Okay, I may be a little biased because this is my family's store, but believe me the chorizo is 100% authentic and always freshly made in the store. My grandfather was the original master chorizo maker and worked here for nearly 40 years and they still use the same recipe and ingredients. When I moved out of state I would have friends, family and anyone else bring me pounds of chorizo everytime they came to visit. There is truly nothing else like it.