Gornooryahovski sudzhuk / Горнооряховски суджук PGI
Gornooryahovski sudzhuk PGI, or known simply as sudzhuk, is premium traditional dried beef sausage from Bulgaria. It is brown in colour and has a mosaic or marbled pattern running through it. The sausage has a distinct spicy flavour derived from a traditional recipe of black pepper, cumin and savory (a strong pepper flavoured herb,) combined with raw ground beef.
Sudzhuk is usually eaten cooked and can be cut into slices and pan-fried with butter to accompany any breakfast egg dishes. It can also be added to stews, pastries and used as a topping on pizza.
The sausage is from the town of Gorna Oryahovitsa and only two companies have the right to produce it. It dates back to the 16th century when Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent of the Ottoman Empire ruled over Bulgaria.
