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Basco Chorizo Vela Picante Reviews

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WHAT IS CHORIZO VELA PICANTE? Like Basco Chorizo Vela Dulce, Chorizo Vela Picante is a slicing sausage made in the Rioja region with the same smoky, garlic flavour. However, in the case of Vela Picante the spicy, chili-hot version of the Pimenton de la Vera is used which makes a chorizo sausage with a little more punch and a chili kick. In every other sense the sausage is the same; made by Martinez Somalo, using the thick cuts of pork to make a lean and meaty sausage with that distinctive lush red colour and smoky flavour. HOW TO SERVE CHORIZO VELA? Vela Picante Chorizo is fully cured meaning that it is ready to eat without any further cooking. At 1.5kg it is an ideal size for slicing and serving as a tapa with jamon, olives or manchego cheese. Alternatively, you slice Vela Picante Chorizo into the traditional Spanish bocadillo sandwich. STORAGE Chorizo Vela Picante is gluten-free and refrigerated will keep up to 6 months unopened. Once opened the sausage will need to be wrapped tightly in cling-film and used within 3 weeks.

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Alan Gilchrist
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Received a small piece of this, about 200g! Made 3 dishes: chorizo & monkfish kebabs, chicken & chorizo Paella & a warm potato & chorizo salad! All delicious! Chorizo so good I ordered a whole one at 1.5kg! Excellent product, great service and delivered on time in perfect condition! Thank you Basco! Alan Gilchrist
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Posted 3 years ago
We have bought this chorizo a couple of times and are never disappointed. We cut it into smaller pieces and freeze them which is always successful. Highly recommend this
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Posted 3 years ago
Nathan Truong
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Was OK had better in Spain
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Posted 3 years ago
Nicholas Kalita
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Delicious - smooth texture, heat just right, not too fatty.
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Posted 3 years ago
Nicolas Grimshaw
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Fantastic product, would highly recommend
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Posted 3 years ago
Very tasty. We were kept informed about delivery. Excellent value. Highly recommended
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Posted 3 years ago
Keeley Skeates
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Posted 3 years ago
Stuart Jones
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Wow! This sausage is strong. And big. Fortunately, in this household we like 'picante' and we have a slicer so we can cut it thin. It will last a long time so I have cut off a piece for short term use and put the rest in the freezer, which I hope will be ok. The only downside is that the 'skin' isn't edible but is pretty hard to peel off leaving the sausage intact. If you do like picante it's worth the patience.
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Posted 3 years ago