Battered sausages are a type 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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found all across the
United Kingdom
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,
Ireland
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,
Australia
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and
New Zealand
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.
British and Irish battered sausage
The battered sausage is a standard menu item in
fish and chip
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shops across the
United Kingdom
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and
Ireland
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, often described as an "essential" staple of the
fish and chip shop
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menu. They are made up of a
pork
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Pork is eaten both freshly cooked and preserved; ...
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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dipped in
batter (usually the same batter used to batter fish), and usually served with
chips
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. A meal of battered sausage and chips is usually known as a 'battered sausage supper' in
Scotland
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.
Australia and New Zealand
In
Australia
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, it may be referred to as a "battered sav" (
saveloy
A saveloy is a type of highly seasoned sausage, usually bright red, normally boiled and available in most fish and chip shops around England. It is occasionally also available fried in batter.
Etymology
The word is believed to be derived fr ...
is a type of sausage). This may also have given rise to the local expression "fair suck of the sav". In
New Zealand
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, they can be found either with or without a stick inserted (similar to a
corn dog
A corn dog (also spelled corndog) is a sausage (usually a hot dog) on a stick that has been coated in a thick layer of cornmeal batter and deep fried. It originated in the United States and is commonly found in American cuisine.
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). If served with the stick, it is referred to as a hot dog and usually dipped in a generous amount of tomato sauce and consumed immediately. In Australia, this variant may also be referred to as a "pluto pup" or a "dagwood dog."
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List of maize dishes
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Ingredients
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List of sausage dishes
This is a list of notable sausage dishes, in which sausage is used as a primary ingredient or as a significant component of a dish.
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Corn dog
A corn dog (also spelled corndog) is a sausage (usually a hot dog) on a stick that has been coated in a thick layer of cornmeal batter and deep fried. It originated in the United States and is commonly found in American cuisine.
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Red pudding
Red pudding is a meat dish served mainly at chip shops in some areas of Scotland. Red pudding is associated with the east of Scotland, particularly Fife, but has become less common in recent years.[Saveloy
A saveloy is a type of highly seasoned sausage, usually bright red, normally boiled and available in most fish and chip shops around England. It is occasionally also available fried in batter.
Etymology
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Irish meat dishes
British sausages
Australian sausages
New Zealand sausages
Maize dishes
Sausage dishes
Cooked sausages