KNOCKWURST

n. short spicy sausage (also knackwurst)

Knackwurst (from German, literally "crack sausage") is a type of small soft German sausage intended to be eaten by hand. It is a short, chubby sausage made from pork or beef with fresh garlic. The origins of the knockwuerst sausage has been well documented. The original sausage was made from all beef components. The sausage howevever has taken on many incarnations and now it is traditionally comprised of pork and beef parts. This particular sausage was considered a delicacy of the Hapsburg royalty and as such the purity of the meat was often relished - hence the traditionally served all beef knockwurst sausage. It is often very seasoned. Its taste is often compared to that of a bockwurst, the sausage of the frankfurter.
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Noun
1. short thick highly seasoned sausage
(synonym) knackwurst
(hypernym) sausage

Synonyms and related words:
Vienna sausage, bangers, black pudding, blood pudding, bologna, braunschweiger, frank, frankfurter, gooseliver, headcheese, hot dog, liver sausage, liverwurst, salami, saucisse, sausage, weenie, wiener, wienerwurst, wienie