British Sausage Week

2nd -8th November 2009

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Whilst the British can't take credit for having invented the sausage,  they do hold a special place in the hearts of many Britons. There's even a British Sausage Appreciation Society which boats over 7,000 members.

According to the  Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board Meat Services, 90% of British households buy sausages, 50% at least every four weeks, every day, five million Britons will eat sausages but despite being known world-wide for their wonderful cooked breakfasts which often include sausages, 46% of the total amount of pork sausages consumed are eaten in the evening.

Favourite British Sausages

Although there is  thought to be over 470 recipes and flavours for sausages in the UK, plain pork sausages are the ones people buy most often especially for use in recipes such as toad-in-the-hole. However, many of the regional speciality sausages have now become popular throughout the country. Some of the favourites which are readily available in many supermarkets include:-

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Interesting Sausage Facts

·    The Sumerians were making sausages 5,000 years ago

·    In 320 A.D. the Catholic Church banned the eating of  sausages due to their association with Pagan festivities

·    Sausages were first divided into links in Britain during the reign of Charles I (1600-1649)

·    Raw sausages used to be placed up chimneys to be cure

·    'Bangers' which is the British nickname for sausages, originated from the Second World War when the high water content made them tend to explode during cooking as the water turned to steam

·    Sausage machines can fill sausages at a rate of 1 ½ miles an hour

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British Sausage Recipes

There are lots of recipes on this site using all kinds of sausage but below are just three to whet your appetite, courtesy of Richmond Sausages.  To find more sausage recipes, use the search form.

Happy Cooking!

These pictures are thumbnails - click on them for a larger picture. Click the titles to get the recipes supplied courtesy of Richmond Sausages

Sausage Bacon & Egg Hash	Toad in the Hole with Sage Batter	Sausage, Potato & Bean Casserole

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