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Lukanka

flattened, air-dried pork-and-beef sausage with cumin and pepper

Bulgaria Charcuterie & cured

Your guide, Chef Baku
Drawn, not photographed Updated September 2026
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History

Pressed flat between boards as it dries; the Panagyurishte and Smyadovo types are protected regional specialities.

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What is Lukanka?

Lukanka is a charcuterie & cured from Bulgaria: flattened, air-dried pork-and-beef sausage with cumin and pepper. Pressed flat between boards as it dries; the Panagyurishte and Smyadovo types are protected regional specialities.

Made with

porkbeefspices

Cooked

cureddried

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The atlas would have to match every ingredient to a food-composition database before it could publish a figure, and an estimate is not worth having if someone is counting on it.

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