Why are English sausages so bad?

Second, the British tend to use fillers/extenders in their sausages. Sometimes, the filler can be as much as 90\% of the sausage in poorest-quality ones. Fillers like breadcrumb, oats, or barley are simply bland. If you look around, though, you can find good butchers and sausage-makers who shoot for 95\%+ meat content.

Are British sausages good?

I would then move onto the great boiling and grilling sausages of Europe, the boudins and saucisses of France, Italy’s cotechino and zampone and all manner of magnificent German Wurst. Sausages that usually do away with the rusk, favour a coarser cut and contain up to 100\% meat.

What is Germany’s most popular sausage?

Bratwurst
Bratwurst. Bratwurst is likely the most popular German wurst and is made from pork, beef, marjoram, caraway, garlic, and many other spices.

What part of the pig is sausage UK?

* Natural sausage skins are made of the intestines of pigs, sheep or cow’s intestines.

Is cochineal used in sausages?

The natural pigment carmine or cochineal extract (E120), which, hundreds of years ago, was used to dye cloth and fur, became a relatively cheap option for providing red colouring in food in the last century. Whether in salami, sausages, ham, ice cream, cakes, juice or fruit yogurt, carmine was omnipresent.

Who makes the best sausages in the UK?

Best pork sausages

• Asda Extra Special Classic Pork Sausages.
• The Black Farmer Premium Pork Sausages.
• Heck 6 97\% Pork Sausages.
• Jolly Hog Proper Porker Sausages.
• Lidl Deluxe 6 Outdoor Bred British Pork Sausages.
• M&S Our Best Ever Pork Sausage.
• Morrisons The Best Thick Pork Sausages.

Which country makes the best sausages?

Germany, without a doubt, offers the broadest choice and highest level of expertise in the world of sausage.