Dry sausage

Saucisson sec

What it is

The white bloom on the casing is a deliberately introduced mould, Penicillium, not a fault — it keeps unwanted moulds off and regulates drying. Lyon and the Ardèche each claim to make the best, and neither will concede.

In the kitchen

Peel the casing only on the piece you are cutting. Stripped entirely, the whole sausage dries out within a day.

Goes with

Cornichon T65 bread flour Salted butter Black pepper Comté Red wine vinegar Mustard Olive

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