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Chorizo: The Superstar Among Spanish Tapas

Chorizo: The Superstar Among Spanish Tapas

Spanish chorizo is the most popular pork charcuterie in Spain and is a must in any Spanish kitchen and restaurant. A sausage to be considered as chorizo needs to be made with garlic and paprika, cured in the open air or smoked, contain minced pork as the main base, and be marinated with spices such […]

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Fuet: The Most Popular Sausage of Catalonia

Fuet: The Most Popular Sausage of Catalonia

Fuet, also called Espetec, is arguably Catalonia´s most popular cured sausage, and also quite popular throughout Spain. This thin, soft and tender sausage is made from lean pork seasoned with salt, pepper, and other spices and finely minced fat. It is stuffed into a thin pork casing with a caliber of 34 – 36 mm. […]

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Manchego Cheese: All About It

Manchego Cheese: All About It

Manchego, easily the most well-known Spanish cheese throughout the world, is beloved for its rich, buttery taste and compact consistency. Manchego sheep’s cheese is usually made from pasteurized milk and needs to be matured for a minimum of 30 days to a maximum of 2 years. The milk of this Spanish cheese does not contain […]

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Most Popular Charcuterie / Sausages (Embutidos) in Spain

Most Popular Charcuterie / Sausages (Embutidos) in Spain

Spain is a true kingdom of sausages (embutidos), which emerged as a way of extending the shelf life of meats, but nowadays, beyond a method of preservation, they are a delicious way of consuming pork. These are the most popular: 1. Chorizo Chorizo is the most popular pork charcuterie in Spain and is a must […]

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Chorizo: The Superstar Among Spanish Tapas

Spanish chorizo is the most popular pork charcuterie in Spain and is a must in any Spanish kitchen and restaurant. A sausage to be considered as chorizo needs to be made with garlic and paprika, cured in the open air or smoked, contain minced pork as the main base, and be marinated with spices such […]

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Fuet: The Most Popular Sausage of Catalonia

Fuet, also called Espetec, is arguably Catalonia´s most popular cured sausage, and also quite popular throughout Spain. This thin, soft and tender sausage is made from lean pork seasoned with salt, pepper, and other spices and finely minced fat. It is stuffed into a thin pork casing with a caliber of 34 – 36 mm. […]

Read Now
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Manchego Cheese: All About It

Manchego, easily the most well-known Spanish cheese throughout the world, is beloved for its rich, buttery taste and compact consistency. Manchego sheep’s cheese is usually made from pasteurized milk and needs to be matured for a minimum of 30 days to a maximum of 2 years. The milk of this Spanish cheese does not contain […]

Read Now
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Most Popular Charcuterie / Sausages (Embutidos) in Spain

Spain is a true kingdom of sausages (embutidos), which emerged as a way of extending the shelf life of meats, but nowadays, beyond a method of preservation, they are a delicious way of consuming pork. These are the most popular: 1. Chorizo Chorizo is the most popular pork charcuterie in Spain and is a must […]

Read Now