i used to run a machine that removed the synthetic casing after they came out of the oven/smoker almost same as this video...it was an easy job
most are made with sodium nitrate and sodium nitrite. there are however, lots of other sausage type things that are slightly closer to edible. the old adage that you really don't want to know what's in them still holds. sawdust is no longer common, but some of the things that have replaced it ...
the ones they made where i worked was all good meat..no fillers ill tell you right now though to avoid meats thats list garlic and lemon juice....
I'm with Irm on this one. Sauerkraut, relish and spicy mustard although there is something to be said for a chili dog smothered with onions and cheese. Oh, and don't forget about corndogs! All good with a malty beer.
garlic and lemon is used to counteract rancid flavor in other words it almost always means they used re-work (rotten out of date returns that was saved up but is still safe for consumption) ever wonder why polish sausage is so cheap? now you know
kilbassas and brats, with or without kraut. just no ball parks. anything that gets its flavor from nitrates disagrees with my own intestines intently. i used to like little smokies when the first came out, but they're too much like regular dogs only smaller. summer sausage i dice into soup with noodles mushrooms, olives, that is, when i'm not too impatient and just slice them as they are on a bun with a bit of mustard. not something i have often though. there's a laundrimat i go to called suds and suds, or something like that, has a little snack bar in one corner that serves chili dogs, and a few other things. its something to eat while waiting for the washer to finish. oh i was gonna add, there was a wonderful turkey summer (? winter?) sausage from one of those hikory farms sort of temporary gift food stands they set up just before the holy days. i bought for myself and ate. i think it was about a week ago.