Vienna sausage is a
variety of canned
sausage. The term means
essentially the same thing as Wiener, as the
word "Wiener" means "Viennese" in German.
Canned Vienna sausages are generally made using a simplified
adaptation of the process used to mass-produce other sausages.
Meats, such as chicken,
beef, and pork, are finely ground and mixed
with salt and spices, especially mustard, and
formed into a paste, which is poured into a long casing
and smoked. The sausages
are cooked, the casings may be removed, then the sausages are
chopped into equal size segments, and placed into tins or jars with
broth or brine added for final processing the same as other
canned
goods.
One of the most popular brands of Vienna sausage
in the United States is produced by Hormel
Foods. Other manufacturers include Libby's (as
pictured) and Armour.
In Canada, the most popular Vienna sausage is produced by Maple Leaf
Foods.
Vienna sausages also come in different flavors,
such as barbecued vienna sausages.
In Austria a Vienna sausage, is not necessarily
canned and can be bought fresh (pre cooked/smoked) from super
markets and delicatessens. It is common for Vienna sausages in
Austria to be smoked and to sell in skins. The smoked flavour of
Viennas in Austria is probably the main feature that differentiates
Viennas from plain old franks/frankfurters. Skinless and canned or
retort packaged Viennas are also available but are probably less
popular than fresh, again these are generally smoked or smoke
flavoured, unlike other tinned or retort packaged sausages such as
franks.
Varieties
- chicken vienna sausage
- barbecue vienna sausage
- vienna sausage in chicken broth
- vienna sausage in beef broth
- hot and spicy
- honey mustard
- smoked vienna sausage
See also
External links
- Vienna sausages at Hormel's official website.
wienerwurst in German: Wiener Würstchen
wienerwurst in Portuguese: Wiener
wienerwurst in Swedish: Wienerkorv
wienerwurst in Russian:
Сосиски