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One of the best parts about visiting Greece is being able to get high quality and local ingredients and cooking them yourself! We got these sausages from the local butcher and cooked them up ourselves :) I believe each village and butcher has their own style of seasoning and preparing the meat. These ones were a little bit fiery and super flavorful

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WOWWW!! This looks absolutely amazing!!! Now I am sooooo hungry....

Here are some Greek loukaniko recipes to check out too!

 
One of the best parts about visiting Greece is being able to get high quality and local ingredients and cooking them yourself! We got these sausages from the local butcher and cooked them up ourselves :) I believe each village and butcher has their own style of seasoning and preparing the meat. These ones were a little bit fiery and super flavorful

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Yes so right you are about each butcher.....the Mykonian butcher used to season in little chillies,wild thyme, rosemary and parsley, little crushed garlic and black pepper!..... Very nice image...... sure you enjoyed them!🤗👋..... Kalley Mera from Thailand and monsoons.
 
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Yes so right you are about each butcher.....the Mykonian butcher used to season in little chillies,wild thyme, rosemary and parsley, little crushed garlic and black pepper!..... Very nice image...... sure you enjoyed them!🤗👋..... Kalley Mera from Thailand and monsoons.
Wild oregano and thyme are my favorite seasonings. Nothing like the ones you buy in the bottle
 
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This looks amazing - how do you season your sausage? I have had Greek sausage with all kinds of different seasoning but I love recipes that include orange peel.
 
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This looks amazing - how do you season your sausage? I have had Greek sausage with all kinds of different seasoning but I love recipes that include orange peel.
In Mykonou the local butcher used to stuff them with Mykonian chillies and tons of garlic, rosemary and thyme which grows in the rocks......oh my god..... has anyone tasted Mykonian chillies??.... Rocket fuel 🚀🚀..😂😂.... Every one smelling of wine and garlic breath for days....Aftee iney Zoiee Phedhia!❤️👌
Ps: the recipe with orange peel sounds nice too!
 
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In Mykonou the local butcher used to stuff them with Mykonian chillies and tons of garlic, rosemary and thyme which grows in the rocks......oh my god..... has anyone tasted Mykonian chillies??.... Rocket fuel 🚀🚀..😂😂.... Every one smelling of wine and garlic breath for days....Aftee iney Zoiee Phedhia!❤️👌
Ps: the recipe with orange peel sounds nice too!
Sounds fantastic, Ive only tried horiatiko sausage from my local Greek store, the woman does an excellent job. She adds rosemary, thyme and fennel. Ive never had Mykonian chillies!! But I would love to try
 
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Sounds fantastic, Ive only tried horiatiko sausage from my local Greek store, the woman does an excellent job. She adds rosemary, thyme and fennel. Ive never had Mykonian chillies!! But I would love to try
My Thai wife can eat chillies like you cannot imagine!!!!....we have them growing here at home, even she complained that Mykonian chillies are a force to reckon with,so she fused them with Thai chillies!!!😂😂... Fennel sounds nice!...
 

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