STRING CHORIZO (PACK) 450 G

STRING CHORIZO (PACK) 450 G

Product made with a blend of pork meat and chopped and minced raw streaky bacon, with additional salt, paprika and garlic, kneaded and stuffed into natural pork casing, which has undergone an ageing-drying process, which is characterised by its red colour and flavour characteristics.

• TEXTURE: Firm consistency and compact to the touch, but soft when cut.
• COLOURING AND ASPECT WHEN CUT: Homogenous, smooth and well bound cut, with an intense, stable red colour in the meat and with a net difference between fragments of meat and lard.
• AROMA AND FLAVOUR: characteristic, provided primarily by the spices and condiments, together with the curing process.
• FORM AND EXTERNAL ASPECT: Regular cylindrical form on a string with a wrinkled aspect on the outside and good adhesion of the casing to the filling.

is a type of pork sausage originating from the Iberian Peninsula. It is made in many national and regional varieties in several countries on different continents. Some of these varieties are quite different from each other, occasionally leading to confusion or disagreements over the names and identities of the products in question.

Faccsa chorizo is a fermented, cured, smoked sausage which gets its smokiness and deep red color from dried, smoked, red peppers (pimentón/colorau); it may be sliced and eaten without cooking, or added as an ingredient to add flavor to other dishes. Elsewhere, chorizo may not be fermented or cured, requiring cooking before eating.

Iberian chorizo is eaten sliced in a sandwich, grilled, fried, or simmered in liquid, including apple cider or strong alcoholic beverages such as aguardiente. It is also used as a partial replacement for ground (minced) beef or pork