| Hot 
              or Mild Sausage Imported from Spain  Spanish chorizo is made from coarsely chopped pork and pork fat, 
              seasoned with smoked pimentón (paprika) and salt. It is generally 
              classed as either picante (spicy) or dulce (sweet), depending upon 
              the type of smoked paprika used. Palacios chorizos are fully dry-cured and ready to eat, simply 
              serve with crusty bread and a glass of wine from La Rioja.  
               
                |  | This mild chorizo sausage is made by Palacios from an old 
                    family recipe. This all natural dry cured pork sausage is 
                    seasoned with sweet smoked paprika from Extremadura -- pimentón 
                    de la Vera dulce. It contains no nitrates or nitrites or any 
                    other preservative.    |  
                |  | Spicy smoked paprika from the La Vera valley in Western Spain 
                    is the key flavor to this delicious dry cured sausage. Garlic, 
                    pork and salt are the only other ingredients to this all natural 
                    sausage. It is not flaming hot, but rather, spicy.  |  Pork sausage cured with paprika and garlic is a national obsession 
              in Spain. You can find it used in many ways: sliced and enjoyed 
              by itself, added to paella, chopped into cubes and added to an omelet 
              or infused it in stew to give it a smoky edge. Its robust flavor 
              and smokiness give a distinctive, Spanish flavor to whatever you 
              prepare. |