It can be used fresh in cooked preparations or undergo a curing and preservation process through smoking.
Linguiça, like many other sausages, is generally served as part of a meal, typically accompanied by rice, beans, and other pork products.
[citation needed] Linguiça is also used in francesinha, a traditional Portuguese dish, from Porto.
[1] Outside of Portugal, linguiça is also popular in Goa, Macau, and other former Portuguese colonial possessions.
[citation needed] It is also popular in California, Rhode Island, and southern Massachusetts.