Ham sausage facts for kids
Ham sausage is a type of sausage made with ham. It also includes other ingredients that can be different depending on where it's made. People enjoy ham sausage in many countries, like China, Germany, Poland, and the United States. It's often made in large amounts for everyone to buy.
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Ham Sausage Around the World
China
Ham sausage is very popular in China. Many different kinds are made and eaten there. A tiny amount of Chinese ham sausage (about 0.02% in 2004) is sent to Japan. The Chundu Group is one company in China that makes ham sausage.
Germany
In German cuisine, ham sausage is called Schinkenwurst. It's made from ham mixed with bacon, ground pork, beef, and other meat pieces. Garlic and spices are also added. This mixture is put into casings, which are like tubes. It can be smoked and then cooked in hot water.
Sometimes, ham sausage is cured. This means a special solution is rubbed into the ham to preserve it. Machines can even do this part! When you slice German ham sausage, you can see pieces of ham and bacon. This gives it a marbled look. You can grill or fry slices of ham sausage. It's also used in soups and stews.
Italy
Soppressata is an Italian dry-cured salami. Sometimes, it is made using ham.
Poland
Kielbasa szynkowa is a type of Polish ham sausage. It's made with ham, pork shoulder, beef, and spices. This sausage can be prepared by hot smoking.
United States
In the late 1800s, a type of ham sausage called Parisian ham sausage was made in the U.S. It used pork ham or shoulder, beef, and spices. This sausage was smoked and then boiled.
The Christian Klinck Packing Company in Buffalo, New York, sold ham sausage by 1905. This company was started by German immigrants around 1868. In the 1910s, the Edelweiss brand also sold ham sausage.
Smithfield Foods, a big American meat company, started selling ham sausage in the late 1970s. They thought they would sell about 12,000 pounds (5,400 kg) of it each month. But they actually sold much more, averaging 38,000 pounds (17,000 kg) per month!
New England ham sausage is also called pressed ham. It's made from ham or pork shoulder trimmings and lean pork. The meat is ground, smoked, and then boiled.
How Ham Sausage is Made in Large Amounts
Ham sausage is a mass-produced food. This means it's made in very large quantities. As early as 1915, the Tai Foong Canned Goods Co. in Shanghai, China, made canned ham sausage. They produced both corned ham sausage and smoked ham sausage.
Today, the Tianjin Meat United Processing Factory in Tianjin, China, makes Yingbin brand ham sausage. In Germany, companies like G.A. Müller and Könecke make a ham sausage called Schinken Bockwurst. Smithfield Foods in the U.S. also makes a lot of ham sausage.
Images for kids
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A type of Autoclaved Ham Sausages by Shuanghui Group in China
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