Where to buy great Andouille & Chorizo Sausage in Toronto?

[1750spider]

We have guests in a few weeks who want to go back home to rural Ontario with some great Andouille and Chorizo sausage.
Any suggestions as to who makes great ones in the Toronto area.
Thanks

[Pantz]

Sausage Partners at Queen St. E. and Greenwood makes a good Louisiana style Andouille. Texture is a finer grind then they do it down south, but they have a lot of good smoke flavour (hickory?) and spice. Made red beans and rice on Monday and they really made the difference.

[currycue]

You can get the Spanish chorizo at Scheffler's in SLM as well as Pimenton and sometimes Leslieville cheese. The brand is Palacio. Of course you'll pay around $12 for it (as opposed to 3 euro in Spain). Would love to find a local producer of it, making it with the Spanish Paprika.

[1750spider]

Hey, after I saw the reply, I was going by Sausage Partners BUT they won't have the Andouille until Friday. Not sure if this is the case every week, or just now.

[Snarf]

Segovia Meats has been mentioned for Chorizo. They are Colombians who make many varieties of South and Central American styles of chorizo, as well as a Mexican. They are uncooked, and uniformly delicious. Many of the smaller Mexican cantina style places in the city make their own chorizo that they will sell as well, such as El Trompo. For dried, smoked styles, Pimenton carries a couple of varieties, including one that is made from Iberico pigs, and a small place in Sharbot Lake does a nice version that is available from some small purveyors such as Easton's (I think places like Olliffe also carry them, but the snob premium is huge).

[Davwud]

Actually, I believe the Segovia people are Chilean.

DT

[magic]

Sierra Bakery (of all places) makes a wonderful chorizo sausage.

[1750spider]

Quick question: Where is Sierra Bakery? I just did a search and didn't find an obvious hit.

[TorontoJo]

Just a guess, but I think magic may have been referring to Seara Bakery, which is a Portuguese bakery and they have a Portuguese chourico on the menu.

www.searybakery.com

[1750spider]

Sounds like a great guess! And even if magic meant otherwise, this is another great tip --- and if I 'have to' switch from strictly chorizo to chourico, we like different sausages anyway and I always like trying others' recipes!! Like the other day when we went back to Masellis on the Danforth to try others of their sausages we hadn't had before - and really liked the fennel/hot italian...

[prima]

The Barese sausage from Maselli's is pretty good, too!

[magic]

Oops! Yes, Seara. Sorry!

There is one on Keele, south of Lawrence.

And another one on Rogers Road, near Keele.

[Davwud]

And go around feeding time and hit Estrala next door for some great chicken

DT

[magic]

Hells yes.

[eppicurious]

El Gaucho, SLM north building on Saturdays. My go to sausage place in the city. Also try the Instantanious Combustion, my favorite sausage ever, hot but very hot for people scared of peppers, but what's great is you can actually taste the peppers.

[prima]

Sausage King in the St Lawrence Market and the Butcher Shoppe sell Andouille. I'm guessing it's the Louisiana-style Andouille, not the French-style Andouille. Not sure if it's great, haven't tried it.

Are you looking for Spanish or Mexican-style Chorizo? I tried President's Choice vacuum-packed Spanish-style smoked Chorizo yesterday, kept next to the Kielbasa, which comes in spicy or mild. The mild one was pretty good. Most Loblaws also sell a fattier, fresh Chorizo near the refrigerated Italian sausages.

Would think Pimenton on Mt Pleasant would also sell at least a couple different Chorizos.

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Butcher Shoppe
121 Shorncliffe Rd, Toronto, ON M8Z, CA

Pimenton
681 Mt Pleasant Rd, Toronto, ON M4S, CA

[1750spider]

Great suggestions - thank you! I had thought Suasage King was gone now but I was wondering if St Lawrence Market might be the right place. Never been to Pimenton so I look forward to visiting it.
You're right on as to me wanting Cajun Andouille and ~Mexican Chorizo - but a good coarse smoked one will be great, either way!
Cheers

[Davwud]

The PC stuff is really quite serviceable. I've made things and even use it as garnish on my Huevos Rancheros.

DT

[aser]

Segovia on augusta, in kensington mkt.

[1750spider]

Thank you - I'll be in Kensington with our guests and so we'll be dropping into Segovia to see their wares!!! ... before lunching at El Trompo, where we always have a great time!