Loukaniko

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Loukaniko (λουκάνικο) or locanico is simply the normal Greek word for pork sausage, usually somewhat dried.

There is a variety of sausages in Greek cooking, but perhaps the best-known is flavored with fennel seeds and orange peel, sometimes smoked; another popular flavoring is greens, especially leeks.

Loukaniko is often served as a mezze, sliced and fried, sometimes with saganaki. It is also cooked into a variety of dishes.

The name 'loukaniko' comes from Latin lucanicum 'of Lucania',^[1] and has been used in Greek since at least the 4th century.^[2] Similar sausages are known throughout the Mediterranean; dried, spicy Lucania sausages were widely exported.^[3]

[edit] See also

• Luganega or lucanica, an Italian sausage with a related name
• Lukanka, a Bulgarian sausage with a related name
• Linguiça, a Portuguese sausage with a related name
• Longaniza, a Spanish sausage with a related name
• Soujouk, a spicy, dry, lean sausage found in Greece

[edit] Notes

1. ^ Γ. Μπαμπινιώτης, Λεξικό της Νέας Ελληνικής Γλώσσας, 1998
2. ^ Andrew Dalby, Siren Feasts, 1996, p. 181
3. ^ Waverly Root, The Food of Italy, 1971, p. 564