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Taiwanese glutinous-rice sausage

台式糯米肠Táishì nuòmǐcháng

Seasoned sticky rice packed into a casing and cooked into a soft, chewy sausage.

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A CLOSER LOOK

How to recognize it

A pale rice-filled sausage, commonly made with pork casing; it is not a bread roll.

In the kitchen

Grilled and split lengthwise to hold a pork sausage in 大腸包小腸.

Fillings vary. Some versions include lard, shallots and dried shrimp. Rice as the main ingredient does not make it vegetarian; check the casing, fats and seasonings.

Ask about this ingredient

这道菜里有台式糯米肠吗?

Does this dish contain Taiwanese glutinous-rice sausage?

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