Saucisson de Lyon is a large cured pork
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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saucisson sec
Saucisson () or saucisson sec is a family of thick, dry-cured sausages in French cuisine. Typically made of pork, or a mixture of pork and other meats, saucisson are a type of charcuterie similar to salami or summer sausage.
Origin
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Lyonnaise cuisine
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. It sometimes includes some beef or a liqueur.
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It is similar to other large French cured sausages such as those of Arles, Lorraine, and Burgundy.
See also
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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
French sausages
Fermented sausages
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