The term sausage is derived from the Latin word "Salsus" and that refer to chopped or minced meat preserved by salting. In ancient times, sausage mixture encased in animal intestine or stomach was more or less cylindrical in shape. It has been reported that sausage was used by the Babylonians, Chinese and Greeks about 1500 B.C. It is one of the oldest and most popular comminuted meat products whose origin can be traced back in antiquity. USDA meat inspection committee classified sausage as fresh, uncooked smoked, cooked smoked, cooked dry, semi-dry, luncheon meat, loaves and jellied products....
The term sausage is derived from the Latin word "Salsus" and that refer to chopped or minced meat preserved by salting. In ancient times, sausage mixt...