Sausages

kalder says on Jan 13, 2008, 05:29:

Lest I awake the ire of staunch partisans of Colombian chorizo, let me be the first to admit that the native sausage situation in Britain is equally dire.

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expatriate says on Jan 13, 2008, 05:58:

Go to the grocery store and look for Americana brand hot dogs. They're just like the ones you're used to. As far as sausages, try the deli counter.

kalder says on Jan 13, 2008, 06:04:

I will.

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Robert Jorge says on Jan 13, 2008, 06:11:

Try morcilla(sp). Not much gristle. It is sausage made from blood soaked rice. Delicious.

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Medellin Traveler says on Jan 13, 2008, 06:36:

I ate chorizo at a women'e home who I was invited to meet. It was delicious!

Also purchased chorizo from a lady up in a finca in Venecia, had the cook at my hotel serve it up with some eggs and a arepa planchiada the next morning at it was delicious!

I love chorizo!

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kalder says on Jan 13, 2008, 06:39:

Good tip RJ- I love blood sausage.

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yap271 says on Jan 13, 2008, 06:46:

my frds here hate morcilla, they think is discusting,
the best chorizoz in colombia are ZENU,
the chorizoz criolos are usually full of fat, very cheap stuff,,,,

yap271 says on Jan 13, 2008, 06:47:

i was frying beef hearth ( corazon de vaca) is delisious, my amigovio thouht it was so discusting, but he end up eating it : )

Lowell says on Jan 13, 2008, 07:20:

Chorizos come in mamy different shapes, sizes and flavors. It takes a while to sort them out. The only fresh ones that I like are from where I buy some of my meat, and several other places. My neighbors I don't like. Zenu is good and at this moment, Exito has some on sale. 4 for 2500 pesos. I fallen to the trap of it looks good, smells good, only to taste bad. Also the chicken chorizo that many come free with chicken or chicken patties is good. I use them in my pasta carbonara.

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Mario says on Jan 13, 2008, 07:41:

I'd like to deep-freeze some good Texas jalapeño sausage from Mario's Hickory Pit Bar-B-Q down the street from me to take along on the next trip but I don't think customs would appreciate that.

Those little hot dog-looking things are not what I'd call sausage. I call them little hot dog-looking things.

Morcilla does taste very good but I gave it up three years ago since I learned what it was. How foolish...

Sabrinah says on Jan 13, 2008, 09:19:

Oh c'mon Chorizo is delish... but comparing it to the gross English meat pies from Sweeny Todd, now that extremely absurd, and gross!!
You can just keep buying the Spanish or Italian you like.
But in Colombia, eat Colombian (not a person)! I recommend you try the Zenu brand of chorizos, they are really good and are cartilage free.

dwmte7 says on Jan 13, 2008, 10:10:

ain't bad luck, good buddy....that's chorizo ala colombia...or at least my experience for the last 19. even at home, when the family cooks it, it's really dreck.

sabrina, a friend of mine up in llano grande owns zenu (as well national de chocolate) and he doesn't eat zenu chorizo in la casa.....rather, the local fare.

r. jorge....morsilla??? oh my GOD!!! it's forbidden to eat the blood; what, were you sleeping during catachism?

dwmte

manINred says on Jan 13, 2008, 10:40:

Kalder what a wonderful post. I agree. I cannot stomach chorizo for the life of me. Add that to platanos and to a lesser extent the arepa balls, well, I have to be very selective as to what I eat in Colombia. Salchichon also makes me want to hurl.

And yes, the typcial sausage option in England isn't the greatest, but we do have a choice to get a high-quality type. Sainsbury's sells some good ones.

kalder says on Jan 13, 2008, 11:06:

I don't like platano much either mINr :(

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britabroad says on Jan 13, 2008, 11:37:

The ´Hot Dogs´ here are also pretty crap. Can´t tell if you´re supposed to peel the plastic wrapping off or not. Doesn´t seem to make much different to the taste anyway.
However, there may be a saviour in the shape of the Carulla chain of shops. I know that they sell Dainsh bacon etc., so maybe they sell Cumberland sausages. In fact, I´m going to look tomorrow cos I fancy a good old English fry up! Fugdis gave me his last tin of Heinz baked beans and my mouth´s watering already.

