Most people like sausages. It is estimated that there are 400 varieties on sale in the UK and that every day 5 million people eat sausages. Did you know that the world record for the longest sausage is 59.14 km (36.75 miles)?

Sausages were the traditional way to use up every last bit of a pig carcase. Pork sausages are probably still the most commonly eaten sausage, but you will also find others such as beef, venison or vegetarian sausages on sale in shops.

Many local butchers make sausages to their own recipe, and in Cornwall the recipes for hog’s pudding, a white sausage, is a closely guarded secret.

Glossary
Venison – meat from deer
Vegetarian sausage – containing no meat