Extrawurst can be either a type of

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or part of a

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Sausage type

Extrawurst is a type of

Austrian Austrian may refer to: * Austrians, someone from Austria or of Austrian descent ** Someone who is considered an Austrian citizen, see Austrian nationality law * Austrian German dialect * Something associated with the country Austria, for example: ...

scalded

. It is moist, light-coloured, fine-textured, and made from a well-spiced mixture of beef, pork and bacon fat. In Austria, it is the most popular type of cold cut. It is similar to the American

Bologna sausage Bologna sausage, informally baloney ( ), is a sausage derived from the Italian mortadella, a similar-looking, finely ground pork sausage, originally from the city of Bologna (). Typical seasonings for bologna include black pepper, nutmeg, a ...

, the Dutch , the German ''Lyoner'' or ''Fleischwurst'' and the Swedish ''

Falukorv Falukorv ( , ) is a Swedish sausage (''korv'' in Swedish) made of a grated mixture of smoked pork and beef or veal with potato starch flour, onion, salt and mild spices. Falukorv is a cooked sausage, so it can be eaten without any further prepar ...

''. It is cooked or served cold, often in a

Wurstsalat Wurstsalat (German, literally ''sausage salad'') is a tart sausage salad prepared with distilled white vinegar, oil and onions. A variation of the recipe adds strips of pickled gherkin. It is generally made from boiled sausage like Lyoner, stad ...

, or as a

. One variety is the ''Pikantwurst'', which has finely chopped red or green peppers added to it. Another type of Extrawurst called ''Gurkerlextra'' containing small chunks of pickled cucumber is also available.

German idiomatic expression

Extrawurst is also a frequently used

expression of disapproval relating to someone wanting or receiving special treatment. One would say ''"er will immer eine Extrawurst gebraten haben"'' or ''"er bekommt eine Extrawurst gebraten"'' ("he always wants esp. he getsan additional/special sausage grilled/fried for him") to express that someone wants or gets something out of the ordinary.

References

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