Cudighi

A popular sausage among the Italian-American population of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and originally invented by Mr. Felix Barbiere[citation needed], Italian immigrant to Ishpeming, Michigan. The word "cudighi" refers to a spicy Italian sausage patty (or link as in the original design) specific to the region.

This sandwich is rarely encountered in the United States except in the Marquette, Ishpeming, Gwinn, and Negaunee area of Upper Peninsula of Michigan, where it can be found at almost all the local pizza and pasty shops. The word "Cudighi" is now unknown in Italy, although it seems to be derived from an old Lombard word for a salami made with bacon rind, so the recipe for what is known as "Cudighi" is likely highly specific to the Upper Peninsula.