You guys are funny. If it’s the cured Spanish chorizo it’s completely fine to eat without cooking. I’ve eaten it plenty of times with no ill effects. Just peel off the skin, slice it and enjoy all that meaty spicy goodness .. add some good bread, great olives, some white sardines and manchego and a good fino and the world is good. Yum.
It’s commonly eaten that way in Spain as well. Of course you can slice it and fry the slices too. That was all I knew as chorizo for a long time but then I had Spanish friends and it’s readily available here in Australia. I don’t even contemplate bothering with the raw sausages they call chorizo here.