Chouriço is perhaps the most popular Portuguese sausage and is similar to Spanish chorizo, but also smoked.
Made with pork meat and flavored with paprika (and sometimes red wine), it is a favorite by itself or when added to caldo verde soup. Chouriço is also a staple at fado houses, where it can be ordered flame grilled. Called chouriço assado the sausage is cooked on top of a clay dish that has been filled with alcohol and then lit.
