# Most popular sausage where you live? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** food-cooking\ **Created:** [December 10, 2022, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-popular-sausage-where-you-live/976305 "2022-12-10T17:26:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![mixdenny](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mixdenny/32/2962_2.png) [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2022, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-popular-sausage-where-you-live/976305/1 "2022-12-10T17:26:39Z")
Or perhaps the most iconic. Here in Cleveland it has to be Polish kielbasi and the numerous ethnic variations - Slovenian, Hungarian, Ukrainian - all good. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2022, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-popular-sausage-where-you-live/976305/2 "2022-12-10T17:27:50Z")
Here in the DC 'burbs: > **[Half-smoke](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Half-smoke)** > > A half-smoke is a "local sausage delicacy" found in Washington, D.C., and the surrounding region. Similar to a hot dog, but usually larger, spicier, and with more coarsely-ground meat, the sausage is often half-pork and half-beef, smoked, and served with herbs, onion, and chili sauce. > The etymology of "half-smoke" possibly comes from the original half-pork, half-beef composition, the ingredients and smoked method of preparation. Another possible explanation is that the texture and flavor is ha... ---
**Author:** ![psychonaut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/psychonaut/32/4655_2.png) [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2022, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-popular-sausage-where-you-live/976305/3 "2022-12-10T17:36:13Z")
I live in Vienna, where the most iconic sausage is the world-famous wiener, though the locals call it a _Frankfurter_. Conversely, when I used to live near Frankfurt, the locals called the same sausage a _Wiener_. For some reason, neither city wants to claim the sausage as its own. But the wiener/frankfurter isn’t the most _popular_ sausage in Vienna; that honour goes to the _[Käsekrainer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C3%A4sekrainer)_, a thick cheese-filled sausage that is commonly eaten with a side of mustard and rye bread, and maybe also grated horseradish. Some sausage stands will also serve them in a long, thin loaf of white bread that’s been hollowed out, sort of like a hot dog. ---
**Author:** ![pjd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pjd/32/3009_2.png) [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2022, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-popular-sausage-where-you-live/976305/4 "2022-12-10T17:57:36Z")
This bunch are not far from me. I went there an bought some once when i lived even closer, and they’re not 'alf bad. > **[The Braughing Sausage Company](https://www.braughingsausage.com/)** > > The Braughing Sausage Company - Home Of The Famous Braughing Sausage ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2022, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-popular-sausage-where-you-live/976305/5 "2022-12-10T18:07:38Z")
Chicago area, the top ones would likely be: - Hot dogs - Polish sausage - Italian sausage ---
**Author:** ![TheCuse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thecuse/32/2854_2.png) [@TheCuse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheCuse)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2022, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-popular-sausage-where-you-live/976305/6 "2022-12-10T18:23:23Z")
Gianelli Sausage (located here in Syracuse: [https://www.gianellisausage.com/](https://www.gianellisausage.com/) For hot dogs, we have Hoffman Hot Dogs: [https://hofmannsausage.com/](https://hofmannsausage.com/) ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2022, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-popular-sausage-where-you-live/976305/7 "2022-12-10T18:54:48Z")
[Uncle Charley’s Sausages](https://unclecharleys.com/) are made just a couple miles from our house. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2022, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-popular-sausage-where-you-live/976305/8 "2022-12-10T19:12:08Z")
They tend to call everything a “brat” in MN and WI, which may or may not be actual bratwurst. ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2022, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-popular-sausage-where-you-live/976305/9 "2022-12-10T19:18:33Z")
In Sheboygan County, WI it’s the bratwurst, followed by the somersausage. ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2022, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-popular-sausage-where-you-live/976305/10 "2022-12-10T19:30:58Z")
Is breakfast patty an option? If in North Carolina I ordered anything “sausage” without specifying, that’s what I’d expect. My apologies if I’m misunderstanding. ---
**Author:** ![WildaBeast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wildabeast/32/6_2.png) [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2022, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-popular-sausage-where-you-live/976305/11 "2022-12-10T20:17:04Z")
I don’t know if California is particularly known for sausage. I guess if I had to pick one it would be chorizo. All the taquerias have it on the menu, and chorizo and eggs is not an uncommon breakfast/brunch item. ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2022, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-popular-sausage-where-you-live/976305/12 "2022-12-10T20:20:16Z")
