Chả lụa

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]

Chả lụa
Giò lụa

A plate of giò lụa
Type	Sausage
Place of origin	Vietnam
Main ingredients	Pork, banana leaves
Media: Chả lụa Giò lụa

Production and consumption

Chả lụa is made of lean pork, potato starch, garlic, ground black pepper, and fish sauce.^[2] 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

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^[3]

Moo yor

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. ^[4][5][6]

Gallery

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