DISH RESEARCH · Main dish
Cha Lua
Also known as: Chả lụa, Giò lụa
Vietnamese cha lua is a smooth steamed pork sausage seasoned with fish sauce and commonly firmed with tapioca starch before being wrapped in banana leaf.
About Cha Lua
Vietnamese cha lua is a smooth steamed pork sausage seasoned with fish sauce and commonly firmed with tapioca starch before being wrapped in banana leaf.
Ingredients in Cha Lua
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- Minced porkprotein
- Fish sauceseasoning
- Tapioca Starchbinder
- Garlicseasoning
- Sugarseasoning
- Saltseasoning
- Banana Leafcoating
- Starchbinder
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