Bringing Home the Bacon Gets Tougher in the Age of Terror
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Many chefs have stories to tell about sneaking food into the country. But the practice has been very popular among makers of salumi, an umbrella term for cured-meat products. Salumieres say artisan meats are on the verge of a big breakout in the U.S. To get there, however, these chefs say they need to study the world's best meat products, just as California's winemakers studied French vintages a generation ago.








