Eating in China
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Taiwanese pork sausage

台式猪肉香肠Táishì zhūròu xiāngcháng

A seasoned pork sausage with a savory-sweet taste and juicy bite when cooked.

Type
Meat

A CLOSER LOOK

How to recognize it

Usually contains minced pork and fat in a casing. It is a meat sausage, distinct from the rice sausage paired with it.

In the kitchen

Grilled and tucked into a split glutinous-rice sausage for 大腸包小腸.

Sugar, spices, alcohol and other seasonings vary by maker. Some products contain soy ingredients. Check the actual recipe and cook before eating; it is not vegetarian.

Ask about this ingredient

这道菜里有台式猪肉香肠吗?

Does this dish contain Taiwanese pork sausage?

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