Wherever pigs can be raised and are not proscribed by religious law, pig meat, head to tail, inside and out, prevails. It is an animal that provides a reverential amount of food for the table, both in its largesse and in its taste. Pork also opens its arms wide to a world of culinary interpretations. French, Italian, Spanish, Chinese, and Southeast Asian cooks have exploited its possibilities for centuries and elevated its culinary renderings to one of the high arts of cooking. Elsewhere, in South America, Africa, and Russia, cooks also revere the pig, although with a scarcer supply. So, I begin this sausage journey with pig tales and pig recipes. American Breakfast Sausage Rustic Cornmeal Pancakes Dappled with American Breakfast Sausage and Slicked with Maple Syrup Pork and Chestnut Sausage Pork and Chestnut Sausage Wrapped in Chicken Breast Scaloppine Butternut Squash Stuffed with Pork and Chestnut Sausage Sage and Bourbon Whiskey Sausage with Cherry Tomato Chutney Creole Sausage Creole Sausage, Shrimp, and Oyster Gumbo Chorizo Black Bean Chili with Chorizo and Chipotle Cream Spanish Egg Cake with Chorizo and Potato Mexican Meatball Sausage Mexican Meatballs in Toasted Garlic–Ancho Chile Broth Mexican Meatballs Simmered in Tomatillo Sauce with Black Olives Toulouse Sausage Lunch Pie, aka Quiche, with Toulouse Sausage and Spinach Toulouse Sausage–Stuffed Duck Legs with White Beans Sweet Italian Sausage Pittsburgh-Style Sausage Sandwich with Chunky Tomato and Bell Pepper Sauce Bread Pizza with Fried Egg and Sausage Tuscan Sausage Minestrone Soup with Tuscan Sausage and Arugula Pesto Fresh Polish Sausage Honey-Glazed Fresh Polish Sausage with Sautéed Apples Fresh Polish Sausage Braised in Sauerkraut with Parsleyed Potatoes Spicy Garlic Sausage Spicy Garlic Sausage Vindaloo with Dried Plum Chutney Spicy Garlic Sausage with French Lentils and Chicory Greek Pork and Beef Sausage with Orange Zest, Coriander, and Chile Flakes Greek Sausage in Pita Sandwiches with Cucumber-Mint Yogurt Sauce Pork and Water Chestnut Sausage Pork and Water Chestnut Sausage Wontons in Watercress and Shiitake Mushroom Soup Porcupine Meatballs with Rice Quills and Hot-Sweet Mustard Southeast Asian Pork and Lemongrass Sausage Southeast Asian Pork and Lemongrass Meatball Kebabs Wrapped in Lettuce Leaves with Vietnamese Dipping Sauce American Breakfast Sausage Breakfast sausage, in patties or links, is a staple of the great American breakfast plate.
