(Spanish and Brazilian Portuguese), (European Portuguese) or (Catalan) is a generic term for cured
ground meat products. The
dictionary of the Royal Spanish Academy defines it as "intestine stuffed with minced meat, mainly pork; intestine stuffed with diverse ingredients"
[ Illustrating use of "embutido" for all sorts of sausages, fresh and dried, including frankfurters] (the Spanish word comes from the verb ''embutir'', meaning 'to stuff'). The term often applies to any of the many varieties of
cured, dry sausages found in the cuisines of
Iberia
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and the former Spanish and Portuguese colonies.
In
Philippine cuisine, however, due to the fusion of Spanish and
American cuisine in the islands,
embutido (or embotido) refers to a type of
meatloaf wrapped around slices of egg and sausage.
Varieties
Specific varieties include, among many others (see
list of sausages for the various countries):
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Chorizo/chouriço
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Sobrassada from the Balearic Islands
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Botifarra from Catalonia
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Butifarra Soledeña
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Fuet from Catalonia
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Salchichón
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Blood sausage (morcilla, morcela)
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Androlla from Galicia
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Linguiça/
longaniza
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Alheira
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Farinheira
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Botillo/botelo, also known as ''chouriço de ossos''
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Paio
File:Embutidos jamon BEHER Guijuelo Salamanca.jpg, Exposition of "embutidos"
File:Embutidos de Requena.jpg, Embutidos from Spain
File:Butifarras soledeñas.jpg, Butifarras Soledeñas from Colombia
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See also
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List of sausages
References
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Catalan cuisine
Portuguese sausages
Spanish sausages
Philippine sausages
Fermented sausages