Chocolate salami

Chocolate salami is a delightful dessert originating from Portugal and Italy. It’s crafted from a blend of cocoa, broken biscuits, butter, eggs, and a splash of port wine or rum. As this delectable treat gained popularity, it spread across Europe and the rest of the world, spawning many variations—some of which omit the alcohol.

One such variation is the Lithuanian dessert called tinginys. This version uses cocoa, broken biscuits, condensed milk, butter, and occasionally nuts.

Despite its name, chocolate salami contains no meat. The term “salami” references its appearance. Shaped like a salami sausage, this dessert is rolled into a cylinder and sliced into discs for serving. The brown, chocolatey base is flecked with cookie pieces, mimicking the fat specks found in traditional salami.

Different countries have their own names for chocolate salami. In Greece, it’s known as Mosaiko or Kormos. In Turkey, it’s called Mosaic Cake (mozaik pasta). In Romania, it’s referred to as biscuit salami (salam de biscuiți), and in Uruguay, it goes by chocolate saucisson (salchichón de chocolate). Italians also have a special term for it: English salami (salame inglese).