salsiccia di Pignone is often used as a filling for the famous focaccia genovese, but it is also great when baked, especially if prepared with the addition of bay leaves whose flavor additionally elevates its deliciousness.