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Kielbasa




Kielbasa (in English usually Pronounced or ; in Polish spelled '''kiełbasa''' and Pronounced is the generic Polish word for Sausage .

Sausage is a staple of Polish Cuisine , and comes in dozens of varieties, Smoked or fresh, but almost always based on Pork (although in some areas, it is possible to get it in beef, horse, lamb, turkey, or even Bison ). Every region has its own speciality. Popular types include ''kabanosy'' (thin, air dried sausage flavoured with Caraway seed), ''krakowska'' (a thick, straight sausage hot smoked with pepper and garlic - name comes from Krakow ), and ''wiejska'' (a large U-shaped Pork and Veal sausage with Marjoram and Garlic - name meaning "a country one", pronounced in Polish ). In the U.S. , "kielbasa" or "Polish sausage" almost always means some form of wiejska (although often not U-shaped and seldom containing veal), which may be fully- or part-smoked or unsmoked.

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TRIVIA

  • 'Kielbasa' is also the name of a song by Tenacious D . It contains sexual connotations, likening Kielbasa sausage to an edible phallus.

  • 'Kielbasa Posse' is a song by rapper Righteous B, who is Polish.

  • In Poland there is a rapper called Kiełbasa

  • In the computer game Space Quest 6, "Kelibasa" is the name of a lion-derived anthropomorphic star ship commander.

  • ---A polish sausage can be seen racing around the field following the sixth inning of all Milwaukee Brewers home games. It competes against a Hot Dog , Bratwurst , and Italian Sausage .



SEE ALSO

  • Kovbasa the Ukrainian equilivent, sometimes also called Kielbasa in English