Editing Mettwurst

{{Short description|German pork sausage}}
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'''Mettwurst''' ({{IPA|de|ˈmɛtvʊʁst|lang|De-Mettwurst.ogg}}) is a strongly flavored [[Germany|German]] [[sausage]] made from raw minced pork preserved by [[Curing (food preservation)|curing]] and [[Smoking (food)|smoking]], often with [[garlic]]. The southern German variety is soft and similar to [[Teewurst]]. [[Braunschweiger (sausage)|Braunschweiger]] Mettwurst is partially smoked but still soft and spreadable, while other northern German varieties such as Holsteiner are harder and more akin to [[salami]], due to longer duration of smoking.

==Etymology==
The [[Low German]] word ''[[mett]]'', meaning 'minced pork without bacon', is derived from the [[Old Saxon]] word ''meti'' (meaning 'food'), and is related to the [[English language|English]] word 'meat'. 

==Preparation and usage==
Mettwurst can be prepared and eaten in a variety of ways, such as cooked or fried or spread on [[rye bread]] with onions and eaten raw. When minced raw pork is prepared without curing or smoking, it is called simply [[Mett]]. The skin is meant to be eaten and is typically not removed.

It is important that high-quality, fresh ingredients are used; otherwise, deadly microorganisms and toxins can develop. In January 1995, 23 children became very ill, one of whom died, which the coroner found was a result of eating garlic Mettwurst.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.courts.sa.gov.au/courts/coroner/findings/findings_other/robinson.nikki.finding.htm |title=FINDING OF INQUEST - The Death of Nikki Robinson |access-date=10 November 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090711232633/http://www.courts.sa.gov.au/courts/coroner/findings/findings_other/robinson.nikki.finding.htm |archive-date=11 July 2009 }}</ref>

==Outside of Germany==
In [[South Australia]], due to large German immigration in the 19th century (to, for example, the town of [[Hahndorf]]), Mettwurst (sometimes spelled "metwurst") is common: it is created in the northern German style and served as a [[cold cut]]. It is often consumed in school lunches and as a snack during parties.

In the United States, Mettwurst is most commonly associated with the city of [[Cincinnati]], where it is regarded as a signature dish.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cincinnatimagazine.com/forkopolisblog/story-cincinnati-mettwurst/ |title=The Story of the Cincinnati Mettwurst |last=Hague |first=Patrick  |date=2017-07-13  |website=www.cincinnatimagazine.com |publisher=Cincinnati Magazine |location=Cincinnati, OH |access-date=2023-06-07 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230607154633/https://www.cincinnatimagazine.com/forkopolisblog/story-cincinnati-mettwurst/ |archive-date=2023-06-07 }}</ref> The town of [[Mineola, Iowa]], which was settled almost exclusively by immigrants from [[Schleswig-Holstein]], hosts an annual heritage dinner with "Schoening-style" cold-smoked Mettwurst known in the [[Low German]] dialect as ''Metvuss''.

In Santa Catarina, Brazil, Mettwurst is known as Linguiça Blumenau. It is associated with the Vale do Itajaí region due to past German immigration.

==Similar products==
[[Finland|Finnish]] ''meetvursti'' resembles the Dutch [[metworst]] or [[salami]]; it is dry, hard, strong-flavored and dense, and is eaten as a cold cut on bread.

==See also==
{{portal|Food}}
* [[List of sausages]]
* [[List of smoked foods]]

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