Cecina (meat)

Cecina
	Cecina
Course	Appetiser
Place of origin	Spain
Region or state	León
Serving temperature	Room temperature (approximately 15–20 °C or 60–70 °F)
Main ingredients	Cow
Variations	Jamón
	Media: Cecina;

In Spanish, cecina [θeˈθina] is meat that has been salted and dried by means of air, sun or smoke. The word comes from the Latin siccus (dry),^[1] via Vulgar Latin (caro) *siccīna, "dry (meat)".^[2]

Spain

Cecina is similar to ham and is made by curing cow, horse or rabbit meat. The best known cecina is Cecina de León, which is made of the hind legs of a cow, salted, smoked and air-dried in the provinces of León and Palencia in northwestern Spain, and has PGI status.

Latin America

The word cecina is also used to name other kinds of dried or cured meat in Latin America.^[3]

Mexico

In Mexico, most cecina is of two kinds: sheets of marinated beef, and a pork cut that is sliced or butterflied thin and coated with chili pepper (this type is called cecina enchilada or carne enchilada).^[4] The beef version is salted and marinated and laid to dry somewhat in the sun. The marinated beef version can be consumed uncooked, similar to prosciutto. The pork "cecina enchilada" must be cooked before consumption. The town of Yecapixtla is well known for its version of the dish, which varies from region to region.^[5]

Cecina in Mexico

References

^ Anders, Valentin. "CECINA". etimologias.dechile.net.
^ Coromines, Joan (2000). Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico. Gredos. ISBN 9788424913618.
^ Shurtleff, William; Aoyagi, Akiko (2009). History of Soybeans and Soyfoods in South America (1884–2009): Extensively Annotated Bibliography and Sourcebook. Soyinfo Center. p. 383. ISBN 978-1-928914-23-5.
^ "Oaxaca - Anatomy of a Carnicería". Menu in Progress. 12 March 2008. Archived from the original on 23 May 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ "Sun, Salt, and Steak: Cecina". Cooking Fire. 2 July 2005. Archived from the original on 1 December 2005.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

External links

Consejo Regulador de la Indicación Geográfica Protegida "Cecina de León", PGI Consortium
Cecina de León elaboration

[1] Anders, Valentin. "CECINA". etimologias.dechile.net.

[2] Coromines, Joan (2000). Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico. Gredos. ISBN 9788424913618.

[3] Shurtleff, William; Aoyagi, Akiko (2009). History of Soybeans and Soyfoods in South America (1884–2009): Extensively Annotated Bibliography and Sourcebook. Soyinfo Center. p. 383. ISBN 978-1-928914-23-5.

[Cecinata-4] "Oaxaca - Anatomy of a Carnicería". Menu in Progress. 12 March 2008. Archived from the original on 23 May 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

[Cooking-5] "Sun, Salt, and Steak: Cecina". Cooking Fire. 2 July 2005. Archived from the original on 1 December 2005.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

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