Are the Beef Castings for Sausages
01/5 Did you know what the covering of sausages is made of!
Waking up to a delicious English breakfast served with a cup of decaf tea or coffee can be the best experience ever, but what makes this delightful experience even more delicious is the addition of crispy and soft sausages. From a hearty breakfast to a perfect party appetizer to adding soul to your favourite hot dogs, sausages have been an inseparable part of our day-to-day indulgence. Undeniably, the taste and glossy texture of sausages makes them so tempting, but have you ever thought about what goes into the making of these yummy sausages and especially their glossy texture? We bet this food fact will leave you perplexed, so read on to know.
02/5 Shocking way of preparing the sausages?
You would be amazed to know that your favourite sausages are made up of mixing almost everything! The basic composition of sausages consists of ground meat, fat, seasoning and sometimes fillers that are further packed into a casing to give them the desired shape and texture. You would be shocked to know that the traditional method of making sausages was done by stuffing the sausage links into natural casing made from animal intestines, which gave sausages a glossy texture. However, there are other commercial ways of preparing sausages by making them in synthetic casings. So, next time you order your favourite sausages, make sure of what you're actually eating!
03/5 Traditional natural casing of sausages
The history of sausages dates back to 4,000BC, when the sausages were made using the natural casing. Back then these delicacies were made at home by stuffing cooked meat seasoned with spices, this meat was then stuffed into the stomach of a goat. A lot has changed over the years and so has the preparation of even the natural casings; Nowadays, natural casings are made up of submucosa, a layer (which consists of naturally occurring collagen) of animal intestines and this is what gives the sausage a glossy appearance. In fact, the encasing of sausages has changed with the invention of appliances that help in cleaning the intestine casings before using them for making the sausages. But what will actually sound gross is that the intestines used to make the natural casing come from animals like pigs, goats, sheep and even horse. The natural casing allows the absorption of air and as the casings are natural they may not be of the same shape and size, which may give the sausages uneven shapes.
04/5 Synthetic Casings
These are usually the most widely available sausages that you gobble up every now and then, but did you know that they may have traces of synthetic substances. Yes, there are three types of artificial sausage casings that are usually made using collagen, cellulose and plastic, which may not be completely edible.
05/5 Types of synthetic sausages
Commercially used collagen casings are more commonly used and considered to be a much affordable option as compared to natural casings. However, these collagen casings are made of hides of pigs and cows. Apart from that, bones and animal tendons are also used in making these casings. Secondly, the Cellulose casings are made of viscose, which is basically a component extracted from the wood pulp or cotton linters (these are basically fibers that stick to the cotton seeds after being separated from the cotton). These casings are strong and sheer. Apart from that, these casing may peel off as you cook them. Lastly, the plastic casings are not edible and are easily impermeable; Thus they can not be smoked. In some cases, artificial casing can be used only after soaking in lukewarm water and need to be opened with a knife to eliminate air pockets before stuffing them with ground meat. The good thing about synthetic casings is their symmetry in shapes and textures which remains the same.
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