After reading the concise yet extremely thorough introduction, you'll be an expert at these delicious meats - their history, the endless varieties available and where the best quality products are produced.

Then it's time to get to the fun -- delicious recipes, many of which are sure to become part of your regular repertoire, especially if you enjoy prosciutto, pancetta and/or salami.

As these are "generic" terms that refer to the entire range of Italian cured meats, you'll find endless variations possible when cooking with these fabulous ingredients. The recipes are inspired and inspiring, as are the beautiful full color photographs found throughout the book. Let's face it, these meats usually represent a fair investment of your grocery dollars. But they're worth it. This book will help you put that investment to its utmost use in more than 40 reputation making recipes.

Sample Recipes:
See the Related Recipes section below for sample recipes from this book.