Malaga artisan sausages, a historic, culinary, and cultural reference
Chorizo, blood sausage and other sausages with centuries-old tradition
From the pig to the walk is a motto that is well known in the province of Malaga, where there is an important pork tradition. In different regions of Malaga you can find towns that have become references in the production of sausages, such as chorizos, blood sausages, salchichones, loin in lard or morcones. Among these towns, Benaoján stands out especially, which has been linked to the pork industry since the last century, in which it had numerous factories -almost thirty-. Currently, there are fewer establishments, but those that do exist are more committed to quality.
In the town you can consume and buy a wide range of pork derivatives, such as chorizo, blood sausage, salchichón or morcón, among others. In Alta Axarquía, the town of Colmenar stands out especially, where important companies are concentrated that transform pork not only into conventional and traditional sausages but also dare to create other derivatives, such as pâtés, sausages and zurrapas. In addition to these two towns, there are others where there is no shortage of establishments that are also a reference in the production of Malaga sausages, such as those that can be seen in Riogordo, Cártama, Yunquera, Algatocín, Benarrabá, Cortes de la Frontera, Ardales, Campillos or Cañete La Real, among others. Currently, in the province there are important gastronomic events related to Málaga sausages.
These take place in the months in which pig slaughters were traditionally celebrated, that is, between December and February, in towns with a lot of tradition. Thus, coinciding with the December long weekend in the town of Benaoján, the Chacina Fair is celebrated. A few days later, on the second Sunday of the last month of the year, the Mosto and Chacina Festival takes place in Colmenar. Finally, after the halfway point of February, the oldest of these gastronomic events is celebrated in Ardales, the Festival of the Slaughter. Not far from there in Campillos, the Ham and Pork Products Fair is held during the month of November, a large thematic market that revolves around pork production.
