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Oh yum! I love love love chorizo. Great article!

So glad you liked it (!)

I just made the Potato, Chorizo and Scallion tacos for my husband and he loved them! They were so yummy!!
My family is from the Yucatan (Merida), and I am so thrilled that you have shared some of their classic recipes!

Hi Tianna,
That is such great news. I will keep on adding more.. Let me know if there is something specific you or your family are craving, and I will try to post a recipe for it (!).

Hi Pati,

Bought Argentine chorizo to try it, now how do I prepare it? like Mexican chorizo?

Thanks

Hi Tino!
Argentine chorizo is great grilled and accompanied by some nice crusty bread and a salad. To cook it, just place it on an already hot grill, or grilled pan and either grill it whole, or sliced until thoroughly cooked. Argentine chorizos are best on their own, grilled and eaten like a nice piece of meat... and maybe on top of bread. Different from Mexican chorizo which is crumbled before and while it cooks and then can be topped on dishes or mixed in sauces...

Love the pasta with chorizo idea don’t know why I never thought about that!

However, since I'm a new vegetarian I will make this with SOYrizo which let me tell you it tastes JUST like the real thing!

Great!! I have never tried the SOYrizo, but I guess now you are giving me some incentives to try...

I'm new to your sight having just heard you on Splendid Table.
You were enchanting to listen to.
Chorizo is my favorite "no-guilt" food as well.
I just had it last night and I'm drooling just thinking about how good it was. A blue corn tortilla embraced by scrambled eggs with chorizo, mashed potatoes, melted Queso Oaxaca, salsa verde,and crowned with several slices of unctuous avocado goodness.
Amazing.
I look forward to trying the gefilte fish Veracruzana.
I'm sure it will be delicious.
Do you have any favorite Veracruz restaurants you might share with us?

Hi Cheryl,
Many thanks for your warm and generous comments! Your blue taco just made my mouth water... It is quite amazing that these days one can find all sorts of precious ingredients like what you layered in there.
As for Veracruz, I wouldn't miss going to Café la Parroquia. Wonderful coffee, literary experience.. And as for food, I would ask the locals once you are there, where do they eat? The taxi driver, the person at the hotel desk, those small places where locals eat are always my point of reference...
Hope you enjoy the Gefilte Fish a la Veracruzana, we love it around here...

Hi Pati,
I enjoyed watching your show this morning for the first time on PBS. I lived in Mexico City for 17 years and I miss so many wonderful things about Mexico, food in particular. There was a small restaurant (perhaps it's still there) in Polanco (Konditori) that served delicious Huevos Petrolera and for the life of me I have never been able to get a recipe for it and would love to try and replicate it at home. Hopefully you can help me out? Love all your recipes, I have yet to find authentic Mexican chorizo here in Miami, FL. Thx for a wonderful show, good luck to you!

Sincerely,
Ana Suri

Hi Pati,

I am Portuguese from Massachusetts and in 1986 moved to NC and now in FL. I very much missed my portuguese sausage, and had to have it sent to me from Mass. Now that I am in FL some super markets have the portuguese linguesa or chorizo. The linguesa is mild where the chorizo is spicier. I read your whole article in the Washington Post but never saw the mention of the Portuguese chorizo. In FL now in Palm Coast I have found there is a Portuguese population of over 10,000 most have immigrated from Mass, the ones that don't like the cold weather up there and now I can finally get the real chorizo I am used to. You need to also try our linguesa and chorizo. They are also smoked like the Mexican chorizo and like your son I enjoy mine sauted and then throw in the egg and scramble. I makes me feel like a kid again in my mothers kitchen. I love your recipes and am going to buy some Mexican chorizo today and compare it with what I am used to. I will post again once I have tried it in several of my recipes. I love cooking and love reading all your posts and blogs. Thanks for taking the time to answer and adding to the recipe lists.

Hi Dolly,
Thanks so much for all of that great information on chorizo!
Pati

Hola Ana,
Glad to hear that you found the show! I've tried Huevos Petrolera many times and it's so good. I will try to get a recipe onto the website for you soon!

Pati,

I saw this chorizo episode. I was immediately attracted to the pasta dish because it looked so easy (great for getting dinner on the table after work) and so delicious! I have to tell you that this is THE BEST spaghetti I have ever had! The sauce is so incredibly fresh and fast. You have revolutionized the way I will make tomato sauce from here forward.

Thanks for sharing,
Lisa

Hi Lisa, I'm so happy that you enjoyed the dish so much! Keep checking the website for my recipes you might like!