Käsekrainer: German Cheese Sausage – Frankfurter 5x150g-750g (2024)

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How to serve Käsekrainer sausage? ›

Kasekrainer is a decadent, cheese-filled sausage and can be paired with salted, boiled new potatoes and a side of warm apple salad with grain mustard and parsley. Or simply heat to serve alongside sauerkraut.

What is a Käsekrainer? To answer the question in the headline: a large, thick parboiled sausage filled with small chunks of cheese (German: Käse) to which the Käsekrainer owes its name. You typically fry or grill it, which melts the cheese to create the distinctive texture and taste.

German: variant of Krainer a habitational name for someone from the former Habsburg Duchy of Carniola (Slovenian Kranjska German Krain) in present-day Slovenia. Both forms Kreiner and Krainer were also used as a translation into German of the Slovenian surnames Kranjec Kranjc and Krajnc (see Krantz ).

A popular way to enjoy liverwurst is to slice the sausage and spread it on sandwiches. You can use liverwurst similarly to liver pâté or cream cheese and spread it on crackers or toast as part of an appetizer. You can also fry liverwurst to give it more texture and a bit of crispness.

Hot dogs come from the German Frankfurter, which was originally sausage. In the U.S., hot dogs tend to be all beef or a mixture of meat trimmings from beef and/or pork. The main differences between a hot dog and the pork frank are the production process and flavors. Hot dogs are a subset of a pork frank.

Bratwurst. One of the most famous of German sausages, second only to the Frankfurter Würstchen, the bratwurst—a.k.a., "brat"—is typically made from veal, beef or pork. The recipe for the actual sausage varies from region to region and has, to date, over 40 varieties.

Leberkase. This Bavarian sausage literally means “liver cheese,” and contains neither liver nor cheese. The wurst is actually similar to meatloaf, made of corned beef, pork, onions, marjoram, and a various spices. It differs from many wursts because it is baked in a pan and develops its own crust.

For Weisswurst, simple table salt is used in a sausage mixture that contains light coloured meats (veal, sometimes pork), fat and water, hence the whiteish-grey colour. Curing salts have a preserving effect that simple table salt does not have. Traditionally, Weisswurst was therefore supposed to eaten before noon.

Why do Germans love sausage? ›

The Germans are renowned for their sausages not only due to their long history in sausage making, but also because sausages, such as the Bavarian sausage, Thuringian sausages, and coarse sausages, hold significant importance in their traditional cuisine.

Andouille is popular in Cajun dishes like gumbo and jambalaya. It also goes well with seafood, legume dishes, casseroles, stews, soups, pizza, pasta and more. Andouille is also commonly added to kebobs or skewers. For example, here's a recipe for grilled andouille sausage and shrimp skewers.

Apart from serving as a great snack, they can be added to many other foods. Pickled sausages can be used to enhance rice, beans, cheese trays, casseroles, and especially jambalaya!

These large sausages are usually grilled and served with a roll and sweet German mustard, but they're also known as the perfect biergarten food, where they're cooked in beer and served with potatoes and red cabbage. With bratwurst being so popular, it can be found anywhere in Germany.

The best way to enjoy bratwurst is to cook it in a hot pan or grill. This method of direct heat gives the bratwurst a charred and satisfying snap. To serve, enjoy this sausage with a pretzel or alongside potatoes and cabbage. Bratwursts can also be wedged in a roll and eaten as a sandwich.