Kaszanka

Kaszanka

Traditional Kaszanka
Alternative names	Kiszka, Grützwurst, Knipp, Krupniok (see list below)
Type	Blood sausage
Course	Appetizer, main
Serving temperature	Hot, cold
Main ingredients	Pork, pig's blood, pig offal, kasza, onions, black pepper, marjoram

Kaszanka is a traditional blood sausage in east and central European cuisine. It is made of a mixture of pig's blood, pork offal (commonly liver, lungs, skin, and fat), and buckwheat (sometimes barley or rice) kasza stuffed in a pig intestine. It is usually flavored with onion, black pepper, and marjoram.

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