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Bresaola

Lean beef from the hind leg, usually topside or silverside, salted and then air-dried for one to two months; the best known is Bresaola della Valtellina from the Alps of northern Italy..

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Lean beef from the hind leg, usually topside or silverside, salted and then air-dried for one to two months; the best known is Bresaola della Valtellina from the Alps of northern Italy. It is served raw with olive oil, lemon juice and parsley as an hors d'oeuvre.