An Unlikely Combination

I was introduced to the most unlikely sandwich combination on my recent trip to Nerja, Spain. My friend who is studying abroad in Spain enlightened me on the many ways she likes to eat chorizo. In the US, chorizo is most often found in the form of fresh sausage that needs to be cooked before it is eaten. In Spain it is found in its cured form, similar to salami. We needed to purchase some food for lunch and that is when I discovered the combination of cured chorizo and fresh cucumbers. At first I was not sure how the two foods would create a delicious sandwich but after one bite, I was convinced. The freshness of the cucumber helped to balance out the fattiness of the chorizo.