Chinese sausage

Chinese sausage is a typically sweet-savory cured sausage used sliced in rice dishes, stir-fries, dumplings, and steamed preparations.

About Chinese sausage

Chinese sausage is a cured, dried sausage, most commonly made from pork and seasoned to give a sweet, savoury, aromatic flavour. Formulations vary in fat, sweetness, and seasoning. It is commonly sliced into fried rice, steamed rice dishes, stir-fries, dumpling fillings, and other steamed preparations.

It is usually narrow and firm, with a reddish-brown casing and a dense, chewy interior. Heating makes the sausage softer and more fragrant, while cooking can render some of its fat into the surrounding dish. Sweetness and texture vary among products.

Chinese sausage may be sold whole, linked, sliced, or vacuum-packed. Some products are cooked before eating, while others are intended to be cooked as part of the dish. Slicing exposes more surface during stir-frying or steaming, and package directions matter for preparation.

Ingredient type: compound ingredient

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Snacks

Lo mai gai

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Local names for chinese sausage

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English

lap cheong

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Chinese sausage nutrition & diet

Chinese sausage nutritional value

Reference: Chinese sausage, dried

Per 100 g of the edible portion in the named reference form.

Calories: 585kcal
Protein: 20.8g
Carbs: 1.7g
Fat: 55.0g

Per 100 g edible portion. SMILING Vietnam Food Composition Table (2013), hosted by FAO. Energy is the source-calculated energy; carbohydrate is total carbohydrate. Original 2013 reference values, not a current product label or a universal recipe.

Portions & preparation

Evaluate Chinese sausage by its cured, sliced form and the amount served in a mixed dish. Recipes may include sweeteners, seasonings, preservatives, or added fat, and cooking can release rendered fat into rice, noodles, vegetables, or fillings. Brand and regional style should be matched before comparing references.

Compare the right form: Match references to the specific cured Chinese sausage, including pork or other meat identity, sweetened formulation, casing, and edible cooked slices.

Diet considerations

Chinese sausage is an animal-derived processed meat, commonly pork-based, but the meat species and formula require confirmation. Added sugar, starch, cereal ingredients, or coatings can alter compatibility and carbohydrate patterns. Rice, noodles, dumpling wrappers, eggs, or other animal ingredients in the dish must be assessed separately.

AI-authored reading notes · Awaiting editorial review. Measured values, where available, have a separate source above.

Dietary compatibility

Vegan
Typically incompatible
Vegetarian
Typically incompatible
Pescatarian
Typically incompatible
Keto
Not established
Paleo
Depends on the version
Low-carb
Not established
Halal
Typically incompatible
Kosher
Typically incompatible

What these diet assessments mean

Vegan · Typically incompatible: Recorded common ingredients: Pork. The ingredient profile identifies an animal-derived food or derivative. Recipes and products can differ.
Vegetarian · Typically incompatible: Recorded common ingredients: Pork. The profile identifies animal flesh, seafood or a derivative excluded by a vegetarian diet. Recipes and products can differ.
Pescatarian · Typically incompatible: Recorded common ingredients: Pork. The profile identifies land-animal meat or a derivative, which is excluded by this pescatarian definition. Recipes and products can differ.
Keto · Not established: A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Paleo · Depends on the version: Optional or variable recorded ingredients: Sugar. This profile falls outside the conventional paleo pattern used here (grains and pseudograins, legumes, dairy or refined sugar). Recipes and products can differ.
Low-carb · Not established: A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Halal · Typically incompatible: Recorded common ingredients: Pork. This profile identifies pork or a pork-derived ingredient. Recipes and products can differ.
Kosher · Typically incompatible: Recorded common ingredients: Pork. This profile identifies pork or a pork-derived ingredient. Recipes and products can differ.

For the plain ingredient · Awaiting review. Diet compatibility is not allergy suitability or halal/kosher certification. Keto and low-carb depend on the portion.

Reviewed ingredient entryIngredient reference · Preparations vary

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Sources & review

Nutrition reference: Vietnam Food Composition Table, SMILING 2013 — 7071 ↗. Values are scaled from 100 g of the recorded edible form. Individual portions have no assumed fixed weight.

Expanded overview, name examples and nutrition notes are database drafts awaiting editorial review. Numeric nutrition values, where shown, have their own source and food-form reference.

The ingredient description and dish connections come from the draft catalogue and may change after review.

Last recorded verification: 26 September 2026.