Olympia Provisions, Saucisson Sec

This sausage is a very mild flavor with woody tones of garlic that go well with most drinks. It is not oily like Italian Salames are, but rather dry and chewy. Do not remove the mold on the exterior before eating. The mold is a strain of penicillin, and it is not only edible but a part of the flavor.

This saucisson sec was just like in France, delicious, rather fatty and pungent, all the things you expect, but the size is so miniscule that it feels really overpriced.

At $23 this salami was expensive for the tiny little thing that couldn't have weighed more than a few ounces and was slightly larger than a half-smoke. Stay cool gel pack that surrounded it backfired by allowing natural white mold to become damp, gray and gooey. Washed-off and peeled it was so tasty that it was half gone after arriving. A nice resemblance to and reminiscent of european charcuterie - it was a little heavy on the fat though.

Just ok - not worth the price in my estimation.

Good sausage, not as... standout tasty as some french ones I've had. Kind of small/pricey for a domestic sausage, but I will likely order again.