Butifarra is a sausage with multiple local varieties.
The notion of butifarra comes from the Catalan word botifarra . The concept can refer to a type of sausage or a sandwich .
Before going into the specific detail of each of these preparations, it is important to note that a sausage is a tripe (intestine) that is filled with minced meat and other ingredients. A sandwich , meanwhile, is a sandwich: a meal that consists of two slices of bread with some sausage, cheese, ham or other food in the middle of both.
Sausage as a sausage
Butifarra is a traditional sausage from Valencia, the Balearic Islands and Catalonia , although it is also produced in other regions. It is generally prepared with pork bacon , minced meat and various species .
It is important to mention that, depending on its origin, botifarra is prepared in different ways and with different ingredients. Argentina , Bolivia , Colombia , Guatemala , Mexico and Paraguay are some of the countries with their own versions of botifarra.
Classification according to cooking
You can distinguish between two large types of sausage according to how it is cooked . On the one hand we have fresh sausage (which must be cooked before consumption) and on the other, cooked sausage (which is usually eaten directly in slices).
In the case of fresh sausage , it is usually prepared with minced pork loin, salt and pepper, kneading and stuffing the mixture into a pork belly. There are those who include garlic, parsley and other seasonings. Before cooking fresh sausage, you should prick it with a fork so that it does not burst at high temperatures.
As for cooked sausage , there are black sausage (which contains blood ), white sausage (made of lean meat) and egg sausage (as its name indicates, it contains egg). These sausages do not require cooking before consumption and they do not even need to be heated. They are usually cut into slices approximately one centimeter thick.
White sausage is a type of cooked sausage that is prepared with lean meat.
Recipes with sausage
Many dishes have sausage among their protagonists. In fact, many stews include pieces of cooked sausage.
The butifarra tortilla is another popular dish. In Catalonia , meanwhile, escudella i carn d'olla is usually consumed, a soup with sausage, papa (potato) and chickpeas that includes a type of meatball made with minced meat, bacon, egg and bread. In the Valencian Community , this soup is known as broth i pilotes or putxero i pilotes .
Sausage can also be added to a risotto . Thus, this rice- based preparation acquires more body.
A Peruvian sandwich
In Peruvian territory , botifarra is a sandwich that is usually offered in street stalls. It is made with French bread (also known as battle bread , beaten bread or marraqueta ); a type of pork ham called country ham ; lettuce ; and creole sauce (a marinade with chili, lemon and red onion).
The one who offers sausages is referred to as butifarrero . These people work on beaches and at large events, such as religious festivities and shows. In colonial times, meanwhile, botifarras were sold during bullfights.