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Sai ua

Sai ua

Grilled pork sausage of Northern Thailand

For the similarly named Laotian sausage, see Lao sausage.

Sai ua (Thai: ไส้อั่ว, Lao: ໄສ້ອົ່ວ, pronounced [sâj ʔùa]) is a grilled pork sausage from northern Thailand, northeastern Myanmar and northern Laos. In Thailand, it is also known as northern Thai sausage or Chiang Mai sausage that is a standard food of the northern provinces[1] and has become very popular in the rest of Thailand as well.[2] Its name in Thai and Lao comes from sai (intestine) and from ua (to stuff).[3] In Shan State, Myanmar, this sausage is known as sai long phik.[4] In Laos, sai ua is an ancient word for a Lao sausage type that originated from Luang Prabang, an ancient royal capital located in the northern part of the country.[5] Sai ua was listed in a collection of favorite dishes for the former Lao royal family written by Phia Sing (1898-1967), the king's personal chef and master of ceremonies[6] and today is one of several popular traditional Lao dishes.[7]

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Sai ua contains minced pork meat, herbs, spices, and kaeng khua red curry paste.[8] It is usually eaten grilled with sticky rice and other dishes or served as a snack or starter. Traditionally sai ua was a homemade sausage, but today it is readily available in shops.[9]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    The Tempting Foods of Chiang Rai Archived October 30, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  2. [2]
    Thailand- Northern shared dishes
  3. [3]
    Sai Ua
  4. [4]
    Food in Thailand and elsewhere
  5. [5]
    Massie, Victor-Alphonse (1894). Dictionnaire français-laotien: Mission Pavie, exploration de l' indochine (Latin characters). p. 108.
  6. [6]
    "Lao Recipes". www.seasite.niu.edu. Archived from the original on 31 May 2012. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
  7. [7]
    "15 of the Best Authentic Laos Food You Want to Enjoy in Luang Prabang". March 12, 2019.
  8. [8]
    Chiang Mai University, Lanna food: sai ua recipe
  9. [9]
    Thai Northern Sausage (Sai-Ua)


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