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''Bierschinken'' (in Austria and Switzerland ''Krakauer'') or ''Schinkenwurst'' ("ham wurst", literally "ham sausage") is a form of
''Bierschinken'' (in Austria and Switzerland ''Krakauer'') or ''Schinkenwurst'' ("ham wurst", literally "ham sausage") is a form of sausage
A sausage is a type of meat product usually made from ground meat—often pork, beef, or poultry—along with salt, spices and other flavourings. Other ingredients, such as grains or breadcrumbs may be included as fillers or extenders.
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or cold cut
Lunch meats—also known as cold cuts, luncheon meats, cooked meats, sliced meats, cold meats, sandwich meats, and deli meats—are precooked or cured meats that are sliced and served cold or hot. They are typically served in sandwiches or on ...
particularly common in German-speaking countries.
It is a fine ''Brühwurst
Brühwurst ("scalded sausage" or "parboiled sausage") is the collective name for several types of sausages according to the German classification. They are a cooked sausage that are scalded (parboiled), as opposed to being raw. They are typical ...
'' of cured pork, beef or poultry meat (and sometimes mixed), plus bacon and spices with a coarse deposit of pork pieces or cooked ham. It may be slightly smoked. It is usually sold sliced in delicatessens
Traditionally, a delicatessen or deli is a retail establishment that sells a selection of fine, exotic, or foreign prepared foods. Delicatessen originated in Germany (original: ) during the 18th century and spread to the United States in the m ...
, but it can also be found preserved in cans.
Contrary to the name, ''Bierschinken'' (literally "beer ham") does not contain any beer, but rather, is eaten as a snack with beer.
See also
*List of sausages
This is a list of notable sausages. Sausage is a food usually made from ground meat with a skin around it. Typically, a sausage is formed in a casing traditionally made from intestine, but sometimes synthetic. Some sausages are cooked durin ...
References
{{reflist German sausages Austrian sausages Swiss sausages Cooked sausages