How to pronounce Salsiz

In the International Phonetic Alphabet it is /salˈsits/. In plain English letters that is sahl-SEETS, with the stress on the syllable in capitals. There is no recording by a native speaker yet, so use the spelling and the IPA.

What is Salsiz?

Salsiz is a snack of Switzerland. Where it comes from: Graubünden. People usually eat it as a snack. Its main ingredients are pork. It tastes savory and smoky.

Where Salsiz comes from

Salsiz is one of 30 signature dishes of Switzerland on this map. See all dishes from Grisons.

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Food of Switzerland

Dishes like Salsiz in other countries

Same type of dish and similar main ingredients as Salsiz:

• Speck Alto Adige Südtiroler Speck · Snack · South Tyrol, Italy

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• Szeged winter salami szegedi téliszalámi · Snack · Szeged (Southern Great Plain), Hungary

  Téliszalámi, "winter salami", is a smoked salami made from pork and pork fat.