"All fresh chorizo needs to be refrigerated," Fernández says. "Dry-cured ... texture for recipes that call for cured chorizo, and it must be cooked. With the differences between Spanish- and ...

It can also be used in whatever type of rice — but not paella! Claudia: Chorizo can be either fresh or dry-cured, and apart from a standard base of lean pork and lean fat, there are some ...