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Żymlok

Żymlok is a traditional Silesian blood sausage consisting of a mixture of pork blood, bread rolls, ground pork offal, onions, spices, and seasonings stuffed into intestines. The ground meat is cooked in meat broth and the bread rolls are soaked in the same broth before they are combined and added to the intestines.


Bread rolls are called żymła in Silesian and bułka in Polish, hence the name of this sausage. Żymlok is usually flavored with aromatic spices such as marjoram, nutmeg, black pepper, bay leaves, allspice, and juniper berries. Although it appears to be a regular sausage, its consistency is similar to black pudding.


It used to be traditionally prepared after St. Martin’s Day, when pigs were slaughtered, and it was then served at various festivities. Not as popular as it once used to be, the sausage can be consumed hot or chilled, typically accompanied by caramelized onions and slices of bread.

 

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