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Merguez: Sausages & Stories

The June Charcutepalooza challenge involves stuffing ones choice of sausage forcemeat into casings, and I’ve chosen to make merguez since I have an inordinate fondness for the strong taste of mutton, particularly when it is combined with the richly spicy … Continue reading

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You say Chorizo, I say Chouriço

Actually, I say both! Today I made both Mexican Chorizo and Portuguese Chouriço, as well as a batch of forcemeat for tasty old-fashioned crepinettes de porc.  It was a big sausage day.  I made about five pounds of each, and … Continue reading

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