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Michael Ruhlman Says Olympia Provisions Has “Nailed” Salumi

November 30, 2011 by PDX Food Dude 3 Comments

My hat’s off to Olympia Provisions—they’ve nailed it.

Olympia Provisions
Olympia Provisions

Noted food writer/author Michael Ruhlman has his own online store on OpenSky.com, where he sells his “Favorite Gifts”. In his product description for Olympia Provisions, he says,

More than a year ago, I had a great visit to Portland for a culinary conference. We broke down whole animals, American-style and French-style, ate at great restaurants and met really talented wonderful chefs, such as Adam Sappington and Vitaly Paley.

And we ate at Olympia Provisions. They gave me a tour of their drying room and said they were aiming for USDA approval of their salumi. They got it. It’s outstanding.

The dedicated folks at Olympia Provisions have put together an excellent package of first-rate salumi, both straightforward Saucisson in the simple garlic and pepper tradition and others with sweet cinnamon-nutmeg notes.

It’s a real pleasure to see salumi taking off in this country. My hat’s off to Olympia Provisions—they’ve nailed it.

 

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  1. Guignol says

    November 30, 2011 at 7:52 pm

    I think he should try Fino in Fondo in McMinnville, much more refined salumi’s with better texture and flavors

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    • mczlaw says

      November 30, 2011 at 11:24 pm

      Different, yes. “Better”. Oh, please.

      –mcz

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  2. Tommy Norton says

    December 2, 2011 at 1:00 pm

    Ive tried Fino in Fondo salami and there not even in the same leauge there to salty and hard on the outside and soft and mushy on the inside and they all taste alike SALTY!!!

    Reply

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