Originally Posted by corky

Lots of sausages are shelf stable until opened. I have some chorizo in my pantry right now.
Most Chinese sausage that I have seen are pork....would you have to get your kid's permission to buy it? And what is a Chinese tamale? I guess I can google it.

Originally Posted by corky

I didn't realize that kids up there weren't still doing school at home. So I guess you would have to finish off the entire package of sausages before he gets home from school. Wouldn't it just be easier to ask him for special dispensation like your wife gets with the prosciutto?
When I googled Chinese tamale it said Zongzi---is that the same thing?
Lots of sausages are cured & dried in a way that makes them shelf stable. Have you not seen sausages hanging in a deli? Lots of salami, summer sausage, pepperoni are often available shelf stable. I have received food gift baskets that have those kinds of sausages along with crackers and cheeses----gift baskets are not refrigerated.
In the big picture of nutrition, sodium is the least dangerous part of your diet. You guys eat an awful lot of sugar and refined carbs. But yes, all sausages contain a lot of sodium.

Originally Posted by gaobest

I’m tempted to buy the Chinese sausage that Costco sells - I used to eat it often as a child. It’s a surreal meat sausage that is sold UN-refrigerated and I cant even comprehend the HOW of it except it is cooked by steam; usually just cooked together with rice. Usually chinese “tamales” have a couple slices of them. Now it sounds really good.
I guess it must use tons of sodium in order to function!