Chả lụa

Chả lụa () or giò lụa (), is a type of sausage in Vietnamese cuisine, made of pork and traditionally steamed while wrapped in banana leaves.

Production and consumption

Chả lụa is made of lean pork, potato starch, garlic, ground black pepper, and fish sauce. The pork is traditionally pounded into a paste, seasoned, then steamed inside a package made of banana leaves until cooked.

The sausage is widely applicable, being eaten in bánh cuốn, bánh mì, xôi, and more.

Variants

Variants include:

• chả bì – containing shredded pork skin
• chả bò – beef sausage with herbs
• chả chiên – where the entire sausage is deep-fried (instead of steamed, omitting the banana leaf wrap)
• chả quế – chả chiên that is seasoned with powdered cinnamon before frying
• chả Huế – contains whole black peppercorns and more garlic

Moo yor

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