Sausages in Japan

[sanrensho]

my husband and kids got at it while I was hunting for the camera....

"Now's our chance, while mom is messing with the dejikame!"

The shiso sausages look fantastic, I think I've had a few in Japan. Would be wonderful to try making at home. Incidentally, one of our major sausage producers here in Vancouver introduced an Arabiki (Mini-)Sausage about a year or two ago. The best thing is that they are actually available at one of our local supermarkets, rather than requiring a drive across town to a specialty Asian food store.

Edited June 29, 2005 by sanrensho (log)

[anzu]

Only just read this thread.

Miso bacon? Can you elaborate?

[sanrensho]

Miso bacon? Can you elaborate?

I'm guessing flavored with miso and contains bacon?

[torakris]

Only just read this thread.

Miso bacon? Can you elaborate?

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It was a block of bacon that had been "marinated" in miso, similar to the fish/meat dishes they often served. It is then wiped off and sliced to order. I am not sure how long it is actually kept in the miso though.

It was really good!

He also smokes his bacon over sakura chips....

[prasantrin]

Japanese sausage is one thing I buy very cautiously. I think the quality has improved in recent years, if you are selective, but it used to be the one thing guaranteed to make me throw up (sorry for the detail).

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I have finally found a Japanese sausage I can eat without gagging. They may be American, but they're made (or at least distributed) by Ito Ham. It's called Jones Dairy Farms Golden Brown. They're just like brown and serve breakfast sausages available in the US. I see from their website that they are an American product. Purchased from Costco, they work out to about Y200 per pack (8 sausages/pack, 3 packs/set). Quite good with maple syrup and pancakes .

Speaking of pancakes, a friend was experimenting with different types of pancakes. She wanted to make a savoury pancake, so she cut up a few sausages and put them in the batter. Turned out to be fish sausage...

[Hiroyuki]

Last year, Maruha released resara sausage. According to this webpage, one stick (50 g) contains 850 mg of DHA and eating one stick a day will decrease neutral fat in the blood.

The manufacturer also released goukaku chikuwa (PDF file). One stick contains 163 mg of DHA, and goukaku means passing as in passing a test. It's another engimono (lucky item) for jukensei (students taking entrance exams).

What do you say, Kris and Helen? Do you want to try them?

Official website of Maruha in English

Edited February 5, 2006 by Hiroyuki (log)

[torakris]

Last year, Maruha released resara sausage.  According to this webpage, one stick (50 g) contains 850 mg of DNA and eating one stick a day will decrease neutral fat in the blood.

What do you say, Kris and Helen?  Do you want to try them?

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Your typo sort of freaked me out...

DHA not DNA

DNA in sausages??

I'm not interested.

[Hiroyuki]

Last year, Maruha released resara sausage.  According to this webpage, one stick (50 g) contains 850 mg of DNA and eating one stick a day will decrease neutral fat in the blood.

What do you say, Kris and Helen?  Do you want to try them?

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Your typo sort of freaked me out...

DHA not DNA

DNA in sausages??

I'm not interested.

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Thank you for the correction. I edited the original post.

It seems so hard to make you a convert...

[prasantrin]

I wouldn't touch that sausage, either, even just to be polite!

I'm still searching for the perfect Japanese-made sausage. I was craving sausage and couldn't get to Costco to get some Johnsonville So, the other day I picked up some Spicy Chorizo (that's the katakana, but the English on the package says "Chili Pepper and Paprika") made by ripurima hamu. I had high hopes for it, and thought even if it weren't very good, the spiciness would cover up the lack of flavour. Had some for breakfast, and...

Well, I headed back to Costco yesterday, and picked up two packs of Johnsonville. Can't risk running out again!

[prasantrin]

I quite like the lemon/parsley and shiso flavors, but my sons won't let me put them in the shopping basket because they have nitrates (nitrites?? forgotten the English version!) and insist on the really expensive varieties.

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Which lemon/parsley ones do you like? I've seen a couple of different brands, and am itching to try them. But am, as always, very wary of buying Japanese sausages.

[helenjp]

Entier L&P Sausage is the one I buy. Not too often...they're not on special often enough .

Hiroyuki...I think I'd rather have my health products out of a jar, and my food as food!

[torakris]

Entier L&P Sausage is the one I buy. Not too often...they're not on special often enough .

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Rona,

I like the same ones Helen does, and also like her I buy them very infrequently as they are quite expensive.

[prasantrin]

So that's two votes for Entier L&P. I'll pick some up during my next visit to the supermarket. I'm a little afraid (make that "very" afraid), but I'll give it a go!

[torakris]

Last year, Maruha released resara sausage.  According to this webpage, one stick (50 g) contains 850 mg of DNA and eating one stick a day will decrease neutral fat in the blood.

What do you say, Kris and Helen?  Do you want to try them?

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Your typo sort of freaked me out...

DHA not DNA

DNA in sausages??

I'm not interested.

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Thank you for the correction. I edited the original post.

It seems so hard to make you a convert...

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Who needs diet supplements when all you need to do is eat sausages?!

These sausages contain lypocene AND they even come shaped as cherry tomatoes. They do have regular shaped ones for adults though..

[Hiroyuki]

Entier L&P Sausage is the one I buy. Not too often...they're not on special often enough .

Hiroyuki...I think I'd rather have my health products out of a jar, and my food as food!

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The other day, I bought Entier L&P because it was on sale (350 yen per pack). I wouldn't say it was bad, but it wasn't particularly good, either. My daughter hated it. Considering the price, I'd rather make sausage at home, using ground pork, like I did several times in the past.