Sausages

[Betsboop]

I saw there were recipes for sausages are we allowed to eat sausages . Sorry if this is a stupid question , my husband loves them .

[AnnieW55]

You are but I would say eat quality sausages that have less/no fillers in them.

[Betsboop in reply to AnnieW55]

Down to the farm shop then thank you

[AnnieW55 in reply to Betsboop]

It’s like lots of things, if you can have better quality but less of.

[Subtle_badger in reply to Betsboop]

Ask what is in them, then make a choice.

Lots of premium supermarket brands are low in carbs (check the total against your daily allowance), and there are some carb free brands, like Black Farmers.

Also, anyone who makes sausages on site might be persuaded to make carb free. There is no technical reason for sausages to have wheat or potato added. You probably won't be the only customer who would like carb free sausages, but you maybe the one who finally convinces them it's worth making.

[Subtle_badger in reply to Subtle_badger]

Two things:

Black farmer aren't carb free, but 1g/100g so pretty close. Heck and supermarket premium brands have a little more than this.

I had assumed black farmer was just a random name, but it's actually made in Devon by a farmer born in Jamaica. 🇯🇲 😎

[PandQs in reply to Subtle_badger]

Before you said that I was presuming (wrongly) from a farm in the "Black Country" part of West Midlands so called because of the coal seam and ironworks.

[Subtle_badger in reply to PandQs]

I thought the same (or Black Hills, but that turns out to be in America), but I heard a fragment of an interview with him a few days ago.

Born in Jamaica, grew up in Birmingham yet running a farm and successful produce company: he is a superstar, even if he encountered no racism on his path.

[PandQs in reply to Subtle_badger]

Song from my childhood - Doris Day, Calamity Jane, Take me back to the Black Hills, the Black Hills of Dakota. I can still remember the lyrics

[TheAwfulToad Ambassador]

Sausages are pretty much mandatory As Annie said, buy the best ones you can afford.

[bigleg]

Very interesting question Magienoire, that led me to quantify as the quality of sausages is so incredibly variable. The ingredent list of sausages changes significantly between brand and type. The only supermarket brand we buy are Tesco Finest Cumberland as they have a highest meat content and I always felt that was a guide to limit the other stuff they put in.

I do buy our local free range farm sausages and also their sausage meat. That is wonderful because you can put your own seasoning, herbs and spices. The charge currently is £4.99 per 500grams for the meat. I also make meat balls and burgers with this meat. It is really versatile.

Below I have copy/pasted two Cumberland sausages sold at Tesco. Note the huge difference in the ingredients.

This is the Tesco Finest Cumberland sausage £6.00/kg

Pork (90%), Water, Rice Flour, Salt, Black Pepper, Sage, White Pepper, Mace, Preservative (Sodium Metabisulphite), Dextrose, Bamboo Fibre, Stabilisers (Tetrasodium Diphosphate, Disodium Diphosphate), Dried Parsley, Emulsifier (Glyceryl Monostearate), Caramelised Sugar Syrup, Paprika Extract.

Filled into UK and non-UK natural casings.

This is the Tesco Cumberland Sausage £3.75/kg

INGREDIENTS: Pork (72%), Water, Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Salt, Spices (Black Pepper, Nutmeg, Coriander Powder, Cayenne Pepper, Mace), Dextrose (Sulphites), Raising Agent (Ammonium Bicarbonate), Stabiliser (Sodium Triphosphate), Preservative (Sodium Metabisulphite), Emulsifier (Tetrasodium Diphosphate), Yeast Extract (Sulphites), Sage, Antioxidant (Ascorbic Acid), Sage Extract.

Nutritional content clearly changes significantly. This is the nutrient content per 100g. The first listed is the Tesco Finest and the second is the Basic Tesco Cumberland Sausage. They look very different as well.

Fat 28.8 g 26.2g

Saturates 10.0g 8.4g

Carbohydrate 1.8g 8.9g

Sugars 0.2g 1.8g

Fibre 1.4g 1.0g

Protein 17.1g 13.1g

Salt 1.1g 1.2g

In contrast - this is the ingredient content of our farm made sausages:

Our Pork Sausages are handmade with herbs and spices mixed in house each time, not from a pre made mix. Pork sausages are the perfect breakfast banger. Their price is £4.60 per pack which is approx. 400grams. They are lovely sausages.

[Betsboop in reply to bigleg]

Thanks for that . It’s amazing the junk they put in them

[bigleg in reply to Betsboop]

Absolutely - so important to learn to read the ingredient list.