Bierschinken Wurst

Bierschinken Wurst (lit. beer ham sausage) is a variety of parboiled German sausage with chunks of pickled pork meat or cooked ham. It typically consists of finely ground pork, bacon, water or ice, salt, and spices such as mace, ginger, cardamom, coriander, and white pepper.

After it is combined with the meat pieces, the sausage mixture is typically filled into natural or artificial casings, and it sometimes gets smoked before cooking. Although it is mostly prepared with pork, the sausage can also be made with beef or poultry, or any combination of pork, beef, and poultry.

The bier part (meaning beer in German) in the sausage’s name does not refer to its composition but rather to the tradition of enjoying slices of this sausage alongside a cold beer. Also known as Schinkenwurst, this sausage is usually eaten sliced as a cold cut atop fresh bread rolls or slices of wood-fired bread along with gherkins and eggs.

It's also an excellent accompaniment to beer. Even though its exact origin is unknown, it is generally believed that this sausage variety originates from Bavaria.