World Flavors Cookbook

Spiced Blood Sausages (Orya)

Name: Spiced Blood Sausages (Orya)
Cook time: 20 min
Cuisine: Ancient World
Ingredients: pork fat and blood, cumin, pennyroyal (substitute: dried mint), vinegar, salt, pork intestine casings

Pork blood and fat mixed with herbs, blood, and spices and stuffed into intestines — a sausage preparation mentioned in Homer and celebrated in the Odyssey.

Cuisine: Ancient World

Ingredients

pork fat and blood, cumin, pennyroyal (substitute: dried mint), vinegar, salt, pork intestine casings

Instructions

Mix pork blood and minced fat. Season with cumin, dried mint, vinegar, and salt. Fill intestine casings loosely. Tie off in links. Boil in salted water 10 minutes. Then grill over charcoal until skins are crisp and charred. Serve immediately.