Why is Taiwanese sausage with sticky rice the greatest Taiwanese street food?

Not only does Taiwan have a rich spiritual and cultural heritage, it is also famous for its amazing street food, such as stinky tofu, Taiwanese sausage with sticky rice, oyster omelet, etc. If you want to taste a variety of Taiwanese street food, come to a Taiwanese night market! Most night markets in Taiwan are held on sidewalks or streets. During the day, vehicles and pedestrians come and go. At night, the street turns into a lively night market. You can enjoy snacks while walking, and at the same time look enviously at other foods when you’re too stuffed to take another bite.

If you are a foodie, asking you to choose one from tens of thousands of local street food will surely torn you between the copious tasty options. However, in Taiwan, there is an extremely delicious Taiwanese night market street food that you simply cannot miss: The Taiwanese sausage with sticky rice – a classic cuisine filled with rich layers of delight.

What is Taiwanese sausage with sticky rice?

As the name implies, it is Taiwanese sausage wrapped in sticky rice.
But the true aspect of this delicacy is actually Taiwanese sausages sandwiched in sliced-open sticky rice! This hotdog-like “double sausage” combination makes people love it.
How to make Taiwanese sausage with sticky rice
This hotdog-like Taiwanese delicacy is made up of sticky rice and sausages. Let us dive deeper into the ingredients and methods of wrapping sausages in sticky rice.

Inner Layer (Taiwanese sausage)

TThe making of Taiwanese sausages is similar to, but not exactly the same as most sausages in the world. Taiwan sausage is a kind of Chinese sausage. The sausage stuffing is made by mincing large pieces of pork into small cylindrical pieces (which is different from the small minced meat on braised pork rice), and then mixed with ground meat, alcohol, and various spices before being poured into the tubular casing to create a tube-shaped sausage. (Casing is the material that wraps sausage stuffing and it is usually made from natural animal intestines or artificial collagen fibers)
The minced meat of Taiwan sausage does not contain soy sauce, MSG, or any preservatives. Due to the shorter air-drying time for Taiwanese sausages, it has a juicier and sweeter taste than other Chinese sausages. Although such production details may seem ordinary, they are the indispensable key to good sausages.
Therefore, Taiwanese sausages are an extremely important ingredient in Taiwanese sausage with sticky rice.

Outer layer (Sticky rice)

Sticky rice is also known as glutinous rice, and Taiwanese people like to use long grain glutinous rice. In Taiwanese sausage with sticky rice, the sticky rice is made by adding white rice, lard, shallots, salt, and white pepper to glutinous rice. After stirring, the mixed glutinous rice is poured into a tubular casing and steamed for at least 40 minutes. Thus, the sticky rice is able to maintain its tubular shape. The proper cooking time shapes the excellent taste of the sticky rice.

Easily enjoy Taiwanese sausage with sticky rice
Taiwanese sausage with sticky rice is tastiest when hot! The sticky rice is grilled over the fire until the outer layer is slightly crispy, then they are cut open immediately to add Taiwanese pork sausages. The sausages are sandwiched in the sticky rice like a hot dog. Cilantro and pickled radish are then added on top to enhance flavor. While it might look a little strange in appearance, it is a famous night market street food in Taiwan. Taiwanese sausage with sticky rice is wonderfully delicious, and every bite is full of surprises.

To let more people be able to enjoy Taiwanese sausage with sticky rice, Ying Xuan has launched “QIN Taiwanese sausage with sticky rice” frozen food so people all over the world can enjoy authentic Taiwanese street food.
Each box of QIN Taiwanese sausage with sticky rice has 30 packs of “Taiwanese sausage with sticky rice”. Each pack contains a complete set of Taiwanese sausage with sticky rice”.
The sausages (inner layer) are made of classic brand Taiwanese sausages, which are rich in garlic flavor, chewy, sweet and not greasy, and very juicy. The sticky rice (outer layer) is made with a traditional old method that has been used for over 30 years. The glutinous rice is mixed with natural spices and canned into pork casings. The shelf life of each pack of Taiwanese sausage with sticky rice is 12 months, and it needs to be frozen and stored below -18℃. Its shelf life is quite long for a food product.
The “sausage” and “sticky rice” ingredients in QIN Taiwanese sausage with sticky rice are not raw food. It is carefully grilled and cooked before freezing and packaging, so that you can still enjoy the crispy taste when it reaches your mouth, tasting as if it is freshly roasted.

You can easily enjoy QIN Taiwanese sausage with sticky rice in the following three ways:

Microwave
Preliminary work: Remove the outer packaging bag of the Taiwanese sausage with sticky rice, and put it into a microwavable container.
Heating: Select the thawing function of the microwave and heat for 1 minute.
Additional flavor: According to your personal preference, you can add soy sauce paste, seasonings, raw garlic, Taiwanese sauerkraut, or any sliced vegetables you like on top.

Pan-fry
Thawing: Take the Taiwanese sausage with sticky rice out of the freezer to thaw, and defrost for at least 2 hours before pan-frying.
Heating: Pan-fry the Taiwanese sausage with sticky rice in a pan until the outer skin is golden and crispy.
Additional flavor: According to your personal preference, you can add soy sauce paste, seasonings, raw garlic, Taiwanese sauerkraut, or any sliced vegetables you like on top.

Grill
Preliminary work: Put the Taiwanese sausage with sticky rice on a preheated barbecue grill.
Heating: Put the Taiwanese sausage with sticky rice on the barbecue grill and quickly turn them over to heat each surface evenly. Grill for 10 minutes until the surface turns light brown.
Additional flavor: According to your personal preference, you can add soy sauce paste, seasonings, raw garlic, Taiwanese sauerkraut, or any sliced vegetables you like on top.

QIN Taiwanese sausage with sticky rice has a deliciously juicy and chewy texture. When you take the first bite, you will be amazed by the crispy skin and solid stuffing! The sticky rice will not fall apart when you bite into it. You can enjoy the QIN Taiwanese sausage with sticky rice in large mouthfuls like a hot dog. Ying Xuan Zhuang’s QIN Taiwanese sausage with sticky rice has frozen vacuum packaging, making the delicacy of Taiwanese sausage with sticky rice within reach of your fingertips. You cannot miss the authentic Taiwanese street food – Taiwanese sausage with sticky rice. Order QIN Taiwanese sausage with sticky rice now on the official website.