Whether you’re joining the grand tradition of the democracy sausage on election day, or chucking a couple of bucks to the local scout group outside a hardware store, the sausage (or veggie equivalent) and white bread partnership of a sausage sizzle is hard to resist.
But what’s actually in a sausage? What’s allowed to call itself a sausage? And does pricking them while barbecuing really make them healthier – or does it just make them taste worse?
What about the bread the sausage sits in? How does it stay fresh for so long?
We’re going to do what you’re never supposed to do: see how the sausage is made.
What’s in a sausage?
Lots of people are concerned about ambiguous meat of any description – but Australia has some of the strictest food regulations in the world. Food Standards