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kalder says on Jan 13, 2008, 11:39:

He told me the pie situation's pretty desperate as well. How are you coping?

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britabroad says on Jan 13, 2008, 13:06:

Sancocho for Xmas dinner. Need I say more?
Never mind, once everyone here learns to speak English I´ll be fine.
Thanks for asking. I hear you´re popping over soon. Hopefully we´ll meet up then over an ice cold pint of guinness.

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lpdiver says on Jan 13, 2008, 13:32:

My Colombian family must take good care of me. I have never had bad chorizo or meat in Colombia. I am a coonass and we take sausage to an elevated art form including morcillo/blood sausage.

I would imagine you could have a local butcher grind and stuff a mixture to your tastes. I watched sister in law point and instruct the butcher in where to take a chunk out of the side of a beef carcass. She then watched him rough chop the meat and inspected it and had him remove small chunks of grisle and fat. He THEN ground and sold her EXACTLY one kilo of grond meat weighed out to three decimal places. None of this 1.03 is close enough to a kilo crap.

I love shopping in Colombia.

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Man Tequila says on Jan 13, 2008, 14:13:

I have had excellent chorizo in Colombia, but there is a tremendous variation in quality, some of it is pretty gristly. Spanish chorizo can be pretty fatty too.

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kalder says on Jan 14, 2008, 02:43:

britabroad- Yes, I should be over for a few weeks this summer. And I certainly hope to meet you for a few drinks.

Ice-cold Guinness? Surely not on draft?

Sancocho for Christmas dinner? Bloody hell. I'd file for divorce.

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Albatross says on Jan 14, 2008, 04:55:

Deutches Bratwurst und Bier... el mejor del mundo.
I lived in Prague for awhile and the sausages there also looked good in the pan, but were generally not good at all. But over the border in Germany, the brats can't be beat.

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vicshere says on Jan 14, 2008, 06:30:

or GIB do like me.... I make my own sausages at home....I pick the meat.. chop it up ...do the marinate and smoke for 8 - 10 hours....my sausages have no fat or bone or cartilage...and I agree the regular chorizos are horrible and full of every imaginable ingredient that is left over from he butcher.....including 2 day old meat they couldn't sell...be careful with your chorizo in Colombia

listo

kalder says on Jan 14, 2008, 06:39:

This is all good advice chaps.

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Robert Jorge says on Jan 14, 2008, 12:01:

But Vic, pig snout and cow cheek is good.

--"I believe in making the world safe for our children. But not for our children's children, because I don't think that children should be having sex." - Jack Handy

vicshere says on Jan 14, 2008, 15:43:

next time i have some pig snout or cheeks i willsend them your way
here's a pic of my smoker i made it myself it works pretty good but I'm going to do some modifications to it like an external fire box and doors instead of silder doors....poco a poco

listo

Man Tequila says on Jan 14, 2008, 15:47:

I think the chorizo I had in Spain or Argentina is consistently better than the Colombian stuff. French saucisses are very nice, as is the spicy Italian stuff. Weisswurst is an abomination. Morcilla and Polish Kolbassa can be good. The worst sausages taste like Jimmy Hoffa.

Now you know.

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gatogris says on Jan 14, 2008, 16:43:

Honestly, Kalder, I would follow the tenents of your own experience and shell out the extra few for Spanish. There are several places right off the Jimenez in Bogota where one can find reliably good Chorizo. Nothing compares to it, simmering with seafood and arborio rice or just hot out of the pan with fresh bread.

Chorizo is too good to mess around with, and you know the Spaniards will deliver. If in Cucuta, you're better off just stifling the craving under some blood sausage.