Pleșcoi sausages
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Pleșcoi sausages are a Romanian sausage made from mutton spiced with chili peppers and garlic,[1] traditionally made in and around the Pleșcoi village, in the Buzău County of Romania.[2][3] If the mutton contains too much fat, it can be balanced with beef, but with no more than half of the mutton content.[3]
Pleșcoi sausages has been registered as a protected geographical indication (PGI) product in the European Union.[4]
History
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See also
[edit]Notes and references
[edit]- ^ L.A. (21 September 2007). "Eva din cârnați de Pleșcoi, la Muzeul Țăranului Român" (in Romanian). Hotnews.ro. Retrieved 16 December 2008.
- ^ "Rețete tradiționale: cârnații de Pleșcoi și Vulcanul Noroios" (in Romanian). Adevărul. 6 September 2006. Archived from the original on 19 December 2008. Retrieved 16 December 2008.
- ^ a b Cireș, Tudor; Chiriac, Simona (5 November 2008). ""L'Agneau de Pauillac" și cârnații de Pleșcoi" (in Romanian). Jurnalul Național. Retrieved 16 December 2008.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Cârnaţii de Pleşcoi, al şaselea produs românesc recunoscut şi protejat în UE". ziaruldeiasi.ro.