''Paio'' is a traditional ''

embutido (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 stuf ...

'' Iberian sausage mainly produced in Spain, Portugal and Brazil. In Iberia, its production is concentrated in Southwest Spain and the Portuguese

Alentejo Alentejo ( , , ) is a geographical, historical, and cultural region of south–central and southern Portugal. In Portuguese, its name means "beyond the Tagus" (). Alentejo includes the regions of Alto Alentejo Province, Alto Alentejo and Bai ...

region. Paio is made of

pork loin Pork loin is a cut of meat from a pig, created from the tissue along the dorsal side of the rib cage. Chops and steaks Pork loin may be cut into individual servings, as chops ( bone-in) or steaks (boneless) which are grilled, baked or fri ...

, seasoned with garlic, salt, and ''

Capsicum ''Capsicum'' () is a genus of flowering plants in the Solanum, nightshade family Solanaceae, native to the Americas, cultivated worldwide for their edible fruit, which are generally known as "peppers" or "capsicum". Chili peppers grow on five s ...

'' 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 Feijoada (, ; from , 'bean') is the name for varieties of bean stew with beef or porkList of sausages This is a list of notable sausages. Sausage is a food and usually made from ground meat with a skin around it. Typically, a sausage is formed in a casing (sausage), casing traditionally made from intestine, but sometimes synthetic. Some sausa ...

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