Hawaii Portuguese Sausage
Portuguese Sausage, there is nothing like a breakfast with some large sliced portuguese sausage, scrambled eggs, and rice with some shoyu. It is one of the main meats people think about when they think of a nice breakfast in the morning with their coffee. It always pairs well with some fried rice or even some spam and bacon for the deluxe breakfast. In Hawaii, there is no competition of the Classic Linguica as it is very different in its texture, flavor, and juiciness with the amount of marbling that is in Hawaii portuguese sausage. It maybe called a portuguese sausage, but it really is Hawaii's breakfast star sausage. It is also used for one of the most famous soups in the Hawaii cuisine arsenal called Portuguese Bean Soup (aka. Pocho Bean Soup). In Portugal, Linguica pork sausages use: vinegar, black pepper, garlic and paprika. While the Hawaii variation is fattier, sweeter, and softer. The local pork that is Hawaii raised makes for an even more delicious sausage as well. Portuguese Sausage was brought to Hawaii in the 19th century by Portuguese immigrants who came to work the plantation with the sugar cane. There are many brands on the market and that is well and good. But, what is also important to remember is many families have their own recipes. A few of the general descriptions of islands sausages can be listed below: Oahu Pocho Sausage Portuguese sausage can vary on the island of Oahu where the war over sausage making goes on for generations. Some brands compete with a sausage that is equally meaty and fatty with a emphasis on the porkiness in its flavor like Purity that is widely known. While the go to for many is double downing on pork and fat as well as spices is Redondos Portuguese brand sausage that is really bright red. The reason is the love for portuguese bean soup on the island. Maui Pocho Sausage The difference between Maui's portuguese sausage has to do with the mix of vinegar and garlic as well as some extra fattiness. By far it is one of the more tender sausages in its softer bite that almost taste like it has some sort of milk in the mix. For this well marbled sort of sausage you would most likely turn to Uncle Louie's Portuguese sausage brand. Big Island Pocho Sausages When pointing in the direction of a local sort of portuguese sausage that tastes more like Hawaii than its classic variation they point to the big island. The reason is the the usual porkiness of the sausage is balanced out with a beefy meat that is somewhat fatty and balanced. The smokiness is there as well. Frank's Foods Portuguese Brand Sausage is a good place to check it out. Kauai Pocho Sausage Not having a go to brand to get a easy look into Kauai's pocho sausage there would have to be some old recipes that would have to be turned to. What was interesting was the amount of herbs was increased with a flavor of ginger and garlic. With mostly being pork with little beef included probably for meatiness.
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