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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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Malcolm Eveleigh
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Posted 3 years ago
Best chorizo I have tasted. 1.5 kg will last me a long time!
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Posted 3 years ago
Frederic Maurice
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proper chorizo, not too fatty and spicy enough
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Posted 3 years ago
Claire Savill
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I tried for years to find a good quality Chorizo with a bit of heat and this one certainly fitted the bill. The cooking version is good too. Now I can stop searching, thankyou.
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Posted 3 years ago
Simply the best Chorizo Picante I have ever eaten - that’s it!
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Posted 3 years ago
Michael Hammill
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Excellent quality and far superior to any supermarket variety in terms of taste and price. Wonderful cut into a tapa and eaten in the evening sunshine on a patio with a western view (with a beer or wine of choice).
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Posted 3 years ago
Frederic Maurice
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Baron Jepson
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This chorizo is very good really meaty and very large fantastic for snacking on
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Posted 3 years ago