Blackball Salami is a small producer of salami, sausages, patties and bacon at 11 Hilton Street, in the historic gold-mining town of Blackball on the West Coast of the South Island. The business was founded in 1992 by two men, one of whom had learned traditional curing and smoking in Europe. The shop is run by the Hardie family, who took it on in 2025 after the Russ family had owned it for 16 years. The products are made from 100% New Zealand meat and are MSG and gluten free. The range includes garlic salami, chorizo-style salami, black pudding, beef and other sausages, and bacon. The website says the salami is made from beef, pork and venison.
Customers say the bacon and salami are delicious, and that the black pudding is particularly good. Beef sausages are described as some of the best they have had and not overly expensive. One reviewer said the shop is well off the main roads, but the quality of the sausages and salami makes the trip worth it. Products are available from stockists or online, and online orders are packed in a chilled box with ice packs. The website offers 10% off a first online order over $50, once per customer.