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{{Short description|Italian spicy, spreadable pork sausage}}
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[[File:'Nduja.JPG|thumb|'Nduja ready for eating]]
[[File:Nduja mit Brot.jpg|thumb|'Nduja with bread, with a piece of 'nduja sausage in background]]
'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>Nduja''' ({{IPA|scn-IT-78|nˈduːja|lang}}) is a spicy, spreadable [[pork]] [[sausage]] from the [[Calabria]] region of [[Italy]]. It is a {{lang|it|[[Salumi|salume]]}}<ref>{{Cite book |last1= Ruhlman |first1=Michael |title=Salumi: The Craft of Italian Dry Curing |date=27 August 2012 |pages=157–158 |publisher=[[W. W. Norton & Company]] |isbn=978-0-393-06859-7 |last2= Polcyn |first2=Brian}}</ref> that comes from the area around of [[Spilinga]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://nduja.org/nduja-festival-spilinga-2018-vibo-valentia/ |title='Nduja Festival of Spilinga 2018 |website=Nduja.org |language=en-US |access-date=2018-10-06 |archive-date=2018-09-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180902232317/https://nduja.org/nduja-festival-spilinga-2018-vibo-valentia/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
'Nduja is made with meat from the trimmings from various [[Primal cut|meat cuts]] and [[fatback]], and sun-dried Calabrian [[Chili pepper|chilli peppers]], which give 'nduja its characteristic fiery taste. These are minced together, then stuffed in large sausage casings and smoked, creating a soft large sausage, which is then aged for 3-6 months.<ref name="Associazione Nazionale Produttori Agricoli Calabria">{{Cite web |last=Associazione Nazionale Produttori Agricoli Calabria |title=Nduja |url=https://anpacalabria.it/nduja |access-date=2024-08-24 |website=anpacalabria.it}}</ref> The spicy mixture is scooped out as needed.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mercurynews.com/food-wine-headlines/ci_17593693 |title=The New Bacon: Pancetta, Guanciale and More |work=[[San Jose Mercury News]] |date= 2011-03-15 }}</ref> 'Nduja is mainly served with slices of bread or with ripe cheese. Its unique taste makes it suitable for a variety of dishes.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/recipes/8761003/The-many-uses-of-nduja.html |title=The many uses of 'nduja |last=Prince |first=Rose |date=2011-09-14 |website=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |language=en-GB |access-date=2018-10-06}}</ref> For example, it can be added to pasta sauces. It is sold in jars or as thick slices from the soft 'nduja sausage. 'Nduja was originally a mix of remnants of meat, eaten by poor people in southern Italy.
In the United States and the United Kingdom, 'nduja's popularity boomed around 2015–2016, and it was featured in dishes at restaurants including New York City's [[The Spotted Pig]] and London's Temple and Sons.<ref>{{cite web |title=Why 2016 was the year of the 'nduja sausage |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/food-and-drink/nduja-google-most-searched-food-italian-sausage-term-trend-poor-peasant-a7487471.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/food-and-drink/nduja-google-most-searched-food-italian-sausage-term-trend-poor-peasant-a7487471.html |archive-date=2022-05-01 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |website=The Independent |accessdate=25 May 2019 |language=en |date=21 December 2016}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=University |first1=Spoon |title=A spread called Nduja is suddenly popular in the US — here's how to eat it |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/what-is-nduja-2016-12?IR=T |accessdate=25 May 2019 |work=Business Insider}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=The Italian sensation sweeping the nation – 'Nduja – Cannon & Cannon|url=https://www.cannonandcannon.com/the-italian-sensation-sweeping-the-nation-nduja/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190525143258/https://www.cannonandcannon.com/the-italian-sensation-sweeping-the-nation-nduja/|archive-date=25 May 2019|accessdate=25 May 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-12-13/what-is-nduja-and-why-is-it-suddenly-on-every-menu |title=What Is Nduja and Why Is It Suddenly on Every Menu? |last=Vines |first=Richard  |date=13 December 2016 |website=www.bloomberg.com}}</ref>
==History==
'Nduja may have been introduced during Napoleonic period (1806–1815), with the name coming from the French [[andouille]]. Another theory is that French andouilles had already been introduced in the region during [[Norman–Arab–Byzantine culture|Norman rule in Sicily]] and later evolved into 'nduja after chilis were introduced in Europe from America in the [[Columbian exchange]].<ref name="Associazione Nazionale Produttori Agricoli Calabria" /><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Nduja {{!}} Sausage, Recipe, Pasta, Salami, & Spread {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/nduja |access-date=2024-08-25 |website=www.britannica.com |language=en}}</ref>
==See also==
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{{Portal|Italy|Food}}
* [[List of sausages]]
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