{{italic title}} {{Short description|Sausage dish}} {{Refimprove|auto=yes|date=December 2009}} thumb|''Moronga'' '''''Moronga''''' (also called '''''rellena''''', '''''morcilla''''', or '''''mbusia''''') is a kind of blood sausage. It is found in Uruguayan, Argentine, Cuban, Colombian, Puerto Rican, Central American (El Salvador, Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama and Costa Rica), Mexican, and 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'', oregano, and mint), onions, and chili peppers are added and then boiled for several hours in casing made of a pig's large intestines. It is served in a sauce, either ''chile rojo'' or ''chile verde''. It is also served in central Mexico as a filling in ''gorditas'' and tacos after it has been pan-fried with fresh onions and jalapeño peppers. This sausage is called ''morcilla'' in the Yucatán 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 * Blood as food * List of sausages * {{portal-inline|food}}
==References== {{reflist}} *[http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20070926/news_lz1f26mexican.html Flavored memories]
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