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| Alternative names | Chorizo Bilbao, choriso Bilbao |
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| Course | Sausage |
| Place of origin | Philippines |
| Main ingredients | pork,beef,paprika |
Chorizo de Bilbao, also known aschorizo Bilbao, is a type ofPhilippine pork and beefdry sausage. It was originally produced bySpanish Filipino Vicente Genato of the Genato Commercial Corporation in Manila and the name is agenericized trademark originating from the branding coined by Genato from his family's original home city ofBilbao,Spain.[1][2][3]
Today, most of the production has shifted to the American company Marca El Rey, who copied the branding. The sausages are popular in thePhilippines and amongPhilippine American communities in theUnited States. The ingredients of Chorizo de Bilbao are mostly identical to other unsweet Filipinolongganisas, except for the addition ofpaprika and the dry and fine texture similar to pepperoni.[4][5][6]
