rrb_091903 > wrote:
>I was in the liquor store next door for a few things. I was looking to
>get some sausage. Well, they only had Pork, and Beef Chorizo. On the
>label it said to remove the casing before cooking. I didn't buy it. But
>why do you have to remove the casing? What is the casing made from?

Dunno, probably plastic. Although some intestinal casings
will split and shrink and become stringy detritus in
your dish.

"Chorizo" covers a large number of sausages made with
paprika. The origin is Spain, but the best ones in my
opinion are Mexican-style and contain offal meats (read
the package for exactly what's in it; you might not like
small quantities of lymph and salivary glands mixed in
with your ground muscle meat, fat, and spices, and many
chorizos won't have them, but I think they give it a
better texture and improve the flavor).

--Blair
"Just keep telling yourself you love it."