Chorizo de Macao, sometimes called Chinese Chorizo or Longaniza Macau, is a
Filipino dry
Dry or dryness most often refers to:
* Lack of rainfall, which may refer to
** Arid regions
** Drought
* Dry or dry area, relating to legal prohibition of selling, serving, or imbibing alcoholic beverages
* Dry humor, deadpan
* Dryness (medica ...
pork
sausage. The ingredients of Chorizo de Macao is identical to other Filipino sweet ''
longganisas'' (''longganisa hamonado''), except for its dry texture and its use of
star anise
''Illicium verum'' is a medium-sized evergreen tree native to northeast Vietnam and southwest China. A spice commonly called star anise, staranise, star anise seed, star aniseed, star of anise, Chinese star anise, or badian that closely resembl ...
,
aniseed, or
anise liqueur (''anisado''), which gives it its distinctive aroma and its name. It is commonly used in
Chinese Filipino dishes like
pancit Canton and
siopao. It is sometimes confused with and used in place of
Chinese sausage.
See also
*
Chorizo de Bilbao
*
Chorizo de Cebu
*
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 ...
References
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Philippine sausages