If you'd like to explore Spanish cuisine, Chorizo is a wonderful and easy way to begin. It's simple to by Chorizo lilnks and have it with scrambled eggs in the morning or a fancy omelet in the evening. Some chorizo is similar to a sausage and must be cooked.

Other chorizo is dry-cured and resembles a salami. Comes ready to eat.

Chorizo makes the perfect Spanish tapas. Serve it with rustic bread, spiced and salty olives, complimentary cheeses, and a hearty bold red wine.

You can buy authentic Spanish chorizo online. It's made with Spanish ingredients according to Spanish culinary tradition. Whether shipped from Spain to the US or made in the US, you can be guaranteed a true taste of Spain.

Palacios Chorizo are imported directly from Spain. They are one of the first truly Spanish chorizos available in the United States. (Previously available chrorizo were made in the United States with Spanish ingredients.) Mild Palacios Chorizo start with delicious pork and are seasoned with sweet smoked Spanish paprika. It's the the Spanish paprika that gives Palacios Chorizo its distinctive regional flavor. These Spanish chorizos are completely dry-cured and ready for you to devour. Just pair it with rustic artisan bread, flavorful cheese and hearty red wine and you've got a great Spanish tapas.

These hot Palacios Chorizo are made in a family-owned business in La Rioja, Spain. Like the Mild Palacios Chorizo above, they begin with hiqh-quality pork, but instead of sweet smoked Spanish Paprika, it is seasoned with hot smoked Spanish paprika for a special picante zest. Don't confuse Spanish hot with Mexican hot. It doesn't mean burn the top of your mouth hot, just very flavorful.

The Hot Palacios Chorizo are also fully dry-cured and ready to eat when you get them. So get that rustic bread out. I'd go with a milder cheese to off-set the picante seasoning in the chorizo. It will also take a robust, full-bodied red wine to stand up to the hot Palacios chorizo. A few Spanish olives would be delicious with it as well.

If you love all kinds of Spanish chorizo, or if you'd like to try them, then the Chorizo Sampler would be a fantastic choice. You get 3 of the delicious Mild Palacios Chorizo, 3 of the Hot Palacios Chorizo; 6.5 ounces of Oreados Mini Chorizos, and a 1 pound cantimpalo chorizo by Quijote. The last sausage is made from authentic Spanish ingredients, but it is made in the US. It is a large 2-inch sausage.

This sampler makes it so easy to make delcious soups, Spanish tapas, to just snack on thinly-sliced Spanish chorizo as you watch television or visit with friends.

These mini cooking chorizos are made according to traditional Spanish practices using authentic Spanish spices, but they are made in the U.S. That said they will give your breakfast a Spanish flair. Boil them in beer or wine. Great for cocktail parties. Or if you love to make paella, mini Chorizo links make the perfect garnish.

Eating Fuet Chorizo is more like eating salami. Fuet chorizo is fully dry-cured and arrives ready to eat. It is from the Cataluna, Spain. It is an all pork sausauge that you can put in sandwiches or soup. Your choice whether or not your grill it.

The larger sizes makes it easier to blend meats and spices. You get a fabulous pork chorizo with lots of pimento de la Vera paprika. Made by a leading Spanish meatpacker, so you'll love the authentic Spanish taste and texture. Easily slice this extra-large chorizo for a wonderful Spanish tapas. Your guests will love trying a new international cuisine.