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Chorizo

Pork that has been argued into submission by paprika and garlic, then left to sulk for a month.

on its own
1.0sour
1.0sweet
5.0savoury
0.0bitter
5.0umami
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1 of these 26 are wild — theory says yes, nobody has cooked them. why →

26 pairings for Chorizo.

It is the sausage. Pork, salt, and enough pimentón to stain the fat.

Potato

classic

The orange fat renders out and the starch soaks it. That is the entire dish.

Chickpea

classic

Paprika fat films the starch; the pea keeps the sausage from being only salt.

Paprika fat bleeds orange and the pepper drinks it back.

Roasted pepper sweetness meets the dried pepper already in the cure.

Oregano

common

Paprika fat and carvacrol both sit warm; the herb keeps it from going flat.

Paprika

common

Paprika is most of what chorizo tastes of. The pork is a delivery system.

Egg

common

Yolk emulsifies the paprika fat into an orange sauce that clings.

Garlic

common

Already inside the sausage; more just turns the dial past its own setting.

Big starchy beans are sponges, and this is the fat worth soaking up.

Aioli

common

Paprika fat beside raw garlic fat. Two oils, entirely different heats.

Paprika fat and tomato sugar caramelise at the same point in the pan.

Pea

uncommon

Paprika oil stains the peas orange and gives them a smoke they lack.

Squid

uncommon

Smoked paprika reads as grill char on something that never touched fire.

Octopus

uncommon

Pimenton is already the octopus seasoning; the sausage just brings the fat.

Scallop

uncommon

Pimentón oil pooled under seared scallop. Obvious, Spanish, still good.

Honey

uncommon

Sugar against smoke and acid; a glaze that stops the paprika going dusty.

Cod

uncommon

Paprika fat stains the white flakes and lends the smoke it lacks.

Monkfish

uncommon

Paprika fat is the marbling the fish is missing.

Mussel

uncommon

Pimentón fat clouds the broth and makes mussels read as a meat dish.

Quince

rare

Membrillo tartness handles the fat the way apple does, with more perfume.

Both bitter and smoky; the cacao thickens a stew and darkens the paprika.

Lychee

wild

Rose-sweet fruit against smoked salt fat; the perfume survives the paprika.