Mettwurst, Plain 250g

About this Mettwurst

This award winning artisanal German style Plain Mettwurst 250g is made using South Australian family recipes that have been handed down through generations and made in Australia for over 100 years. Likened to salami this Northern German style mettwurst is made using an old-style fermenting method where it is not heat treated and is full of probiotics. This is a gluten free product made from high quality Australian beef and pork.

What is Mettwurst?

Mettwurst is a strongly flavoured German sausage made traditionally from minced pork preserved by curing and smoking, often with garlic. More recent recipes use pork and beef mixed or just beef. The southern German variety is soft and similar to Teewurst. 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. 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 word ‘meat’. Mettwurst can be prepared and eaten a variety of ways, such as cooked or fried or served as is on rye bread with onions.

In South Australia, due to a 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.

Storage Recommendations

Store in dry cool place out of direct sunlight. Refrigerate once opened.

Serving Recommendations

Antipasto serving plates and party platers, on crackers with cheese, added to pizza, pasta and rice dishes or fried and served with eggs.

Pairs well with red wine or enjoy with a beer