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[[File:Morcilla (9610240477).jpg|thumb|''Moronga'']]
'''''Moronga''''' (also called '''''rellena''''', '''''morcilla''''', or '''''mbusia''''') is a kind of [[blood sausage]]. It is found in [[Uruguay]], [[Argentina]], [[Cuba]], [[Colombia]], [[Puerto Rico]], [[Central America]] (El Salvador, Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama and Costa Rica), [[Mexican cuisine|Mexican]], and [[Paraguayan cuisine|Paraguay 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 (sausage)|casing]] made of a [[pig]]'s [[Large intestine|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 ''[[gordita]]s'' and [[Taco|tacos]] after it has been [[Pan frying|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]]
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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 cuisine]]
[[Category:Blood sausages]]
[[Category:Central American cuisine]]
[[Category:Cuban sausages]]
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[[Category:Colombian cuisine]]
[[Category:Mexican sausages]]
[[Category:Puerto Rican cuisine]]


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