Knackwurst
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Knackwurst (Script error: No such module "IPA".) (in North America sometimes spelled knockwurst ({{errorTemplate:Main other|Audio file "En-knockwurst.oga" not found}}Template:Category handler) refers to a type of sausage of northern German origin from the mid-16th century. The many available varieties depend on the geographical region of their production.
Etymology and pronunciation
The German noun Knackwurst—which, in English, is sometimes corrupted as knockwurst—comes from the German verb Script error: No such module "Lang". ({{errorTemplate:Main other|Audio file "GT knacken.ogg" not found}}Template:Category handler) ("to crack") or the adjective Script error: No such module "Lang". ({{errorTemplate:Main other|Audio file "GT knackig.ogg" not found}}Template:Category handler) ("crisp"). This refers to the swelling of the sausage during the process of cooking, so that the skin becomes pressurized and balloon-like, and tends to "pop", often exploding the juices, when bitten into (authentic example: {{errorTemplate:Main other|Audio file "GT Biss in Knackwurst.ogg" not found}}Template:Category handler). (Cf. the British term "banger".) Etymologically, the term "knackwurst" arose in Germany in the middle of the 16th century.[1] In Germany, all different kinds of Knackwürste are abbreviated Knacker ({{errorTemplate:Main other|Audio file "GT Knacker.ogg" not found}}Template:Category handler).[2]
Knackwurst in Germany & Austria
Numerous regional varieties of knackwurst exist in Germany. They all differ from knackwurst varieties sold in Austria. There, a knackwurst always refers to a sausage containing bacon and added potato starch. In addition to the term "knackwurst", common names are "Salzburger" or "Schübling".[3]
As a specialty in Hamburg, scalded Knackwurst served with mustard and half a slice of white bread is a popular snack for lunch. It is also sold at the Hamburger Dom, the largest Volksfest in northern Germany, under various, sometimes poetic, names like Domknacker, Hamburger Knacker, or Hafenlümmel (literally: harbour tyke).[4]
Knake in Sweden
A knake refers to a short, plump and dark sausage which is produced by Holmgrens in the Swedish city of Lund. It is a Lund speciality and dates back to the 1910s. Today's recipe is dated to the 1960s.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Knockwurst in the US
In North America, a knockwurst refers to a short, plump sausage originating from northern Germany. It contains ground veal, ground pork, and fresh garlic stuffed into hog casings.[5]
As part of the production process, the sausages are aged for two to five days, then smoked over oak wood. Knockwurst is often prepared highly seasoned.[6]
Knockwurst is sometimes cut in half lengthwise before serving,[7] for example when served on a sailor sandwich.[8]
See also
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References
- ↑ Friedrich Kluge (Ed.): Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache. 24., durchgesehene und erweiterte Auflage. Walter de Gruyter, Berlin 2002, Template:ISBN, P. 501.
- ↑ Ulrich Ammon, Rhea Kyvelos, Regula Nyffenegger (Ed.): Variantenwörterbuch des Deutschen, Walter de Gruyter, 2004, Template:ISBN, P. 417 - section "Knackwurst"
- ↑ Ulrich Ammon, Rhea Kyvelos, Regula Nyffenegger (Ed.): Variantenwörterbuch des Deutschen. Walter de Gruyter, 2004, Template:ISBN, P. 417 – "Knackwurst"
- ↑ Product description Template:Webarchive on the website of Salzbrenner Hamburg, retrieved on 17 March 2016.
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- ↑ Koch, Hermann; Fuchs, Martin: Die Fabrikation feiner Fleisch- und Wurstwaren. Ed. 22. Deutscher Fachverlag, Frankfurt/Main, 2009. Template:ISBN.
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