Fra Mani Salami

Fra Mani's mission is to craft salumi in the finest Italian pastoral traditions, using the highest-quality, all-natural pork.

Fra Mani's pork comes from family farmers committed to the well-being of their animals and their land. The hogs are never given antibiotics, artificial growth hormones, growth-promoting agents or meat by-products. They eat only the finest grains and natural feed. This old-fashioned way to raise hogs produces pork of outstanding quality, which is the essential ingredient in all Fra' Mani salumi.

Salametto: Small, coarse ground. About 2 inches in diameter, 12 inches long, 3/4 pound. Rich color, full flavored. Great for picnics. Slice 1/8 inch thick pieces on a bias. $22 lb.

Salame Nostrano: Nostrano, meaning "our own." Coarsely ground, finely bound. Mild and "sweet." A natural with melon or figs. $22 lb.

Salame Toscano: Deep burgundy color. Salt slightly more pronounced in the Tuscan tradition of pairing foods with unsalted breads. $22 lb.

Salame Gentile: A traditional salame whose origins date back to the 18th century in the province of Parma, Italy. Coarsely ground and encased in the budello gentile from which it takes its name and shape. Pronounced pork aroma. $22 lb.

Soppressata: Our largest salame. About 4 inches in diameter, 22 inches long, 9 pounds. Modeled after the sopressa vicentina from the Vicenza province of Northern Italy. Very coarsely chopped. Hint of clove. Moist and full-flavored. Slice paper thin. $22 lb.



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