The fresh
Italian sausage
cotechino is pronounced
koh-teh-KEE-noh
The cotechino is a mildly spiced and very fatty
pork sausage. The pork must be of a very high quality. The minced meat is flavoured with
nutmeg,
cloves, and
pepper, and stuffed into fat
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Cotechino con Lenticchie is a famous stewy dish incorporating this magnificent little banger. The sliced sausage, grilled until oozing unctious fat, is combined with tiny green lentils, and is often served with chunks of bread and butter.
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