Sausage

German wurst sausage

Greek Loukaniko sausage.

Traditional sausage making - filling, Italy 2008

Stanching

Sausage is a food made of ground-up or chopped-up meat or meat with other ingredients. It often has spices in it and is covered in a casing. Traditionally, a sausage casing is made of animal intestine, but can sometimes be made of plastic. There are many forms of sausages, including hot dog, pepperoni, bologna, and salami.

Sausages often have meat from the animal's head, lips, cheeks, ears and other parts. Some have blood in them. German and British sausages normally have a lot of "rusk," or bread crumbs, and they are less meaty than sausages from other countries. Vegetarian or vegan sausages are often made of products other than animal products, such as tofu.^[1]

Sausages may be used as a meal, in a sandwich, or in other foods like stews. Sausages can be eaten as whole pieces, or they can be chopped up as already cooked pieces.

Germany has regions that have special kinds of sausage. Sausages are some of the oldest German foods.

Name origin

The word "sausage" was first used in English in the mid-15th century. During the mid-15th century, the word "sausage" was spelled as "sawsyge".^[2] The word "sawsyge" came from Old North French saussiche (Modern French saucisse)".^[2] The French word came from Vulgar Latin salsica (sausage), from salsicus (seasoned with salt).^[2]

Types of sausage

Andouille
Blood sausage, a type of sausage made of animal blood
Bratwurst (a German/Austrian variety)
Breakfast sausage
Chorizo
Fish
Knockwurst
Landjäger
Mortadella
Salami

Sausage Media

Kiełbasa biała (white sausage), szynkowa (smoked), śląska and podhalańska styles (Poland)
A plate of bratwurst, sauerkraut and mashed potatoes, typical of German cuisine
Csabai kolbászok (Hungarian csabai sausages)
Full Scottish breakfast: black pudding, Lorne sausage, toast, fried mushrooms and baked beans
Sausage making at home
Plate of German sausage: Jagdwurst, liver sausage, blood sausage, Westphalian ham
Monroe Sausage using Natural Hog Casing
Sausage making in Russia
Smoked sausages from Harbin, China
Sai Oua is an herbaceous and very tasty Lao pork sausage