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Chả lụa

Chả lụa
Giò lụa
A plate of giò lụa
TypeSausage
Place of originVietnam
Main ingredientsPork, banana leaves
Look up chả lụa or giò lụa in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

Chả lụa (Saigon: [ca᷉ lûˀə]) or giò lụa (Hanoi: [zɔ̂ lûˀə]), lit. 'banana leaf pork sausage' is a type of sausage in Vietnamese cuisine, made of pork and traditionally steamed while wrapped in banana leaves.[1]

Production and consumption

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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.[1]

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

Variants

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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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Chả lụa has become popular in Thai cuisine, called หมูยอ ([mǔː jɔ̄ː], moo yor; Lao: ຫມູຍໍ, [mǔː jɔ̄ː]), combining หมู, lit. 'pig', with a calque of giò. [2][3][4]

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  • Giò lụa before being peeled
    Giò lụa before being peeled
  • Chả lụa being cut with a knife
    Chả lụa being cut with a knife
  • Sliced chả lụa served over bánh cuốn, garnished with fried shallots
    Sliced chả lụa served over bánh cuốn, garnished with fried shallots
  • Giò sống
    Giò sống
  • Chả Huế in a bowl of bún bò Huế
    Chả Huế in a bowl of bún bò Huế
  • Chả chiên
    Chả chiên
  • Chả quế
    Chả quế
  • Mu yo with a som tam dressing
    Mu yo with a som tam dressing
  • Yam mu yo thot khai dao, a spicy Thai salad made with fried mu yo and khai dao
    Yam mu yo thot khai dao, a spicy Thai salad made with fried mu yo and khai dao

References

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  1. ^ a b Ephanov, Nikita (2023-01-02), Vietnam's pork chả lụa sausage has 19th century roots, Tasting Table
  2. ^ "Giò Lụa Fit for a Kingdom: How Thailand Fell in Love With Vietnamese Ham | Saigoneer". saigoneer.com. Retrieved 2020-04-11.
  3. ^ Ngamkham, Wassayos (2022-09-25), Pork sausages seized at Suvarnabhumi airport, Bangkok Post
  4. ^ Pisuthipan, Arusa (2022-02-22), Watch what you eat, Bangkok Post
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