Premium Vienna® Beef Soft Salami - 2 Lbs Each (3 Pack) | Authentic Italian Deli Meat for Sandwiches, Charcuterie Boards & Party Platters

First, this is KOSHER STYLE, not actually kosher, though if you don't need certified kosher, it's not like it contains milk, shellfish, or pork.Second, it comes in a big styrofoam cooler with ice packs. You can freeze the chubs when they arrive and pull them out when you want to hang them.Third, yes, the chubs are strung for hanging.I put two in the freezer and hung the third in my kitchen where I left it for 2 weeks. I think that's like the bare minimum hanging time. it was well wrinkled, but a bit soft in the middle. ("No, *you're* soft in the middle!").Took the second from the freezer and hung it over a towel to catch any condensation that dripped off, but it wasn't a problem. Hung that for a little over 3 weeks and was happier with the texture.It's not as heavily spiced as some of the kosher salamis I recall from growing up, but it's got more flavor than Hebrew National chubs you can get at the supermarket. Face it, those are just large hot dogs.All in all, it's still too expensive to be an everyday thing, but if you ate this every day your doctor would be very, very unhappy with you. My wife worked on a colon cancer study and basically eating salami is like sending a wedding invitation to someone you think won't attend but will send a gift... there's an off chance they'll actually come. So the price of the salami prevents me from eating it so often I might as well invite that guest to move in with us.Still, it's like a taste of my childhood when I allow myself a few slices. If kosher salami is a fond taste from your childhood and you live in a cultural wasteland like Seattle where supermarket deli counters serve pastrami-flavored roast beef sandwiches on white bread with mayo, this is a worthwhile investment.