''Paio'' is a traditional ''
embutido
(Spanish and Brazilian Portuguese), (European Portuguese) or (Catalan) is a generic term for cured meat products. The dictionary of the Royal Spanish Academy defines it as "intestine stuffed with minced meat, mainly pork; intestine stuffed with ...
'' sausage of Portugal and Brazil.
Paio is made of
pork loin, seasoned with garlic, salt, and ''
Capsicum
''Capsicum'' () is a genus of flowering plants in the Solanum, nightshade family Solanaceae, native to Americas, the Americas, cultivated worldwide for their chili pepper or bell pepper fruit.
Etymology and names
The generic name may come f ...
'' pepper and smoked.
It is a hard sausage, usually made in a large diameter, and can be sliced and eaten on bread.
In Brazil it is a common ingredient of the bean stew ''
feijoada''.
See also
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List of sausages
This is a list of notable sausages. Sausage is a food usually made from ground meat with a skin around it. Typically, a sausage is formed in a casing traditionally made from intestine, but sometimes synthetic. Some sausages are cooked durin ...
Portuguese sausages
Brazilian cuisine
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