Rob 8700 - Thanks for the recipe. I'm definately going to try once I'm confident that I have a good handle on controlling the temps. and humidity.
You're right in that it is quite similar to prosciutto, which I've seen recommended in a few recipes as a replacement if lachssinkenis not available. A friend of mine also calls it "Pork Sushi".
Yep - there's a whole lot of different sausages out there that are lightly cooked/smoked or not at all. I've no doubt there are a fair number of people who eat and like these sausages are not aware of this. A sampling of some of these sausages can be found here.
Thanks again.