Chinese Sausages

Rugao Sausage

Time flies, it’s autumn time of 2023.

As the temperature decreases, the domestic sales of natural casings have also entered a peak season, people from all regions of the country are preparing to make sausages, sausages have a long history in China, and the sausages in different regions have their own unique flavors. The dietary habits and cultural traditions of different regions have created different delicious sausages.

1.Cantonese sausage

Cantonese sausage is a common side dish in Cantonese cuisine, with a history of over 1000 years. There are a wide variety of Cantonese sausages, among which the most distinctive one is Dongguan sausage. The appearance is small and exquisite, with red and white colors, and the taste is refreshing, sweet and delicious.

Cantonese sausage

2. Harbin Red Intestine

Harbin Red Intestine can be said to be famous nationwide, because its appearance is jujube red, it is called Harbin Ice Red Intestine by Harbin. Harbin Red Sausage originated in Lithuania, Eastern Europe. After the construction of the Middle East Railway, foreigners brought Harbin Red Sausage into Harbin.

Harbin Red Intestine

3.Sichuan spicy sausage

Sichuan spicy sausage is definitely a representative work of Sichuan cuisine. Its unique production method, seasonal selection, and air drying effect make it unique, charming, and fragrant. It should be added with chili and pepper noodles on the surface, so the appearance presents a sense of red oil color. Moreover, the meat is rich and less greasy, which is truly delicious.

Spicy sausage

4. Rugao Sausage

Rugao sausages have a long history and are equally famous as Cantonese style sausages, also known as “Ru style” sausages. Rugao Yongxing specializes in producing and providing natural casings.

Rugao Sausage
Rugao natural casing

5.Laiwu Sausages

Laiwu sausages, also known as southern sausages, are different from other sausages in that they are made from local black pork and have a unique flavor with a strong Shandong flavor.

Laiwu sausage

 

6. Beijing Garlic Sausages

Garlic sausage is made from selected lean pork meat and a small amount of fat meat, which are marinated, filled, sausaged, dried, and steamed. The finished casing is pig casing, with a dark white color. Due to the addition of garlic foam during the filling process, the garlic aroma is strong. Garlic sausage is commonly found in various parts of the country and is a type of cooked food in Chinese culinary culture, with the old Beijing garlic sausage being particularly outstanding.

Garlic sausage

 

7. Xiangxi Sausages

Xiangxi sausage has a similar taste to Sichuan style sausage, but also has a strong taste. Hunan’s cured meat is well-known nationwide, including bacon, preserved fish, and dried Sichuan sausage. Xiangxi sausage has a bright red color, smoked and salty aroma, fat but not greasy, and is filled with various spices. It is neither as sweet and greasy as Cantonese sausage nor as strong as Sichuan style sausage, and it has a unique flavor.

natural casing

 

8. Meat jujube sausage

A perfect combination of delicacy and nutrition. Meat jujube sausage is a food made from pork and casing, as the main raw materials and processed. It has a delicious taste and rich nutrition, and is widely used in various occasions of food production.

hog casing