Choripán

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Choripán
TypeSandwich
Place of originArgentina
Region or stateSouthern Cone
Main ingredientsCrusty bread (baguette), chorizo

Choripán (plural: choripanes) is a type of

pan batido, baguette, or francés.[1][2]

In various countries

A choripán street vendor in Buenos Aires, 1925
Street sale of choripanes in Plaza de Mayo, Buenos Aires, Argentina during a political rally. There are no permanent choripán sellers in Plaza de Mayo.
Homemade choripán with chorizo sausage recently hot off from an asado grill.

Argentina

The Argentine choripán consists of a sausage made out of beef and pork, hot off the grill, split down the middle, and served on a roll.[3] The chorizo may be used whole or cut in half lengthwise, in which case it is called a mariposa (butterfly). It is customary to add sauces on the bread, most likely chimichurri.

Choripanes are commonly served as an

appetizer during the preparation of an asado, but they are also very commonly sold at sport venues (particularly football
games) and on the sides of roads and streets in major cities in Argentina. Taxi cab drivers in Buenos Aires are avid consumers and some street sellers can gather a long line of cabs during lunch time and afternoons when drivers get their lunch break.

A variant of choripán called morcipán, made with morcilla (blood sausage), is popular in the Río de la Plata region.

Brazil

There are several Brazilian versions of choripán, the one most resembling the Argentinian version is called salsipão, and made, in southern Brazil, with

shoestring potatoes, mustard, hot sauce, and many others. It is usually served as a casual meal, perhaps with a cold beer
, very popularly on road-side dinners.

Chile

In Chile, choripanes are very popular, particularly consumed as a classic appetizer during asados. Traditionally served in marraqueta and topped with aji and pebre, also mayonnaise is commonly used. Chilean choripanes are also made with longanizas instead of chorizos.

United States

On the U.S. mainland, choripanes are commonly available at lunch counters in

Manchego cheese and ketchup
being popular ones.

Uruguay

The chorizo is sausage made of pork, and may be used whole or cut in half lengthwise. Usually chimichurri is used as well as mayonnaise; sometimes Uruguayans tend to add tomatoes and lettuce. The sandwich is served in a baguette or in pan catalán (a sliced soft bread roll), except at football matches where it is served in a simple bread roll or hamburger-type bun.

References

  1. Real Academia Española. Choripán
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  2. ^ "El papel del traductor en una sociedad diglósica". Norah Marcela Azúa. Retrieved 16 June 2010.
  3. ^ “Choripan and Superpanchos - Argentine Fast Food is Slow Grilled”

Further reading

External links

  • Media related to Choripán at Wikimedia Commons
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