liverwurst

Spreadable deli meat

Liverwurst is a soft, spreadable sausage made primarily from ground liver, typically pork or calf liver mixed with pork fat and seasonings.

German in origin, it's usually eaten cold on bread or crackers: a liverwurst sandwich on rye.

Also called liver sausage or by its German name, leberwurst.

flavor

savory

Appetizing, not sweet

  • umamiFifth taste sensation
  • richHaving much of something
  • pungentSharply strong-smelling

earthy · smoky · meaty · salty · tangy · herbed · spiced · robust · aromatic · offal

charcuterie

pâté

Seasoned meat paste

bologna · kielbasa · andouille · saucisson · pepperoni · chorizo · frankfurter · wiener · headcheese · terrine

spread

sandwich

Filling between bread slices

  • crackersCrispy flat biscuits
  • toastHeated bread; glass-raising honor
  • ryeHardy cereal crop

baguette · schmear · canapé · crostini · appetizer · snack · bread · creamy · mousse · picnic

German

sauerkraut

Lacto-fermented cabbage

mustard · pretzel · beer · Oktoberfest · Bavaria · Munich · Black Forest · Heidelberg · delicatessen · Braunschweiger

Categories
Opposites
texture

liverwurstsummer sausage

Semi-dry cured meat log

hard salami · pepperoni · kielbasa · jerky · beef jerky

meat composition

liverwurstbratwurst

German minced-pork sausage

Italian sausage · breakfast sausage · hot dog · kielbasa · andouille

culinary prestige

liverwurstfoie gras

Fattened waterfowl liver

filet mignon · prime rib · tenderloin · wagyu · wagyu beef

Family

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Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G