Steamed Mussels Get Bite From ‘Nduja, a Soft and Spicy Sausage From Southern Italy

You'll want to savor every bite of this dish.
Steamed Mussels Get Bite From ‘Nduja, a Soft and Spicy Sausage From Southern Italy
'Nduja, a spreadable pork sausage made with Calabrian red chilies, adds a spicy finish to mussels cooked in white wine. Gretchen McKay/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette/TNS
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If you like eating and cooking foods from across the globe, you'll probably agree that sometimes the one ingredient that makes a certain dish sing is one you can’t easily pronounce if you don’t speak that country’s language.

For me, that includes anything that gets a savory heat with ‘nduja (pronounced en-DOO-ya), a soft and spicy sausage made with small but mighty sun-dried chilies from the Calabria region of Southern Italy.

Gretchen McKay, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Gretchen McKay, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
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