Chipolata

chipolata a small sausage filled with lean pork, pork fat, and cooked rice, and using a sheep’s intestine as the casing. Chipolatas are popular in France, where they are finger width, relatively long, and usually pan fried. They are sometimes used as a garnish for other dishes.

The name is derived from the Italian cipollata, meaning something containing onion as an ingredient or flavouring (cipolla = onion), and this is the meaning which is still valid in Italy; but the sausages called chipolatas outside Italy contain no onions and the origin of this usage is a mystery.