At the table
Ask for cooked sausage cut into small pieces; eat the filling and edible casing together.
Contains lamb and sheep intestine; not vegetarian. Ask about seasonings if avoiding chili.
Seasonings and fat content vary. Ask whether it is meat sausage rather than blood sausage.
GET TO KNOW THE DISH
What goes into it?
Explore some key ingredients below. Preparations may use additional seasonings and ingredients.
Seasonings and fat content vary. Ask whether it is meat sausage rather than blood sausage.
Typical ingredients
Recipes vary by restaurant.
How does it taste?
Rich, savoury and distinctly lamb-flavoured.
- Chili heat
- Heat not recorded
- Texture
- Coarse, juicy filling inside a slightly chewy casing.
- How it’s made
- The meat is seasoned, stuffed into cleaned sheep intestine and simmered.
Seasonings and fat content vary. Ask whether it is meat sausage rather than blood sausage.
A CONNECTION TO PLACE
Origin & regional roots
Associated with Tibet.
About this regional connection
Tibet: Making several kinds of stuffed intestines is part of Tibetan festive food traditions, including New Year meals.
Ask if they have it first
请问你们有羊肉肠吗？
Do you have this item?
A LITTLE SOMETHING TO READ
Story & history
Tibetan Lamb Sausage
Making several kinds of stuffed intestines is part of Tibetan festive food traditions, including New Year meals.