Sausage week!

Nov 1-7th is British Sausage Week !

(particularly, for anyone who loves pork)

You could make your own sausage, whip up our sausage casserole or  some cassoulet to celebrate!

• The word sausage derives from the Latin salsisium, meaning something that has been salted.
• It is believed that sausages were brought to Britain by the Romans some time before 400 AD. Since then various English counties have each had their own way of flavouring their local sausage – e.g. Lincolnshire favours fresh sage and Cheshire uses Caraway and Coriander.
• Every day, five million Britons will eat sausages.

• Sausages were nicknamed bangers during the Second World War. Their high water content due to the scarcity of other ingredients meant that they were liable to explode when cooked as the water turned to steam.
• Sausages should be cooked slowly over a medium heat and should not be pricked as this lets out the flavour. They will only burst if cooked too quickly.