Sausages

🇮🇸Iceland

Lifrarpylsa

Iceland's liver sausage from sheep liver, suet, rye flour, and oats, a Þorrablót and daily classic.

🇬🇧England, United Kingdom

Lincolnshire Sausage

A chunky pork sausage dominated by sage, coarser and herbier than the standard British banger.

🇵🇹Alentejo, Portugal

Linguiça

Long, smoked pork sausage from Alentejo, mildly spiced and garlicky.

🇵🇹Portugal

Linguiça do Baixo Alentejo

Linguiça do Baixo Alentejo is a Portuguese sausage or cured meat from Beja District, seasoned and preserved to concentrate its smoky, savory flavor.

🇩🇪Germany

Liver Sausage

Leberwurst

Traditional German liver sausage made from pork liver, ground pork, onions, and marjoram, spreadable.

🇭🇺Hungary

Liver Sausage

Májas hurka

Liver Sausage is a cooked sausage made with pork liver, rice, and onions, smooth liver flavor.

🇷🇴Romania

Liver Sausage

Lebăr

Emulsified pork liver sausage ranging from fine pâté to coarse, sliced cold and spread on bread at the Christmas table.

🇦🇷Argentina

Longaniza

A long, fresh Argentine pork sausage seasoned with garlic, paprika, and pepper, grilled or pan-fried. Used in picadas, pizzas (calabresa), and asado platters.

🇨🇱Chile

Longaniza

Fresh pork sausage seasoned with paprika, garlic, and herbs, a staple of Chilean asados and country cooking.

🇪🇨Ecuador

Longaniza Ecuatoriana

Longaniza

A seasoned Ecuadorian pork sausage, coiled or in links, often grilled and served with mote and aji. Spiced with garlic, cumin and achiote.

🇨🇭Geneva, Switzerland

Longeole

A long coarse pork sausage seasoned with fennel seed and made with rind, boiled for hours and served with potatoes or cardoons.

🇬🇧Scotland, United Kingdom

Lorne Sausage

A Scottish square-sliced sausage made from minced beef or pork, seasoned and pressed into a slab, then sliced and fried, a breakfast staple.

🇩🇴Dominican Republic

Los Cuatro Golpes

An expanded Dominican breakfast adding longaniza (Dominican sausage) to the tres golpes of salami, queso frito, and egg, served with mangú. A hearty weekend breakfast.

🇺🇸Louisiana, United States

Louisiana Boudin

A Louisiana sausage of pork, rice, and seasonings stuffed in a natural casing and sold hot from the butcher.

🇺🇸New Orleans, United States

Louisiana Creole boudin

A Cajun-Creole sausage of pork, rice, onions, and peppers, spiced and stuffed in a casing.

🇬🇷Greece

Loukaniko

Λουκάνικο

Greek pork sausage, spiced with orange zest, fennel, and herbs, grilled or fried. A meze and taverna classic, savory and aromatic, served with bread and mustard, a national sausage.

🇨🇭Ticino, Switzerland

Luganighe

A long fresh pork sausage seasoned with red wine, cinnamon and cloves, coiled and grilled or braised with polenta or cabbage.

🇩🇪Germany

Lyoner Sausage

Lyoner Wurst

German cooked sausage made with ground pork, lard, paprika, and cardamom, similar to mortadella.

🇱🇺Luxembourg

Lëtzebuerger Grillwurscht

A long, thin, heavily spiced grilling sausage split lengthways on the grill and served in a soft bun with mustard.

🇫🇮Finland

Maksamakkara

Finnish liver sausage, a traditional winter/Christmas item.

🇪🇸Balearic Islands, Spain

Mallorcan Sobrasada

Sobrasada de Mallorca

A soft, spreadable cured sausage from Mallorca, made with ground pork, paprika, and spices, with a bright red color and PGI protection.

🇧🇮Burundi

Matura et Mahu

Traditional sausage made from tripe stuffed with spiced beef and blood, grilled and served with fried onions; a rare, festive preparation that reflects the zero-waste ethos of Burundian meat cookery.

🇺🇸United States

Maxwell Street Polish

A Chicago street-food sausage: grilled Polish sausage with grilled onions and mustard on a bun.

🇩🇰Denmark

Medisterpølse

Danish thick pork sausage seasoned with allspice and cloves, pan-fried and served with potatoes.

🇳🇴Norway

Medisterpølser

Norwegian Christmas sausages of minced pork with suet, spices, and ginger, served with ribbe or pinnekjøtt. A festive and Christmas staple, savory and aromatic

🇩🇪Germany

Mettwurst

Mettwurst is a German seasoned sausage sold smoked or spreadable depending on the regional form; Luxembourg retains the same named tradition.

🇲🇽Mexico

Mexican Chorizo

Fresh Mexican pork sausage seasoned with chiles, garlic, and vinegar, crumbled and cooked.

🇲🇳Mongolia

Mongolian Sausage

Хиам

Minced meat, blood and fat packed into intestine and boiled, served in slices alongside boiled mutton.

🇵🇹Portugal

Morcela

Portuguese blood sausage, essential for cozido.

🇵🇹Portugal

Morcela de arroz

Portuguese morcela de arroz is a blood sausage mixed with rice, onion, pork fat, and warm spices, then cooked before serving.

🇦🇷Argentina

Morcilla

Morcilla de arroz

Argentine blood sausage made with pork blood, onions, and spices, grilled over coals until the casing is crisp. A staple of any asado, often served before the meats.

🇨🇴Colombia

Morcilla Colombiana

Colombian blood sausage of pork blood, rice, and peas, grilled or fried. A staple of bandeja paisa and picadas, served with arepa and lime.

🇨🇺Cuba

Morcilla Cubana

Morcilla

Cuban blood sausage of pork blood, rice, and spices stuffed in casings and fried or grilled.

🇪🇨Ecuador

Morcilla Ecuatoriana

Morcilla

Ecuadorian blood sausage mixed with rice, onions and spices, grilled or fried and served with mote, potatoes and llapingachos.

🇵🇷Puerto Rico

Morcilla Puertorriqueña

Puerto Rican blood sausage of pork blood, rice, and annatto-seasoned spices, fried or grilled.

🇲🇽Mexico

Moronga

A Mexican blood sausage of pork blood, chiles, and spices.