Making Longaniza an art in Puerto Rico, SF Chronicle 2019

Someway or another, I had found out about a man named Nando who made longaniza in the mountains of Puerto Rico. So I went to see a man about a longaniza.

I traveled out to the countryside until we reached a hillside in Naranjito.

El Rancho de Don Nando is known for its longaniza ahumadas, fresh sausages studded with oregano, garlic, pepper and achiote. Like most of the island’s beloved foods, longanizas came with the Spanish. Longaniza started to gain popularity in the surrounding area in 1934 when a “Doña María of Orocovis started selling the Puerto Rican-style sausage that is celebrated today.” Her legacy lives on at Colmado La Sombra.

Click here 👉🏾Making sausage an art in Puerto Rico, and a treasured memory in a California childhood