Luodian Dog-Burst Sausage

Luodian Dog-Burst Sausage

　　"Dog-Burst Sausage" is a distinctive local ethnic delicacy uniquely created by the Buyi people in the Hongshui River area of Luodian. There is also a touching legend about "Dog-Burst Sausage": the Buyi people enjoy eating dog meat. In earlier years, when cooking dog meat, they would discard all the internal organs, bones, and blood, never consuming them. One year in the first lunar month, the village, as per tradition, slaughtered a dog to "cleanse the village," driving away evil and disasters and praying for the gods’ blessings for the safety of the entire community. Afterwards, all the villagers gathered for dinner near the village. The night before the "cleansing," under a bright moon and gentle breeze, the head steward, who was in charge of preparing the meal, tossed and turned in bed, unable to sleep, racking his brain over how to make this year’s meal better than previous ones. In a daze, he saw a smiling Buyi elder with a childlike face, white beard, and hair like a crane’s descending gently from the sky. Approaching him, the elder said kindly, “Don’t worry. I’ll teach you how to make a dish that is not only delicious but also avoids waste, and everyone will love it.” Then, the elder carefully passed on the entire process of creating the dish. After finishing, he floated away. The head steward called out urgently, “Elder, what is this dish called?” The white-bearded elder turned back with a mysterious smile and said, “You’ll find out tomorrow!” His voice boomed like thunder. The head steward wanted to ask further, but the elder had already vanished. Suddenly jolting awake, he realized it had all been a dream. The next day, following the elder’s instructions, after slaughtering the dog, he had the chef cut off the dog’s spine, chop it up, and mix it with omentum fat, lungs, connective tissues, ground it into a paste, then added chopped sprouts, dog blood, Sichuan peppercorn powder, wine, minced ginger and scallions, and salt to form the filling. He tied one end of a cleaned dog intestine tightly with string, stuffed the filling in from the other end, and then tied it off. The stuffed sausages were then boiled in hot water until cooked, removed, and drained. Finally, he placed a flat pan on the stove, added heated cooking oil, and slowly fried the sausages over low heat. While frying, one chef shouted, “Head Steward, come quickly and see— the dog intestines are bursting!” Amid the noise, the busy head steward misheard “the dog intestines are bursting” as “Dog-Burst Sausage.” He suddenly realized the meaning behind the white-bearded elder’s mysterious smile. During the meal, the golden-colored, crispy outside and fragrant inside, uniquely flavorful sausages were highly praised by villagers of all ages. When asked what the dish was called, the head steward confidently replied, “Dog-Burst Sausage.” Since then, "Dog-Burst Sausage" has become the finest dish served to honored guests by the Buyi people in the Hongshui River area, passed down through generations, and renowned both within and beyond the province.