Eating in China
Cleaned pale sheep small intestine loosely coiled, with its hollow opening visible.

Sheep intestines

羊肠Yángcháng

Hollow sheep intestine used as a sausage casing.

Type
Meat

A CLOSER LOOK

How to recognize it

Hollow sheep intestine used as a sausage casing.

In the kitchen

Holds the filling of Mongolian sheep-blood sausage.

Small intestine is used in this preparation.

Ask about this ingredient

这道菜里有羊肠吗?

Does this dish contain Sheep intestines?

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