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[edit] Chorizo criollo

Argentinian chorizo criollo is a very different thing. Isn't it? -- Error 22:39, 19 Sep 2004 (UTC)

Yes, as is mexican style chorizo. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.207.129.252 (talk • contribs)
In Los Angeles, stores usually have a selection of both beef and pork chorizos. I don't know. I'm mostly a vegetarian myself. Pekinensis 02:27, 11 Feb 2005 (UTC)

I cooked some. It's a spicy sausage, but has to be cooked (grilled, barbecued, fried). Spanish chorizo can be eaten as is (well, you may have to remove the skin). --Error 03:13, 11 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Often fermented over six months with 1/2 a pint of Calves blood. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 135.196.53.106 (talk • contribs)

The other variation in Argentinian Chorizo (the regular has only pork meat with some spices like Oregano, salt, black pepper) has (besides pork meat) cow meat. Saying it has donkey meat, it's just misinformation.

[edit] Picture

Can t somebody put a better picture on this page? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 138.253.64.195 (talk • contribs)

[edit] Longanizas

There are longanizas in other countries besides the Philippines; Mexico and Spain are known for longaniza. Also, the longaniza has its roots in Spain and became adapted, in regional variations, by numerous countries that were once Spanish colonies-- the Philippines is only one such country to do so.69.235.84.59 04:30, 24 December 2006 (UTC) - James Lopez

[edit] Respnse to Longaniza

How can you prove the claim? Longaniza is its own sausage in the Dominican Republic. Here's a picture of Dominican Mangu with longaniza http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1329/595212251_07f43d7838.jpg

I would know personally because I am Dominican and my wife is Filipina. Ive been to Quezon City, Pampanga and Pangasinan, many many way to many times, and I can say this for sure, both sausages are a namestaple in its respective countries. In fact, In the SM Mega Mall in Metro Manila and also in stores in the Domincan & New York City, Longaniza often has its own seperate freezer section.Kcuello (talk) 14:57, 28 December 2007 (UTC)

Oh, and to reiterate my point, I live in Kansas City, and I have to have family dry-ice the stoff from New York because its hard to find where Dominicans are a small minority. It's so much a staple in our cooking, we would do anything to have it in constant supply. Kcuello (talk) 15:00, 28 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] National projects

It's just not realistic to include the template of every wikiproject related to a country where chorizos are eaten. I've gone bold and removed all of them for now. If anyone wished to re-add them, please think it over carefully, since the food and drink project could handle this a lot better. Peter Isotalo 14:40, 3 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] List

How about an organized list of chorizos/chouriços and other enchidos, anyone? The Ogre 10:18, 9 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Requested move

I believe that we should move this page to either Chouriço or Chorizo because I don't believe pages should have slashes in them. I believe we should make redirects to whatever the proper spelling is. Karen Carpenter's Biggest Fan 23:07, 10 August 2007 (UTC)

Support and recommend chorizo, as more common in English. Double names are wrong. Septentrionalis PMAnderson 05:26, 11 August 2007 (UTC)
Yes, you are right. I had made the previous move to the double named version - I should have thought it better. The Ogre 13:18, 11 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Meat?

At Pokez Mexican Resturant in Downtown San Diego they have vegan Chorizo. Is this not really Chorizo? Should this article make a reference that Chorizo does not have to include meat? —Christopher Mann McKaytalk 00:06, 8 September 2007 (UTC)

NO! --Dumarest (talk) 18:47, 22 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Caribbean Removed

Mexico is not considered part of the Caribbean region. It is considered part of North America, and I have removed the caption from its subheading. I also broke off the Dominican Republic being that the island is of course, in the Caribbean, and both Chorizo and Longaniza are very important parts of the culture. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Kcuello (talk • contribs) 14:52, 28 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Urban legend

The meat factory I work at includes only salivary glands in chorizo.4.228.36.146 (talk) 17:51, 22 March 2008 (UTC)

"Urban legend" means something that is untrue. Some of the bigger commercial brands of chorizo are composed almost entirely of lymph nodes, salivary glands, etc. There's plenty of first-hand evidence, although I know of no traditional source to cite. See chowhound, here, here, etc. As the article currently stands, it's unacceptably biased, as if it was written by someone who simply wants to wish the more unsavory aspects of this particular sausage away... Deprogram (talk) 04:05, 17 May 2008 (UTC)