New Columbus Farm to Fork Naturals Salumi

New Columbus Farm to Fork Naturals Uncured Genoa Salame (foreground), Honey Roasted Turkey (center), and Uncured Fennel Salame.

With so much artisan-made, specialty salumi to be found these days, it’s easy to find yourself turning up your nose at the standard selection in the local supermarket.

San Francisco’s Columbus salumeria wants to change that mindset with its new Farm to Fork Naturals.

Founded in 1917, the company has launched a new line of products made with sustainable practices. The animals used are hormone-free. The meats are also nitrate-free, except for those that occur naturally during the curing process.

Recently, I had a chance to try samples of the new products, which are available in Sprouts grocery stores. More supermarkets are expected to carry them soon. They come pre-sliced, so they’re ready to use in a jiffy.

While I find most mass-produced lunch meats to taste overwhelmingly of nothing but salt, these definitely did not.

My favorite was the Uncured Genoa Salame, which had a sweet porkiness to it, as well as hit of garlic and black pepper. The Uncured Fennel Salame had a sweet anise note on the finish.

The line also includes turkey meat that’s already sliced, as well. The Honey Roasted Turkey Breast is sure to please kids and adults alike with its faint honey sweetness. I can just imagine building a sandwich with it, a smear of honey mustard and a few pickles.

The Farm to Fork Naturals turkey (6-ounce package) is $5.99; the salame (4-ounce package) is $4.99.

More Salumi To Try: Boccalone Salumeria

And: Michael Chiarello’s NapaStyle Salumi

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Date: Friday, 30. November 2012 5:25
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7 comments

  1. Sophie
    Friday, 30. November 2012 8:07
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    MMMMMM,…Looks so appetizing too!

  2. Nami | Just One Cookbook
    Friday, 30. November 2012 10:01
    2

    It’s always nice to hear your honest reviews before I see them at the stores. I’ll be looking out for these!

  3. Tami
    Friday, 30. November 2012 10:30
    3

    That’s great they’re using hormone-free meat. Always happy to see that.

  4. Beth
    Friday, 30. November 2012 16:39
    4

    Sounds like a great sandwich base.

  5. Amy Tong
    Friday, 30. November 2012 23:51
    5

    I love Columbus’ products. I always get the Italian Salumi and pastrami. Can’t wait to try this new line. :)

  6. kitchenriffs
    Sunday, 2. December 2012 10:32
    6

    This looks terrific! We’re lucky here in St. Louis in that we can get great local salumi in our supermarket. Good thing, because I could live on the stuff! Good post – thanks.

  7. mjskit
    Sunday, 2. December 2012 19:47
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    A Sprouts just opened in my neighbor so I’ll have to look for this salumi. It looks delicious and we love meats like this!

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