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Pork that joined a cult, got baptized in paprika, never looked back.
means A spiced, often cured sausage made with pork and paprika (or sometimes chili), central to Spanish and Latin American cooking, eaten sliced, fried, or crumbled into dishes.
from The Spanish word chorizo likely traces to Latin salsicium, meaning seasoned/salted meat — the root behind English 'sausage' too. Another theory links it to an older Iberian word for a type of sausage-shaped bundle. What's certain: Spanish chorizo gets its signature red color and smoky punch from pimentón (paprika), introduced to Spain after chili peppers arrived from the Americas, which is also why Mexican-style chorizo (unsmoked, often fresh and chili-heavy) tastes so different from its Spanish cousin.
- spanish vs mexican
- spanish is cured and sliceable, mexican is raw and crumbly
- color secret
- pimentón, not chili, gives spanish chorizo its red glow
- cooking trick
- mexican chorizo must be cooked, spanish often eaten cold
- etymology
- possibly from latin salsicium, ancestor of sausage itself