Sobrassada

Sobrassada is a unique specialty from the Balearic Islands, a sausage with a reddish-orange color, made from ground pork, pork fat, paprika, salt, and pepper. The meat should come from locally grown black pigs which are related to the Ibérico pigs living on the mainland. The sausages are cured in the open air between one and eight months. The texture of sobrassada is like a soft pâté, so it is usually spread on bread or toast instead of being cut into slices, but it can also be added to other dishes or used as a topping for coca flatbreads.