Fresh chorizo sausages are delicious fried or grilled and served sliced as tapas with olives and cheese. Whole chorizo are perfect for barbecuing or can be skinned and crumbled into stews.

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By virtue of it being a drier (and already cooked) sausage, Spanish chorizo is a staple in tapas-style dishes, where it can be sliced and served alongside other snacks. Mexican chorizo ...

They are great eaten any time but make a particularly good tapas-style snack with a cold beer. Heat the oven to 180C/350F/Gas 4. For the filling, put the chicken thighs in a small roasting dish ...