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Also known as Polish sausage, Ukrainian sausage

Kielbasa (, ; from Polish '''' ) is any type of meat sausage from Poland and a staple of Polish cuisine. In American English, it is typically a coarse, U-shaped smoked sausage of any kind of meat, which closely resembles the Wiejska sausage'' (typically pork only).

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Kielbasa
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Four types of kiełbasa made in Poland: biała kiełbasa (white sausage), a slice of kiełbasa krakowska, the thin kabanos (pl. 'kabanosy'), and kiełbasa wiejska (farmhouse sausage)
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Poland
Food.region
Central Europe and Eastern Europe
Food.course
Main
Food.type
Sausage
Food.main_ingredient
Meat (pork, beef, turkey, lamb, chicken or veal)

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  • Etymology and usage
  • Varieties and regional variations
  • Poland
  • Types
  • Ukraine
  • Canada
  • Hungary
  • Slovenia
  • United States
  • Elsewhere
  • See also
  • Explanatory notes
  • References
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Kielbasa (, ; from Polish '''' ) is any type of meat sausage from Poland and a staple of Polish cuisine. In American English, it is typically a coarse, U-shaped smoked sausage of any kind of meat, which closely resembles the Wiejska sausage'' (typically pork only).

==Etymology and usage== The word entered English directly from the Polish ' and Czech ', meaning "sausage". Both these forms can be derived from a Proto-Slavic *kъlbasa, which is also the source of Russian колбаса, Ukrainian , Croatian '''', etc. It's exact origin is unclear, perhaps borrowed from either Turkic ' or via Jewish butchers, from Hebrew '.

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