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Lap cheong
臘腸
The sweet wind-dried pork sausage that tastes of winter: claypot rice with cured meats, sausage steamed over rice, cured meats with gai lan. Hong Kong brands cannot be imported at retail, so the Australian shelf carries Australian-made ones (Wing Hong, for example), and they come close.
Cautions: read first
- Contains nitrite and sugar; steam or cook through before eating.
Preparation
Slice on the bias; steam on the rice for the last ten minutes.
Availability in Australia
Easy to find
Australian name · lap cheong, liver sausage, cured duck (Australian-made)
Where · Every Asian grocer, Umall, On Hing; Wing Hong at supermarkets in Asian suburbs
What to ask for · Hong Kong brands cannot be imported; the shelf carries Australian-made (黃家園, Wing Hong)
If it is not there · Double the sausage if there is no cured duck
In season · When the autumn wind rises
Checked On Hing · 2026-08-19
Where · Every Asian grocer, Umall, On Hing; Wing Hong at supermarkets in Asian suburbs
What to ask for · Hong Kong brands cannot be imported; the shelf carries Australian-made (黃家園, Wing Hong)
If it is not there · Double the sausage if there is no cured duck
In season · When the autumn wind rises
Checked On Hing · 2026-08-19
