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Generated guide illustration: Yanbian rice sausage.

Yanbian rice sausage

延边米肠Yánbiān mǐcháng

Rice-and-blood-filled pork sausage

Rice and pork blood cooked inside an intestine casing.

Heat
Region
Jilin
Type
Staple foods
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At the table

How to enjoy it

Eat in small pieces and chew the casing thoroughly. Let hot filling cool first.

A useful check

Contains pork blood, pork fat and pork intestine. Soy sauce and soybean oil are used; soy sauce may contain wheat. The casing can be chewy.

How it may vary

The basic boiled version described here has no chili added; heat 0 refers to this version. Seasonings and sauces vary between preparations.

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What goes into it?

Explore some key ingredients below. Preparations may use additional seasonings and ingredients.

Served alone or incorporated into other dishes.

Recipes vary by restaurant.

How does it taste?

Savory

Savory
Chili heat
Texture
Soft, cohesive rice filling with a chewy casing
How it’s made
Fill cleaned intestines with seasoned rice mixture and boil.

Served alone or incorporated into other dishes.

A CONNECTION TO PLACE

Origin & regional roots

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Associated with Jilin.

Ask if they have it first

ASK IF IT'S AVAILABLE

请问你们有延边米肠吗?

Do you have this item?

A LITTLE SOMETHING TO READ

Story & history

Rice in a savory casing

This account describes a tradition or story, rather than an established historical fact.

Rice sausage is part of Korean-Chinese food culture in Yanbian. Rice and glutinous rice are mixed with pork blood, pork fat, onions and seasonings, then cooked in a pork-intestine casing. It can be eaten on its own or used in other dishes. The name highlights rice, but this is a pork-based food.

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