Morcilla de Burgos

Morcilla de Burgos is a cooked blood sausage produced entirely within the province of Burgos, Spain. Its specification requires onion of the 'Horcal' variety, rice, blood, lard or tallow, spices and salt as basic ingredients, with defined minimum and maximum proportions for each. The use of whole-grained rice of Japanese varieties such as 'Bahía' or 'Bomba' is a defining characteristic of the product.

About this designation

Morcilla de Burgos holds protected geographical indication status under file number PGI-ES-01282, with EU protection dating from 21 November 2014. The defined geographical area covers the province of Burgos in its entirety. All stages of preparation and production must take place within that area, including preparation of the lard or tallow and onion, mixing of ingredients, stuffing of the casing, and cooking and airing of the blood sausages. Where the product is sold in portions, slicing must also take place within the defined area. The basic ingredients are onion of the 'Horcal' variety, rice, blood, lard or tallow, spices and salt. The 'Horcal' onion is described in the specification as an indigenous variety, flattened spherical in shape, with a diameter of at least 80 mm and a weight greater than 100 g. The rice must be dry, whole-grained, of Japanese varieties such as 'Bahía' or 'Bomba', and of 'Extra' or 'Primera' class. Blood may be from sheep, cow or pig. The essential spice is black pepper; paprika, oregano, cumin, cloves, garlic, cinnamon, caraway, parsley and aniseed are optional. The finished product has a diameter between 30 mm and 150 mm and a length between 100 mm and 400 mm. Every cut or package released for consumption must bear a seal of guarantee carrying the designation logo, the terms 'Indicación Geográfica Protegida' and 'Morcilla de Burgos', the EU symbol for protected geographical indication, and an identification number. The seal must be affixed so that it cannot be re-used. The applicant group is the Asociación IGP Morcilla de Burgos.

Source: The register document this entry was written from · retrieved August 28, 2026

Distinctive facts

• Registered as a PGI on 21 November 2014 under file number PGI-ES-01282; eAmbrosia identifier EUGI00000015981.
• The specification requires onion exclusively of the 'Horcal' variety, an indigenous variety described as flattened spherical with a diameter of at least 80 mm and weight greater than 100 g.
• Rice must be whole-grained, of Japanese varieties such as 'Bahía' or 'Bomba', and of 'Extra' or 'Primera' class; it may be pre-cooked.
• All production stages, and portioning where applicable, must take place within the province of Burgos; the seal of guarantee must be affixed so that it cannot be re-used.

Tasting notes

Castilian rice-and-blood pudding IGP from Burgos, distinctive black blood sausage with rice and onion. Deep mahogany color, soft fine texture, robust blood-pork flavor.

HoReCa use

Sliced and grilled or fried in tapas service; used in cocidos.

Packaging

• vacuum-pack-300-400g
• individual-link-200g