white prosciutto

white prosciutto
 n.— «Sometimes euphemistically called “white prosciutto,” lardo is pork back fat that’s been salted and aged. It’s advanced salumi, and nearly impossible to find.» —“Race for the Cured” by Oliver Schwaner-Albright New York Times Mar. 11, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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