Sausage type question

[Yankee00]

I remember eating a delicious cased, white sausage that was finely ground and had a fair amount of pepper in it. I have Googled all German sausages and cannot seem to find the name of whatever it was I ate. I have a local Euro Meat store in my town that I got a gift certificate for, but before I go, I was hoping someone might have an idea of what this sausage was called?

 

[gerardj]

boudin blanc.
I put lobster meat in mine and ground chicken and panade.
Poached in milk then fried in butter.

 

[Yankee00]

I'll be darned. That sure looks like it. IF you are putting lobster in yours, I have to ask where you live as I am originally from Maine.

 

[Jusa]

I'll be darned. That sure looks like it. IF you are putting lobster in yours, I have to ask where you live as I am originally from Maine.

But if it's German, it couldn't be boudin blanc, which is French. What about this?

Weisswurst - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

 

[Yankee00]

But if it's German, it couldn't be boudin blanc, which is French. What about this?

Weisswurst - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

Weisswurst was my first thought, but then when I watched videos on Youtube, it appears to be a smaller, breakfast style sausage, unlike the "brat style" that I had eaten. Does that make sense?

 

[medtran49]

Weisswurst as Jusa noted.

 

[medtran49]

Wesswurst was my first thought, but then when I watched videos on Youtube, it appears to be a smaller, breakfast style sausage, unlike the "brat style" that I had eaten. Does that make sense?

The German sausage place we visit makes them brat size.

 

[Yankee00]

This is my local store. I have yet to go there in person, but plan to tomorrow.

https://europava.com/German-Weisswurst-Sausage-1-lb-p299979467

 

[medtran49]

They make a couple of other "white" sausages as well.

The REAL Emil's European Sausage Kitchen

european-sausage.com

 

[Jusa]

This is my local store. I have yet to go there in person, but plan to tomorrow.

https://europava.com/German-Weisswurst-Sausage-1-lb-p299979467

Sounds great!

 

[Yankee00]

They make a couple of other "white" sausages as well.

The REAL Emil's European Sausage Kitchen

european-sausage.com

WOW. That place looks amazing.

 

[medtran49]

A picture of our last haul. The weisswurst was the top left. We got bratwurst and knackwurst, and I can't remember the others. We had a couple of meals, besides leftovers, with homemade sauerkraut, potatoes and German mustard.

 

[Yankee00]

A picture of our last haul. The weisswurst was the top left. We got bratwurst and knackwurst, and I can't remember the others. We had a couple of meals, besides leftovers, with homemade sauerkraut, potatoes and German mustard.

View attachment 67672

One of them kinda looks like Kielbasa, which is another memory I am chasing. My step-Grandfather was Jewish and lived in Springfield, MA. He and my Polish uncle would always buy a HUGE ring of Kielbasa from a local place when we came to visit and cooked it on a charcoal grill. I have yet to find any kielbasa that matches the flavors I remember.

 

[dragnlaw]

When people talk about Kielbasa I never know if they are referring to fresh or cured. First time I heard about fresh was actually here.

Perhaps one of the differences is being done on the grill?

 

[caseydog]

When people talk about Kielbasa I never know if they are referring to fresh or cured. First time I heard about fresh was actually here.

Perhaps one of the differences is being done on the grill?

Here in Texas, Kielbasa is not all that popular. You will find it in grocery stores, surrounded by twenty kinds of smoked sausages.

CD

 

[Aunt Bea]

In Central New York the white sausage of choice is the Hofmann Snappy Griller or Coney.

Check your local market or purchase direct from Hofmann.

Our Shop - Hofmann Sausage Company

hofmannsausage.com

Introduced in 1934, the Snappy Grillers were modeled after traditional, white German sausages using a combination of veal, pork, egg whites, dried non-fat milk, and select spices. They are a hybrid sausage-frank with a smooth texture and size of a hot dog.

 

[caseydog]

In Central New York the white sausage of choice is the Hofmann Snappy Griller or Coney.

Check your local market!
View attachment 67678Introduced in 1934, the Snappy Grillers were modeled after traditional, white German sausages using a combination of veal, pork, egg whites, dried non-fat milk, and select spices. They are a hybrid sausage-frank with a smooth texture and size of a hot dog.

An interesting history side note... When German immigrants settled in Central Texas, they went from using a lot of pork like they did back in Germany, to using mostly beef, since it was so readily available. That's how beef brisket became the centerpiece of Texas BBQ. Chicken Fried Steak was inspired by pork schnitzel from back home. And, traditional smoked sausage in Texas barbecue pits is beef sausage.

CD

 

[Yankee00]

When people talk about Kielbasa I never know if they are referring to fresh or cured. First time I heard about fresh was actually here.

Perhaps one of the differences is being done on the grill?

Keep in mind that I was probably all of 8 years old at the time. I just remember them bringing this huge ring of kielbasa and putting it on a round charcoal grill and the ring of sausage was almost as large as the grill surface. I assume they got it from a butcher, but am not certain. As for fresh or cured, I truly have no idea.

 

[Yankee00]

Here in Texas, Kielbasa is not all that popular. You will find it in grocery stores, surrounded by twenty kinds of smoked sausages.

CD

I get it. I am from Maine and this kielbasa was from Massachusetts. I reckon a lot of it has to do with little hamlets created by immigrants when the came to the US?

 

[Kathleen]

Frank gets into sausage-making and makes fantastic kielbasa. Because it was so good, I got him a sausage-stuffer for Valentine's Day one year.