finocchiona Italy

... unmistakable aroma. The ancient origins of this sausage lie in the Tuscan territory, where, as early as the medieval period, wild fennel was used to replace pepper, which at that time was much more expensive and difficult to obtain. The term Finocchiona has also been included in various Italian dictionaries and encyclopedias since 1875. Among these is the renowned Treccani, which associates it with the definition of typical Tuscan salami.