Smoked sausage is a pillar of Texas barbecue. We talk a lot about the staggering sausage varieties—pork, beef, fine-grind, coarse-grind, hot guts, jalapeno-cheese, macaroni and cheese—but what’s ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. "They make [sausage] casings that aren't natural that will not break down the same," Rolnick explains. The chef is referring to ...

One of the most important aspects of a sausage link is its casing. You need a material that's light and stretchy, but ultimately strong enough to keep the meat within from exploding out of it while ...

If Oktoberfest brings links to your plate, there’s more to know about the meat- and vegetable-based casings they’re stuffed into. By Katherine Kornei Humans have been making sausages for thousands of ...

In Too Afraid to Ask, we’re answering food-related questions that may or may not give you goosebumps. Today: What in the world is sausage casing made of? “How the sausage is made” historically had ...

Sausage casings have a surprisingly veiny appearance that can be gross to look at, but the natural reason behind their ...

What do kidney dialysis and processed meat have in common? The answer: sausage casings! Back in the ‘30s, the Dutch doctor Willem Kolff was trying to build an artificial kidney and was desperately ...