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sausage
A processed meat product made from ground meat stuffed into a casing. In Japan, ソーセージ typically refers to small, smooth-textured sausages similar to frankfurters or wieners.
ソーセージ is a loanword from English "sausage." In Japan, it typically refers to small, smooth-textured sausages similar to frankfurters or wieners.
Common collocations
- ソーセージを焼く: to grill sausages
- ソーセージを炒める: to pan-fry sausages
- 魚肉ソーセージ: fish sausage (a popular Japanese snack)
- 粗挽きソーセージ: coarsely ground sausage
ソーセージ VS ウインナー:
In everyday speech, these are often used interchangeably. Technically, ウインナー refers to thinner Vienna-style sausages. In supermarkets, most small sausages are labeled ウインナー.
Cultural note
タコさんウインナー (octopus-shaped sausages) are a classic 弁当 decoration, made by cutting slits in the end of a small sausage before cooking.