''Njeguški pršut'' ( sr-cyrl, Његушки пршут) is a specialty of
Njeguši
Njeguši ( cnr-Cyrl, Његуши) is a village in the Cetinje Municipality of southern Montenegro, located on the slopes of Mount Lovćen, within the Lovćen national park. It is part of the historical territory of the Njeguši tribe.
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Pršut
Prosciutto ( ; ), also known as ''prosciutto crudo'', is an uncooked, unsmoked, and dry-cured ham. It is usually served thinly sliced.
Several regions in Italy have their own variations of ''prosciutto crudo'', each with degrees of protected ...
is dry-cured
ham
Ham is pork from a leg cut that has been preserved by wet or dry curing, with or without smoking."Bacon: Bacon and Ham Curing" in '' Chambers's Encyclopædia''. London: George Newnes, 1961, Vol. 2, p. 39. As a processed meat, the term '' ...
, served uncooked, similar to Italian
prosciutto crudo
Prosciutto ( ; ), also known as ''prosciutto crudo'', is an uncooked, unsmoked, and dry-cured ham. It is usually served thinly sliced.
Several regions in Italy have their own variations of ''prosciutto crudo'', each with degrees of protected ...
. Its particular flavour and aroma are, according to its producers,
the result of the mixture of sea and mountain air and
beech
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wood burned during the drying process.
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The curing process includes salting with sea salt for about three weeks, pressing to remove excess liquid for about three weeks, light smoking and drying in the cool mountain breeze for three months followed by maturing process. The whole cycle takes about a year.
Njeguški pršut - prosciutto from Montenegro.jpg, Sliced ''njeguški pršut''
File:Njeguški Pršut - Apparently Montenegrian Prust is the best - Budva (14810108030).jpg, ''njeguški pršut'' served as an appetizer
See also
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Cuisine of Montenegro
Montenegrin cuisine is a result of Montenegro's geographic position and its long history and tradition.
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The first major influences to Montenegrin cuisine came from the Levant and Turkey, largely via Serbia: sarma, musaka, pilav, pit ...
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List of hams
This is a list of notable hams and ham products. Ham is pork that has been food preservation, preserved through Salting (food), salting, Smoking (cooking), smoking, or Curing (food preservation), wet curing. It was traditionally made only from t ...
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List of dried foods
This is a list of dried foods. Food drying is a method of food preservation that works by removing water from the food, which inhibits the growth of bacteria and has been practiced worldwide since ancient times to preserve food. Where or when d ...
References
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Montenegrin cuisine
Ham
Dried meat