I do alot of cooking as a personal chef. I'm very familiar with various meat products. At a Mexican grocery store, I came across "longanisa". I used it in a recipe and it was very similar to the Mexican style "chorizo"..a spicy foremeat/sausage. However, the texture of the meat was a bit more coarse in the casing. What is the difference between the two? Could it be a takeoff of the Portuguese "Linguisa"? I know that the Hawaiians & Filipinos use a "longaniza" that has a sweet flavor and based on the Chinese style sausage known as "lop cheung".
foxsuite2007-11-05T15:50:34Z
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I asked my co-worker this who is Mexican. She said that there's not a big difference between chorizo and longanisa. They're relatively the same. The only difference is that longanisa is more 'mexian style' in that it is usually more spicy and contains a lot more spices. Chorizo, on the other hand, would be considered an 'american style' sausage whereas it is less spicy and has less spices. I also asked about texture, and she said there shouldn't be a difference. Again, longanisa (mexican style) sausage has more spices. Hope this helps.
RE: A question about "Longanisa" sausage...? I do alot of cooking as a personal chef. I'm very familiar with various meat products. At a Mexican grocery store, I came across "longanisa". I used it in a recipe and it was very similar to the Mexican style "chorizo"..a spicy foremeat/sausage. However, the texture of the...