What is sobrasada sausage?
Sobrasada is a traditional sausage originating in the region of Mallorca and which over the years has spread to the whole peninsula.
Sobrasada de Mallorca is a cured raw sausage made from pork and seasoned with salt, black pepper and paprika. It is a typical and traditional food of the Balearic Islands, where it originates and is consumed on a daily basis. It is characterised by its soft texture and dark reddish colour, which it acquires due to the paprika used in its preparation and the curing and drying of this sausage.
If you are a lover of this spreadable sausage, at Gastronomic Spain you can buy a wide variety of sobrasada de mallorquina.
Types of sobrassada mallorquina that you can buy in our shop
There is a wide range of Sobrassadas de Mallorca. Gastronomic Spain has a wide variety of Sobrasadas Mallorquina, we encourage you to try our products.
In our shop of Sobrasadas de Mallorca we offer you a wide variety of sobrasadas with denomination of origin. Buy sobrasadas from Mallorca from the brand El Zagal, such as: the traditional or spicy sausage, specialities such as sobrasada with honey and organic sobrasada.
Buy sobrassada de Mallorca sausage
Sobrasada de Mallorca, with Protected Geographical Indication, comes in whole pieces and with all the flavour of the Balearic Islands. This typical sausage has a very rich and special spicy flavour.
Buy Sobrasada paste El Zagal
El Zagal sobrasada paste has the same characteristics as the previous two, but it is sweet, like the sobrasada from Mallorca, and comes in a tub.
Buy organic Mallorcan sobrasada
Due to new food trends and the care for the origin of the product and the benefits for human consumption, organic sobrasada has appeared. This sobrasada bio certifies that organic products have been used both in the feeding and in the elaboration of the sobrasada. It is a highly demanded sobrasada.
Characteristics of sobrassada from Mallorca, "the spreadable chorizo":
As you see, the sobrassada is an atypical cold meat, many people call it "Spreadable chorizo". Although the base of this always is the same, depending on how it is elaborated we will can differentiate between one type and the other. For this reason, we are going to differentiate between the animal breed, its curing and the condiment used.
Curing of sobrassada from Mallorca:
The sobrassada is individually stuffed in the natural intestine. The intestine can weigh up to 2 kg, although the more usual format is between 500 and 600 gr. It will depend on whether it will be sold stuffed or in jars.
Once the sobrassada from Mallorca is stuffed, we will proceed to its curing. The curing time will be at least one month. Unlike other cold meats such as chorizo, loin or Iberian spicy sausage which have a longer curing time. Being the sobrassada cured for one month, we are going to obtain this juicy, spreadable and tender texture of this peculiar one.
During the curing, the sobrassada is going to acquire the characteristics and shades that make it particular: the texture of the breakable skin and that characteristic taste. In addition, during this curing phase of the cold meat, the necessary cleaning and care practices permitted by the PGI sobrassada from Mallorca are going to be applied.
Pork breed with which sobrassada is elaborated:
When it comes to making sobrassada, there are three types of pork breeds: the black pork native from Mallorca, the white and the Iberian ones.
As it is a cold meat made with finely minced and spiced meat, the difference in the genetics of each animal will give it one flavor or another. The most appreciated is the Iberian breed and the black pork (porc negre), as the genetics of the latter has a more intense flavor and it is richer in oleic acid and unsaturated fats.
Condiment used in its elaboration:
The sobrassada is characterized by its deep red color. It is due to the paprika mixed with all the ingredients. Depending on the type of paprika used in its elaboration, a more neutral or spicy taste is going to be obtained.
One of the more usual modalities when it comes to consuming the sobrasada from Mallorca is the mixing with sugar or with honey. It is a very pleasant contrast. The great popularity of this product has led the manufacturers themselves to make sobrassada with honey, a sweet sobrassada ready to eat.
Brands of Majorcan sobrasada from Gastronomic Spain
In Gastronomic Spain we are committed to the best quality sobrasadas from Mallorca, for this reason we offer the whole range of sobrasadas El Zagal. Sobrasadas El Zagal is a company located in Mallorca, which produces sobrasadas in a traditional way. It is a local company, with a great track record and know-how, undoubtedly one of the most renowned brands of this type of spreadable sausage.
On the other hand, we offer Iberian sobrasadas produced in the region of Guijuelo. Our ham supplier, Nieto Martín, produces sobrasadas made from Iberian pork meat stuffed into natural casings.
When it comes to sobrasadas, as with other select sausages, the brand is not the most representative thing, the quality and the consumer's opinion is what rewards over the logo. These types of companies, which stand out for their excellence, do not advertise or publicise themselves in the same way as the big brands. Their strength lies in the recommendation of consumers and their high loyalty to these products.
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