''Chả'' is
Vietnamese for "
sausage
A sausage is a type of meat product usually made from ground meat—often pork, beef, or poultry—along with salt, spices and other flavourings. Other ingredients, such as grains or breadcrumbs may be included as fillers or extenders.
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", referring to the Vietnamese types of sausage. Other types of sausage have different names: ''xúc xích'' refers to the pork-based Western "
hot dog", and "
lạp xưởng
Chinese sausage is a generic term referring to the many different types of sausages originating in China. The southern flavor of Chinese sausage is commonly known by its Cantonese name (or ) ().
Varieties
There is a choice of fatty or lean sa ...
" refers to Chinese sausages, sweeter in flavour than the former two.
''Chả'' can be made of several types of fillers:
* pork (''
chả lụa
''Chả lụa'' (() or ''giò lụa'' () is the most common type of sausage in Vietnamese cuisine, made of pork and traditionally wrapped in banana leaves.
Production and consumption
Traditionally, ''chả lụa'' is made of lean pork, potato st ...
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* deep-fried pork (chả chiên)
* deep-fried cinnamon-flavored pork sausage (''chả quế'')
* ground chicken (''chả gà'')
* ground beef (''chả bò'')
* fish (''chả cá'')
* tofu or vegetarian (''chả chay'')
* steamed pork loaf topped with egg yolks (''chả trứng hấp'')
See also
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Chả lụa
''Chả lụa'' (() or ''giò lụa'' () is the most common type of sausage in Vietnamese cuisine, made of pork and traditionally wrapped in banana leaves.
Production and consumption
Traditionally, ''chả lụa'' is made of lean pork, potato st ...
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List of sausages
This is a list of notable sausages. Sausage is a food usually made from ground meat with a skin around it. Typically, a sausage is formed in a casing traditionally made from intestine, but sometimes synthetic. Some sausages are cooked durin ...
Vietnamese sausages
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