little_tippler

I have no idea! I'm in Portugal and it's of course readily available. I know that chouriço is widely available but most think it's spanish, but we make it great here too. And it's written linguiça.

I don't eat that much of either really, and chouriço isn't that commonly used as an element in a meal, but more as a flavouring thing (although it is present in stews and feijoadas), or eaten on its own. There is also a typical portuguese dish called cozido where it's boiled (believe it or not this is actually an excellent way to eat it).

My favourite is when you put it over a clay assador and put alcohol in the assador and light it...tastes wonderfully charred. Linguiça is usually something you eat before a meal with friends, like olives or crisps and such, grilled or fried. I find them too heavy at breakfast but to each his own!

Also, in Brazil, linguiça is something entirely different altogether. It's a small fat pink sausage that tastes divine barbecued!

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