Papa John’s new range takes inspiration from chorizo’s outer space journey

Chorizo is dubbed as the world’s furthest travelled sausage.

Papa John rolled out its new space pizza range, which is inspired by chorizo’s fame as the furthest travelled sausage globally.

The inspiration stemmed from the sausage’s journey into space with Spanish astronaut, Pedro Duque, in 1998.  

“The new space inspired pizza range combines chorizo’s stratospherically delicious flavours with Papa Johns’ signature pizzas, Papadia and rolls,” read the statement.

The new range includes pizza flavours such as Planet Chorizo, Chorizo Orbit with Olive & Onion and Cosmic Chorizo Chicken as well as a Cosmic Chorizo Chicken Papadia and Chorizo Space Rolls side order.

Commenting on this discovery, Chris Welch said: “Spicy flavours like chorizo have long been a favourite space food among hungry astronauts, which is why it has enjoyed such a rich space heritage. But surprisingly, as recent evidence has revealed, its flavours and distinct aromas could really be considered out of this world – with traces of the same aromatic compound thought to be found in both space and chorizo.” 

Chelsie Lane cosmetics has also launched a limited edition Chorizo Style Lipstick to celebrate the new range.