International Sausages Trivia Quiz

Answer: 7 billion

Yes, 7 billion hot dogs were consumed in a single summer. That's a rate of 818 hot dogs every second. The leading hot dog consuming city is Los Angeles. The Council estimates that L.A. Dodgers fans will eat over 3 million hot dogs in just one season. According to a Nielsen analysis, more than 21 million hot dogs were served cross the 30 Major League Baseball stadiums during 2014. Between stadiums, restaurants and grocery stores Americans spend $2.5 billion every year on our favorite sausage.

(Question by Irisse)

Answer: Yes

Yes the Jagdwurst is a German sausage made of lean beef and pork. It originates from the former East Germany where the ingredients such as belly of pork, salt, pepper, garlic, mustard seed, capsicum, mace, cardamom and water mixed together made the sausage juicy. 20% of this sausage is fat but the mince within has to be finely chopped.

(Question by Doomed)

Answer: crocodile

Australian Saltwater Crocodiles are raised on crocodile farms. The Koorana Crocodile Farm is not far from where I live. They are managed in accordance with the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). 100 grams of crocodile meat contains only 1.9 grams of fat whereas chicken breast, beef sirloin and lamb all contain much, much more.

(Question by Bubbatom1)

Answer: They are made from intestines and smell like it

The basic ingredients of andouillettes are pork (sometimes veal) intestines, onions, wine, herbs and spices. Depending on the part of the intestines used, the smell can be more or less, well, aromatic. They do have a fan club of connoisseurs, the AAAAA (Association Amicale des Amateurs d'Andouillette Authentique). I once was treated to a visit in a very nice restaurant close to Centre Pompidou, specializing in food of the Massif Central. I wasn't really given a choice of the menu, andouillettes I had to try. I couldn't bring myself to eat much of them, but I really liked the cheesy mashed potatoes called aligot.

(Question by malama)

Answer: pork

The Glamorgan sausage is made from cheese, leeks, eggs, herbs and seasoning, and coated in breadcrumbs before being fried.

(Question by Upstart3)

Answer: snag

According to the National Museum of Australia, sausages are probably called snags from a British dialect word that means 'a morsel or light meal'. Others think that the word derived from meat abattoirs, when all that was left of the cow were "Skin, Nuts And Guts" - SNAG :)

(Question by bubbatom1)

Answer: North Africa

Merguez is typical for North Africa and is known in the Middle East. It is made from mutton, lamb and/or beef, well seasoned with cumin, chili, sumac, fennel and garlic.

(Question by malama)

Answer: white pudding

White pudding is most commonly found in Scotland or the north of England. Ingredients include pork meat, suet, oats and bread.

(Question by Upstart3)

Answer: salsiccia

Polser is Danish and bratwurst is German for sausages. Kielbasa is Polish for a type of sausage. Italian salsiccia are similar to German bratwurst, made from mixed lean and streaky meats, finely chopped, spiced and stuffed into casings. Distinctive spices are garlic and fennel. I especially like them with a side of sauteed sweet red peppers and onions.

(Question by malama)

Answer: sundae

The sundae is a very popular street food in North and South Korea. Its ingredients include pig blood, noodles and barley stuffed in pig intestines.

(Question by Upstart3)