 | |
| Course | Sausage |
|---|---|
| Place of origin | United States |
| Main ingredients | Pork, red pepper flakes, pepper paste, fennel |
In North America, Italian sausage most often refers to a style of pork sausage. The sausage is often noted for being seasoned with fennel or anise as the primary seasoning. In Italy, however, a wide variety of sausages are made, many of which are quite different from the aforementioned product.
The most common varieties marketed as "Italian sausage" in supermarkets are hot,[1] sweet,[2][3][4][5] and mild.[6] The main difference between hot and mild is the addition of hot red pepper flakes to the spice mix of the former, while that between mild and sweet is the addition of sweet basil in the latter.
- ^ "Italian hot Sausage Links". Johnsonville. Archived from the original on 2017-08-25. Retrieved 2015-07-10.
- ^ "Italian Sweet Sausage Links". Johnsonville. Archived from the original on 2017-08-25. Retrieved 2015-07-10.
- ^ "Products Archive". Premio Foods. Retrieved 2019-10-16.
- ^ "Hot and Sweet Italian Sausages in Tomato Sauce Recipe". Food Network. Retrieved 2019-10-16.
- ^ ""Sweet Italian sausage" Basil". Bing. Retrieved 2019-10-16.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-08-25. Retrieved 2015-07-10.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)