> **[Boerewors](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boerewors)** > > Boerewors, (pronounced \[ˈbuːrəˌvɔrs\]) is a type of sausage which originated in South Africa. It is an important part of South African, Zimbabwean, Botswana and Namibian cuisine and is popular across Southern Africa. The name is derived from the Afrikaans words boer ("farmer") and wors ("sausage"). According to South African government regulation, boerewors must contain at least 90 percent meat, and always contain beef, as well as lamb, pork, or a mixture of lamb and pork.\[citation needed\] The > **[Droëwors](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dro%C3%ABwors)** > > Droëwors (/ˈdruːəvɔːrs/; Afrikaans literally "dry sausage") is a Southern African snack food, based on the traditional, coriander-seed spiced boerewors sausage. It is usually made as a dunwors (Afrikaans for "thin sausage") rather than dikwors ("thick sausage"), as the thinner sausage dries quicker and is thus, less likely to spoil before it can be preserved. If dikwors is to be used, it is usually flattened to provide a larger surface area for drying. > The recipe used for these dried sausages ... ---
**Author:** ![TheCuse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thecuse/32/2854_2.png) [@TheCuse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheCuse)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2022, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-popular-sausage-where-you-live/976305/13 "2022-12-10T20:42:08Z")
> [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](#): > > Is breakfast patty an option? If in North Carolina I ordered anything “sausage” without specifying, that’s what I’d expect. > > My apologies if I’m misunderstanding. I actually like sweet sausage patties for a sandwich on a hamburg roll] (not the hot sausage). Always prefer patties for breakfast sausage rather than the link sausage. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2022, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-popular-sausage-where-you-live/976305/14 "2022-12-10T22:17:34Z")
> [@TheCuse](#): > > Always prefer patties for breakfast sausage rather than the link sausage. When I thaw a package of 18 sausages (links) I slice then peel off the casing when they’re 75% thawed. I grill some as links and grill some Pattie’s that I form grill side. I grill an entire package then put them in a Tupperware container in the fridge. Lunches for the week. ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2022, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-popular-sausage-where-you-live/976305/15 "2022-12-10T22:18:51Z")
In St. Louis it’s Bratwurst. One year I was doing publicity for the giant July 4th celebration, and one of the fun facts I was given was that Brats outsold hot dogs by a wide margin. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2022, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-popular-sausage-where-you-live/976305/16 "2022-12-10T22:26:14Z")
> [@Kent\_Clark](#): > > In St. Louis it’s Bratwurst. About 90 minutes west of downtown are these people: > **[Hermann Wurst Haus: Award Winning Bratwurst and German Sausage](https://www.hermannwursthaus.com/)** > > The Hermann Wurst Haus is Missouri’s features  award-winning Bratwurst, German Sausage and Grand Champion House-Smoked Bacons. One of my sisters has a birthday in early October; I ordered supplies for her own little Oktoberfest one year. ---
**Author:** ![Pardel-Lux](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pardel-lux/32/20182_2.png) [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2022, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-popular-sausage-where-you-live/976305/17 "2022-12-10T22:34:40Z")
[Currywurst](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Currywurst), hands down. It can actually be quite good. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2022, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-popular-sausage-where-you-live/976305/18 "2022-12-10T22:45:52Z")
Reindeer sausage is a big deal in Anchorage, although the reindeer content is likely minimal. ---
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2022, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-popular-sausage-where-you-live/976305/19 "2022-12-10T22:58:09Z")
Have you ever experienced what in the States are called “Vienna Sausages”? > **[Amazon.com: Libby's Vienna Sausage in Chicken Broth, Canned Sausage, 4.6 OZ...](https://www.amazon.com/Libbys-Vienna-Sausage-Chicken-Broth/dp/B01MQ6BDM0)** > > Amazon.com: Libby's Vienna Sausage in Chicken Broth, Canned Sausage, 4.6 OZ (Pack of 24) : Grocery & Gourmet Food ---
**Author:** ![flurb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/51bf81/32.png) [@flurb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flurb)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2022, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-popular-sausage-where-you-live/976305/20 "2022-12-10T23:07:53Z")
Here in Austin, probably Elgin sausage or chorizo (in a breakfast taco, of course). [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-popular-sausage-where-you-live/976305.md?page=2)