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Brühwurst ("scalded sausage" or "parboiled sausage") is the collective name for several types of
According to German guidelines, parboiled sausages are divided for meat and meat products, broadly divided into four groups:
* Cooked sausages ( frankfurters, ''
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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s according to the German classification. They are a cooked sausage that are scalded (parboiled
Parboiling (or leaching) is the partial or semi boiling of food as the first step in cooking. The word is from the Old French 'parboillir' (to boil thoroughly) but by mistaken association with 'part' it has acquired its current meaning.
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), as opposed to being raw. They are typically prepared from raw meat that is finely chopped, are sometimes smoked, and are typically served hot.
In the English-speaking world such sausages are usually divided into two classes: cooked sausages (e.g. hot dog
A hot dog (uncommonly spelled hotdog) is a food consisting of a grilled or steamed sausage served in the slit of a partially sliced Hot dog bun, bun. The term hot dog can refer to the sausage itself. The sausage used is a wiener (Vienna sausag ...
s) and cooked smoked sausages (e.g. kielbasa
Kielbasa (, ; from Polish ) is any type of meat sausage from Poland and a staple of Polish cuisine. In American English the word typically refers to a coarse, U-shaped smoked sausage of any kind of meat, which closely resembles the ''Wiejska'' ...
).
Characteristics and processing
The consistency of a scalded sausage depends on the water binding capacity of the meat. This is particularly high immediately after slaughter, so that sausages were traditionally made from "still warm, freshly slaughtered" meat. In contemporary times, sausages are mainly produced using chilled or matured meat. In addition, fat stabilization and structure formation (gelation
In polymer chemistry, gelation (gel transition) is the formation of a gel from a system with polymers. Branched polymers can form links between the chains, which lead to progressively larger polymers. As the linking continues, larger branched p ...
) are crucial factors in cooked sausage.
Types
According to German guidelines, parboiled sausages are divided for meat and meat products, broadly divided into four groups:
* Cooked sausages ( frankfurters, ''Debrecener
A debrecener ( hu, debreceni kolbász, german: Debre(c)ziner, it, Salsiccia di Debrecen) is a pork sausage of uniform fine texture and reddish-orange colour, named after the Hungarian city of Debrecen. The sausages are heavily spiced with papr ...
'')
* Boiled sausage, minced (Lyon
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, ''Weisswurst
A Weisswurst (German ''Weißwurst'' , literally ''white sausage''; bar, Weißwuascht) is a traditional Bavarian sausage made from minced veal and pork back bacon. It is usually flavored with parsley, lemon, mace, onions, ginger and cardamom, ...
'' (white sausage), meatloaf, '' Burenwurst'')
* Coarse cooked sausage (smoked 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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, Krainer sausage, beer sausage
''Bierwurst'' is a German cooked, smoked ''Brühwurst'' sausage originally from Bavaria, with a garlicky flavor and dark red color. It is seasoned with black peppercorns, paprika and mustard seeds for flavor.
The meat is partially cured and ...
, '' Krakauer'')
* Cooked sausage with inserts (''Käsekrainer
Käsekrainer is a type of lightly smoked Brühwurst containing roughly torn bits of pork and 10% to 20% cheese (for example Emmentaler) cut into small cubes. They are sold all over Austria at Würstelstand outlets. It is a variety of Carniolan s ...
'', ham sausage
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).
Additional types of brühwurst include '' Bierschinken'', ''Knackwurst
Knackwurst () (in North America sometimes spelled knockwurst () refers to a type of sausage of northern German origin from the mid-16th century. The many available varieties depend on the geographical region of their production.
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'' and ''Bierwurst
''Bierwurst'' is a German cooked, smoked ''Brühwurst'' sausage originally from Bavaria, with a garlicky flavor and dark red color. It is seasoned with black peppercorns, paprika and mustard seeds for flavor.
The meat is partially cured and t ...
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Army provisions
Brühwurst have been used in army provisions as a non-perishable food (that does not require refrigeration) and as a food that has properties similar to fresh products.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 ...
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