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''Linguiça'' () is a Portuguese sausage made from pork and seasoned with onion, garlic, paprika and other spices. It can be used fresh in cooked preparations or undergo a curing and preservation process through smoking.
''Linguiça'' () is a Portuguese sausage made from pork and seasoned with onion, garlic, paprika and other spices. It can be used fresh in cooked preparations or undergo a curing and preservation process through smoking.
Uses in Portuguese cuisine
''Linguiça'', like many othersausage
A sausage is a type of meat product usually made from ground meat—often pork, beef, or poultry—along with salt, spices and other flavourings. Other ingredients, such as grains or breadcrumbs, may be included as fillers or extenders.
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s, is generally served as part of a meal, typically accompanied by rice, beans, and other pork products. '' Feijoada'', for example, is a traditional Portuguese dish (considered Brazil's national dish), also common in Angola
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, that incorporates ''linguiça'' with beans, ham hocks, and other foods.
In a place, one variant is especially popular: the ''linguiça calabresa'' or simply ''calabresa'', prepared originally with Calabrese chili pepper by Italian immigrants, and particularly used in pizzas as a spicy sausage. Its popularity compares with pepperoni in the United States. It is common to differentiate the ''linguiça calabresa'' from its counterpart ''linguiça portuguesa'', prepared from the original Portuguese recipe, and also served in pizzas as mild sausage, generally with egg slices.
''Linguiça'' is also used in '' francesinha'', a traditional Portuguese dish, from Porto
Porto (), also known in English language, English as Oporto, is the List of cities in Portugal, second largest city in Portugal, after Lisbon. It is the capital of the Porto District and one of the Iberian Peninsula's major urban areas. Porto c ...
. The ''linguiça'' is incorporated in its sauce, giving it a distinct flavour.
Popularity and uses outside Portugal and Brazil
Outside of Portugal, ''linguiça'' is also popular in Goa, Macau, and other former Portuguese colonial possessions. In these regions, it is typically sliced before being grilled or braised, often with a light-bodied beer. It is also popular in California,Rhode Island
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, and southern Massachusetts
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.
In Hawaii, ''linguiça'' is known as "Portuguese sausage", and is commonly eaten for breakfast. The sausage is usually smoked using banana leaves. Even the Hawaiian McDonald's
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breakfast menu features Portuguese sausage, along with other Hawaiian foods such as rice and saimin.
See also
* List of smoked foodsReferences
{{DEFAULTSORT:Linguica Portuguese sausages Portuguese cuisine Brazilian cuisine Hawaiian cuisine Smoked meat