Mexican chorizo is a traditional sausage that differs from Spanish chorizo in many ways. The pork is not chopped, but ground, and the sausage itself isn’t cured, but fresh and raw, which means that it must be cooked before consumption. The red color doesn’t come from paprika, but from red chili peppers, making Mexican chorizo much spicier.

The mat mixture is often enriched with pork fat, vinegar, and various spices. The sausage is air-dried from one day to a full week. The versatile Mexican chorizo can be used in egg dishes, tacos, burgers, stuffed peppers, and similar savory dishes.

It is believed that the first Mexican chorizos were prepared in Toluca.

Traditional American pepperoni is a dry sausage that is smoked and air dried, although sometimes it can also be cooked. It is made from pork, beef, or a combination of both, usually 30% beef and 70% pork. The sausage is typically soft, with a slightly smoky flavor and a bright red color due to paprika and cayenne pepper.

It is often seasoned with peppers, fennel, garlic, or mustard seeds. Its fast-fermented, thinly sliced variety often ends up as a pizza topping in numerous American-style pizza establishments. In fact, it is the most popular topping in America, served on more than 35% of all pizza orders. 

Vienna Beef hot dog is a sausage variety manufactured by Vienna Beef Inc., mainly used in the iconic Chicago-style hot dog. It consists of at least 75% ground bull beef, garlic juice, salt, paprika, and a secret blend of flavorings and seasoning, all encased in the natural sheep intestine.

But what sets it apart is the high quality of said ingredients and a unique production process — only premium cuts of beef are slow-cooked to perfection and then smoked to bring out their flavor. Vienna Beef Inc. was founded in 1893 by Viennese immigrants Emil Reichel and Sam Ladany, who were selling hot dogs with Viennese sausages during Chicago World's Fair. 

Kramarczuk's sausages are Eastern European-style smoked sausages produced by the Kramarczuk Sausage Company, owners of a namesake deli, bakery, and restaurant in Minneapolis. The sausages have no preservatives or fillers and get their flavor thanks to a good choice of meat cuts.

You can choose from about a dozen varieties, from Polish kielbasa to German brats, Ukranian kovbaca and kishka, linguica, and chorizo, to name a few. They also offer baked goods, fresh and cured meat, condiments, cakes, and pastries at their establishments.