Cajun Tasso

This porcine pleasure hails from the heart of Cajun country. Tasso is a seasoning pork, something like home-cured ham, used to flavor other dishes rather than eaten on its own. Try a chunk in your next pot of beans or collards, or chop it and add to gumbo, jambalaya, or soup. You can get fancy with it, too, using it to flavor crawfish and shrimp sautés or pasta sauces. Our thanks to Wayne Whitworth for the suggestion of making tasso at home.