Wurstsalat is a traditional salad from Germany (especially southern parts), Switzerland, Austria, and Alsace in France made with strips of sausage. It's a popular dish often consumed as a light meal in beer gardens or traditional inns, especially during the warm summer months.
The main ingredient in wurstsalat is thinly sliced sausage. The most commonly used type is Lyoner, fleischwurst, or stadtwurst, although the Swiss variant often uses cervelat. These are all types of cooked sausage that are similar to bologna or frankfurter.
VARIATIONS OF Salade de saucisse
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Boudin noir aux pommes is a traditional dish consisting of a blood sausage that is paired with apples. The French pride themselves on making an excellent blood sausage, so it is unsurprising that the dish makes for a flavorful starter throughout France, its popularity derived from the contrast between the acidity of the apples and the delicate flavors of the blood sausage.
The sausages are fried in oil, after which the chopped apples also get fried in the same oil. The dish is typically served with the blood sausage on top of the cooked apples.
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Saucisson brioche is a French specialty hailing from the city of Lyon. It consists of a whole sausage that's (usually) coated in pistachios, then baked inside a brioche loaf. The saucisson is a large and thick sausage, while the dough is less sweet and egg-rich than the standard breakfast brioche that can be bought in most boulangeries.
The combination is baked in the oven until the loaf becomes golden brown. Once done, it is served warm in slices. It's recommended to pair this delicacy with a glass of Beaujolais.
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Chorizo al vino is a traditional tapa or bar snack originating from Spain. The savory dish is made by braising pieces and slices of chorizo sausage in Spanish red wine. The sausage is usually cooked with garlic and bay leaves for extra flavor. Most bars serve chorizo al vino with crusty bread on the side for mopping up the flavorful juices.
If desired, garnish the dish with freshly chopped parsley on top.
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This classic street food item hails from French Brittany, more precisely from the department of Ille-et-Vilaine. Usually sold at food trucks, galette saucisse consists of a cold buckwheat crêpe that is wrapped around a warm grilled pork sausage.
The combination can be complemented by mustard, but other options may also include mayonnaise or ketchup, cheese, or other garnishes. The dish is believed to have originated as early as the 15th century, and it is said that the first versions were prepared with pork offal.
MOST ICONIC Galette-saucisse
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