# Beef, Beef and Pork, Pork. Sausage poll. **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [February 6, 2005, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beef-beef-and-pork-pork-sausage-poll/288597 "2005-02-06T01:51:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2005, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beef-beef-and-pork-pork-sausage-poll/288597/1 "2005-02-06T01:51:48Z")
[spoiler]I found out recently that I only like beef sausages. Until then I had been disappointed with the sausages I had been buying. I had thought “why are these nothing like the bangers from back home?” Then one day I remembered that some sausages are beef and some are pork. With this new information I went to the supermarket. I discovered that nearly all the brands of sausages they sell are pork, with the exception of one brand, which sells pork and beef sausages. I bought a pack of them and when I ate them they were much nicer than every pork sausage from the IOM I had previously bought. I prefer pork as a meat, but I seem to prefer beef to pork as the contents of a sausage. so, Shoprite, sell some beef sausages damnit![/spoiler] ---
**Author:** ![chaoticbear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f07891/32.png) [@chaoticbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chaoticbear)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2005, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beef-beef-and-pork-pork-sausage-poll/288597/2 "2005-02-06T01:54:49Z")
I like pork sausage fine, TYVM. (But **Lobbie** -boy… why the spoiler box?) ---
**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2005, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beef-beef-and-pork-pork-sausage-poll/288597/3 "2005-02-06T02:13:19Z")
> [@chaoticdonkey](#): > > (But **Lobbie** -boy… why the spoiler box?) So as not to influence the decision of those replying. ---
**Author:** ![devilsknew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4da419/32.png) [@devilsknew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/devilsknew)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2005, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beef-beef-and-pork-pork-sausage-poll/288597/4 "2005-02-06T06:03:02Z")
You might find that a real kielbasa (traditional polish, white, garlic, pork sausage) from a good butcher might change your preference. Personally I’m not a big fan of the processed and packaged supermarket sausages. I don’t like the texture…they grind the sausage much too fine and pasty, I like a coarse ground meaty texture in my sausage. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2005, 6:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beef-beef-and-pork-pork-sausage-poll/288597/5 "2005-02-06T06:42:51Z")
They’re all good. In general, I prefer pork sausages. In general, most sausages are made from pork, although pork & beef and pork and veal (e.g. bratwurst and many kielbasas) are quite common. (As well as venison, lamb, etc.) I kind of consider all-beef kinds the bastard son of sausages, but I reluctantly must accept them, as good Chicago-style hot dogs should be all-beef. But stick with the fresh, uncooked deli sausages or cured & smoked sausages. Chorizo (all pork), Italian sausage (generally, all pork), andouille (all pork), etc., are all fabulous sausages. AFAIK, bangers are generally made from pork as well. ---
**Author:** ![Gorsnak](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gorsnak/32/7587_2.png) [@Gorsnak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gorsnak)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2005, 7:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beef-beef-and-pork-pork-sausage-poll/288597/6 "2005-02-06T07:34:46Z")
It’s impossible to buy good sausage from a store. You want some good sausage, come visit in a week. There’s a couple hundred pounds of it currently eating oats out on the farm that’s due to be smoked next Saturday. ---
**Author:** ![MidnightRadio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecd19e/32.png) [@MidnightRadio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MidnightRadio)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2005, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beef-beef-and-pork-pork-sausage-poll/288597/7 "2005-02-06T13:19:02Z")
They have a lamb sausage with garlic and mint at Wild Oats that I’m particularly fond of.