bresaola

/breh-SAH-oh-lah/
[Italian]

A speciality of the Valtellina valley in Lombardy where very lean, tender slices from fillet of beef (also occasionally horse) are air-dried and matured for several months into a salumi and until they develop a deep red colour. It is served in paper-thin slices sometimes dressed with oil, lemon and parsley.

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