Italian sausage
Spiced pork links
Italian sausage is a pork sausage seasoned with fennel or anise, giving it a distinctive licorice-like flavor.
It comes in sweet (mild) and hot varieties, the hot version spiced with red pepper flakes.
Common in Italian-American cooking, it appears in pasta dishes, on pizza, and grilled with peppers and onions: Italian sausage and peppers on a hoagie roll.
Preserved meat preparation
- butcherOne who sells cuts
- delicatessenPrepared foods shop
- cold cutsPrecooked sliced meats
- cured meatsSalt-preserved animal flesh
antipasto · capicola · mortadella · provolone · salumi · sopressata · prosciutto · specialty
Licorice-tasting culinary herb
- porkPig as food
- garlicPungent culinary bulb
- paprikaGround dried pepper
- oreganoMediterranean culinary herb
basil · red pepper flakes · parsley · casing · anise · salt · black pepper · wine
Topped flatbread dish
- lasagnaBaked layered pasta dish
- pastaShaped wheat dough
- zitiShort tubular pasta
- calzoneFolded stuffed dough pocket
stuffed peppers · meatball · carbonara · risotto · marinara · baked ziti · stromboli · frittata
charcuterie
Preserved meat preparation
- butcherOne who sells cuts
- delicatessenPrepared foods shop
- cold cutsPrecooked sliced meats
cured meats · antipasto · capicola · mortadella · provolone · salumi · sopressata · prosciutto · specialty · imported
fennel
Licorice-tasting culinary herb
oregano · basil · red pepper flakes · parsley · casing · anise · salt · black pepper · wine · thyme
pizza
Topped flatbread dish
calzone · stuffed peppers · meatball · carbonara · risotto · marinara · baked ziti · stromboli · frittata · soup
links
Things that connect
grilled · pan-fried · roasted · crumbled · browned · sliced · smoked · cured · fresh · hot
savory
Appetizing, not sweet
robust · aromatic · seasoned · spiced · rich · hearty · smoky · zesty · anise · piquant
- meatsbeef, chicken, pork, ham, mutton
- Italian delisalami, prosciutto, mortadella, coppa, capicola
- Italian ingredientsbasil, oregano, parsley, olive oil, parmesan
- Italian restaurantspaghetti, lasagna, fettuccine, ravioli, penne
- sausagesbratwurst, kielbasa, chorizo, andouille, links
- Chicago FoodChicago dog, Chicago hot dog, deep dish pizza, giardiniera, stuffed pizza
Italian sausagebratwurst
German minced-pork sausage
British banger · Polish sausage · kielbasa · chorizo · andouille
Italian sausageBritish banger
English pork sausage
hot dog · Vienna sausage · bologna · liverwurst · turkey sausage