In Spain, many different embutidos are consumed. Embutidos are minced meat, generally pork, more or less seasoned, which is placed inside a pork casing or an artificial one. Some embutidos can be eaten uncooked because they have been previously cured (chorizo, salchichón, etc.) and others need cooking before eating (salchichas, chorizos parrilleros, etc.). As you may have guessed, salchichas are only one type of embutido, so to say that chorizo or black pudding are salchichas is not correct in Spanish.
