Kaszanka

Kaszanka is a traditional blood sausage in Central and Eastern European cuisine. It is made of a mixture of pig's blood, pork offal (commonly liver), and buckwheat (kasha) or barley stuffed in a pig intestine. It is usually flavored with onion, black pepper, and marjoram.

Kaszanka
Traditional kaszanka
Alternative names
  • Kiszka
  • Grützwurst
  • Knipp
  • Krupniok (see list below)
TypeBlood sausage
CourseAppetizer, main
Place of originGermany,
Region or stateCentral and Eastern Europe
Serving temperatureHot, cold
Main ingredients
  • Pork
  • pig's blood
  • pig offal
  • kasha
  • onion
  • black pepper
  • marjoram

The dish likely originates in Germany.

Kaszanka may be eaten cold, but traditionally it is either grilled or fried with onions and then served with potato and sauerkraut.

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