Alef Sausage company was created with the aspiration to produce European-style sausage in Chicago in 2000.

“We couldn’t find it before,” says Alec Mikhaylov, owner of Alef Sausage.

“All my life in Ukraine, I loved to cook things, to create.”

Upon his arrival to the United States, Mikhaylov longed for an authentic taste of Europe—one he knew he could create.

He began making one of the traditional delicacies he remembered from Eastern Europe: dry salami. Using heritage family recipes, authentic processes and the finest, freshest ingredients available, Mikhaylov began producing high-quality, European-style meats.

 

With every step, the company’s goal remains the same: to make a very good product, of the best quality, with authentic spiciness and without any fillers or artificial products.

Alef Sausage’s commitment to the all-natural label satisfies a current demand.

“People don’t want to eat chemical preservatives, sodium nitrate, nitrites or sodium phosphate,” says Mikhaylov.

The company’s product line uses no additional fillers or artificial colors, no chemical products or preservatives and no liquid smoke.

The meats are smoked with wood chips in an all-natural process according to the Old-World methods.

Our all-natural dry salamis are crafted by tradition.