Italian sausage
In North America, Italian sausage (salsiccia [salˈsittʃa] in Italian) most often refers to a style of pork sausage. The sausage is often noted for being seasoned with fennel as the primary seasoning. In Italy, however, a wide variety of sausages are made, many of which are quite different from the aforementioned product.
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Alternative names | salsiccia |
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Course | Sausage |
Place of origin | United States |
Region or state | New York City |
Main ingredients | pork, fennel |
Variations | Various Italian sausages |
The most common varieties marketed as "Italian sausage" in supermarkets are hot,[1] sweet,[2][3][4][5] and mild.[6] The main difference between hot and mild is the addition of hot red pepper flakes to the spice mix of the former. The difference between mild and sweet is the addition of sweet basil in the latter.
In Australia, a variety of mild salsiccia fresca (literally meaning "fresh sausage") seasoned primarily with fennel is sold as "Italian sausage".
See also
References
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- "Products Archive". Premio Foods. Retrieved 2019-10-16.
- "Hot and Sweet Italian Sausages in Tomato Sauce Recipe". Food Network. Retrieved 2019-10-16.
- ""Sweet Italian sausage" Basil". Bing. Retrieved 2019-10-16.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-08-25. Retrieved 2015-07-10.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)