Cured Meats
Lukanka Panagyurska
Луканка Панагюрска
Bulgaria
Lukanka Panagyurska is Bulgaria’s PGI flat-pressed dry sausage from Panagyurishte, made from minced meat with cumin and savory. Pressing gives it a broad, firm shape as it air-dries.
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What it is
A closer look at Lukanka Panagyurska.
Lukanka Panagyurska is Bulgaria’s PGI flat-pressed dry sausage from Panagyurishte, made from minced meat with cumin and savory. Pressing gives it a broad, firm shape as it air-dries.
What to look for
Know it when you find it.
Slice it paper-thin to see the flat dense cross-section and red-speckled fat; shops in Panagyurishte sell the PGI sausage.
Where it belongs
Origins and
traditions.
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Bulgaria
Country-wide tradition
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