Authentic Harbin red sausage: Harbin Roulian, Commercial Committee Red Sausage, Qiulin Lidaos, Agricultural University Red Sausage, Russian Red Square.

1. Harbin Roulian

Harbin Roulian’s red sausage is more suitable for the public’s taste. It is an old brand of red sausage. It has been rated as an intangible cultural heritage of Heilongjiang and has a salty taste. Fragrant, firm meat, reddish color, strong garlic aroma, relatively cheap.

2. Shangwei Red Sausage

There is only one Shangwei Red Sausage in Harbin. It is the most popular red sausage brand among locals in recent years and can be seen all year round. There are long queues of people to buy, and during festivals the queues can stretch for more than one kilometer. Shangwei red sausage is moderately salty, the meat is soft and tender, the skin is very thin, the wrinkles are relatively shallow, the garlic flavor is light, the outer skin is slightly harder, but more chewy.

3. Qiulin Ridaos

Qiulin has many branches in Harbin and has entered Taobao early, so it is more convenient to buy. It should be that Harbin red sausage is more famous outside. It's a high-end brand. Qiulin's red sausage has a stronger smoky flavor, a darker color, even wrinkles, and the meat is tight and elastic. Its red sausage is more expensive.

4. Agricultural University Red Sausage

Agricultural University Red Sausage was originally sold on the campus of Northeast Forestry University. Because it was particularly popular with students, it gained a reputation, so it was called Agricultural University Red Sausage. The price is affordable. , red sausage has more fat, so it tastes a little greasy, but tastes delicious. If you don’t like fatty meat, you can buy its children’s sausage, which is also very popular.

5. Russian-style Red Sausage

Although it is not good in the Harbin market now, it is worth everyone’s attention that many brands of red sausage in Harbin were in the beginning. In fact, they all borrowed the basic craftsmanship of the Russian-style Red Square. It can be said that without the Russian-style Red Square, there would be no development of red sausage in Harbin today. If you like to taste traditional Russian-style red sausage, you can try it, but it is more difficult to buy.

Notes:

1. The red sausage is ready to eat after opening the bag. Gently tear off the casing, or wipe away the traces of plant ash left on the casing during smoking, and you can eat it directly.

2. Red sausage can be eaten hot: stir-fried, grilled, fried, or microwaved.