The Sausage Bomb Sandwich 香肠炸弹三明治 Sosisli Bomba Sandviç
In Italy there are many many salsiccia and salame, and each region has its specialties. The most famous are Genoa salami, mortadella, cotechino, and soppressata. Interestingly, there is no Bologna sausage in Italy, the local sausage in the town of Bologna is mortadella. There is most definitely no such thing called “Italian Sausage”.
The Sausage Bomb Sandwich 香肠炸弹三明治 Sosisli Bomba Sandviç
But the term “Italian Sausage” has emerged in the US, and it has a specific flavor profile. Called sosizza in the language of the streets, restaurants, and in Italian-American kitchens, it is a thick tube of coarsely ground pork sausage in natural casings made from pork intestines, usually 15-25% fat, with a distinctive flavor from fennel seed. It is sold raw by butchers, not cured or smoked, and it can be bought in 5 to 6″ links, in coiled ropes, or loose like burger meat.
The Sausage Bomb Sandwich 香肠炸弹三明治 Sosisli Bomba Sandviç
