Balearic Islands (Mallorca) · Spain
Sobrasada
Sobrasada is a soft, spreadable cured sausage from Mallorca, made from ground pork blended with pimentón, salt and spices and slowly cured. It grew from the island's need to preserve pork, and the addition of paprika after the spice reached Spain gave it its red colour and keeping quality. Sobrasada de Mallorca holds an IGP.
Approximate, per spread portion (~30g). Values vary by recipe and portion.
Where it comes from
Sobrasada is a soft, spreadable cured sausage from Mallorca, made from ground pork blended with pimentón, salt and spices and slowly cured. It grew from the island's need to preserve pork, and the addition of paprika after the spice reached Spain gave it its red colour and keeping quality. Sobrasada de Mallorca holds an IGP.
Where to eat Sobrasada
0 restaurants worldwide serve it.
The variants
Sobrasada de Porc Negre
Made from the native Mallorcan black pig; richest version.
Sobrasada Picante
Made with hot paprika for extra heat.
Sobrasada amb Mel
Served spread on bread and drizzled with honey.
Cook it yourself
- Sobrasada
Sobrasada is Mallorca's soft, spreadable cured sausage, glowing red with pimentón and rich enough to melt onto warm bread. Curing it at home takes patience and cool conditions, but the payoff is a paprika-scented paste unlike anything shop-bought.