Pork-Free Charcuterie & Salami

Pork-Free Charcuterie & Salami

Discover our selection of 100% pork-free charcuterie and salami, made without pork meat, pork fat or pork-derived casings.

Made by Szomor Farm in Hungary, the collection brings together distinctive salamis produced from Hungarian Grey cattle and water buffalo, offering a genuinely pork-free alternative to conventional pork-based charcuterie.

What Does 100% Pork-Free Mean?

Beef or buffalo salami is not necessarily completely pork-free. Some recipes use pork fat for texture, while others may use pork-derived casings even when another meat is the main ingredient.

Our pork-free salamis take a much clearer approach. Grey Cattle Beef Salami is made from beef and beef tallow, while Buffalo Salami is made from buffalo meat and buffalo tallow. Neither recipe contains pork fat.

Both salamis are also filled into entirely pork-free casings. This means that no pork meat, pork fat or pork-derived casing is used in the finished products.

Hungarian Grey Cattle Beef Salami

Our Beef Salami is made from Hungarian Grey cattle, or Szürkemarha, an ancient native Hungarian breed closely associated with the Great Hungarian Plain.

The recipe combines Grey cattle meat with beef tallow rather than pork fat, together with salt, paprika, black pepper, caraway and red grape seed powder.

Buffalo Salami

Our Buffalo Salami follows the same principle, combining Hungarian water buffalo meat with buffalo tallow rather than pork fat.

Seasoned with salt, paprika, black pepper and caraway, it offers a distinctive, naturally pork-free alternative to conventional pork salami.

No Hidden Pork Fat

Fat is an important part of traditional salami, contributing to texture, flavour and mouthfeel. In mixed-meat recipes, this can sometimes come from pork even when beef or another meat appears prominently in the product name.

Here the fat remains true to the animal: beef with beef tallow and buffalo with buffalo tallow. This provides clear ingredient transparency and a more direct expression of each meat.

Entirely Pork-Free Casings

The casing matters too. A salami can contain no pork in its filling but still be encased in a pork-derived casing.

Our Grey Cattle Beef Salami and Buffalo Salami are filled into entirely pork-free casings.

Made by Szomor Farm

Szomor Farm makes both salamis; it is a family agricultural business working with traditional Hungarian livestock within Kiskunság National Park.

The farm raises Hungarian Grey cattle and water buffalo as part of a wider commitment to native Hungarian breeds, combining livestock husbandry with traditional meat processing to create distinctive charcuterie with clear provenance.

Personally Selected by Monika

Best of Hungary founder Monika Gyenes personally selects the producers and foods we bring to the UK, with particular emphasis on provenance, traditional production and distinctive flavour.

Monika visits producers in Hungary, tastes their foods and learns first-hand about the breeds, farming methods and traditional processes behind them. This gives us a much closer understanding of how products are made.

Great Taste Award-Winning Beef Salami

Our Hungarian Grey Cattle Beef Salami received 1 Star at the 2025 Great Taste Awards, organised by the Guild of Fine Food.

View the official Great Taste Awards listing.

Discover more independent recognition received by Best of Hungary and the products we represent on our Press & Awards page.

Grey Cattle Beef Tallow

Szomor Farm's pure Grey Cattle beef tallow follows the same nose-to-tail approach. It comes from the same traditional cattle breed used for the Beef Salami, showing why there is no need to blend pork fat into the salami recipe.

The tallow is a versatile, pork-free cooking fat for roasting, frying, and savoury cooking. Discover it alongside Mangalitsa lard and other traditional fats in our Animal Fats collection.

Naturally Pork-Free Heritage-Breed Charcuterie

These products are more than substitutes for pork salami. Hungarian Grey cattle and water buffalo are traditional breeds in their own right, and their meat provides distinctive charcuterie with its own provenance, flavour and character.

Learn more about the breeds, Szomor Farm and their relationship with the landscape of the Great Hungarian Plain in our Heritage-Breed Charcuterie collection.

Nitrate-Free & Preservative-Free

These pork-free salamis are also made without added nitrates, nitrites or preservatives, combining a completely pork-free recipe with straightforward traditional charcuterie production.

You can also find them in our Nitrate-Free & Preservative-Free Charcuterie collection, alongside selected Mangalitsa salami, sausage, bacon and lardo.

How to Serve Pork-Free Salami

Slice the salami thinly and let it come to room temperature before serving so its aroma and texture can fully develop. Enjoy it with crusty bread, cheese, pickles, mustard and fresh vegetables, or use it as the centrepiece of a pork-free charcuterie board.

Buy Pork-Free Charcuterie Online in the UK

Shop pork-free salami and charcuterie made from Hungarian Grey cattle and water buffalo, with no pork meat, pork fat or pork-derived casings. Orders are carefully packed for delivery across the UK, so these specialist cured meats arrive in excellent condition.

For our wider selection of Hungarian salami, sausage and traditionally cured meats, visit our Hungarian charcuterie collection.