# Moronga

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'''''Moronga''''' (also called '''''rellena''''', '''''morcilla''''', or '''''mbusia''''') is a kind of [blood sausage](/source/blood_sausage). It is found in [Uruguay](/source/Uruguay)an, [Argentine](/source/Argentina), [Cuba](/source/Cuba)n, [Colombia](/source/Colombia)n, [Puerto Rican](/source/Puerto_Rico), [Central America](/source/Central_America)n (El Salvador, Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama and Costa Rica), [Mexican](/source/Mexican_cuisine), and [Paraguayan cuisine](/source/Paraguayan_cuisine).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Alvarez |first=Natalia |date=2011-02-25 |title=Como hacer morcilla (Mbusia) |url=https://www.tembiuparaguay.com/recetas/como-hacer-morcilla-mbusia/ |access-date=2024-07-05 |website=Tembi'u Paraguay |language=es}}</ref> 

Spices, herbs (such as ''[ruta](/source/ruta)'', oregano, and mint), onions, and chili peppers are added and then boiled for several hours in [casing](/source/Casing_(sausage)) made of a [pig](/source/pig)'s [large intestines](/source/Large_intestine). It is served in a sauce, either ''chile rojo'' or ''chile verde''. It is also served in central Mexico as a filling in ''[gordita](/source/gordita)s'' and [tacos](/source/Taco) after it has been [pan-fried](/source/Pan_frying) with fresh onions and [jalapeño](/source/jalape%C3%B1o) peppers. This sausage is called ''morcilla'' in the [Yucatán Peninsula](/source/Yucat%C3%A1n_Peninsula), and it is almost always served along with other sausages (''buche'')<ref> Condé Nast Traveler: A Local's Guide to the Best of Mérida, Mexico [http://www.cntraveler.com/stories/2015-08-27/a-locals-guide-to-the-best-of-merida-mexico-yucatan] </ref> and a mix of pickled onion, cilantro, and spices.<ref> Ethnic Food Lover's Companion: A Sourcebook for Understanding the Cuisines of the World [https://books.google.com/books?id=9MEfv2p2JP4C]</ref><ref> Yucatán: Recipes from a Culinary Expedition, By David Sterling [https://books.google.com/books?id=rmHIAgAAQBAJ&q=morcilla&pg=PA558]</ref>

==See also==
* [Black pudding](/source/Black_pudding)
* [Blood as food](/source/Blood_as_food)
* [List of sausages](/source/List_of_sausages)
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==References==
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*[http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20070926/news_lz1f26mexican.html Flavored memories]

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Category:Argentine sausages
Category:Blood sausages
Category:Central American cuisine
Category:Colombian cuisine
Category:Cuban sausages
Category:Mexican cuisine
Category:Mexican sausages
Category:Paraguayan cuisine
Category:Puerto Rican cuisine
Category:Uruguayan cuisine

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