Bitte Lachen.

Please laugh.

What is the big craze about sausage here? Why is it that you can buy 27 million different varieties of 'wurst' and or meat in the supermarkets and why is it so loved? I open my German fridge in my German kitchen and i see packets and packets of cold meats- salami, ham, bacon, liverwurst (3 types) and the list keeps going...

I'd like to know why the German sausage/meat is so famous.

Wurst does not only mean sausage but also stands for the hundreds of different types of processed meat that Germans eat as slices or spread on top of their bread. This kind of Wurst is also called "Aufschnitt". Here are just a few examples of the many varieties of 'Wurst' in Germany.

Bockwurst:
This type is usually made from veal that is ground very fine and it is spiced with parsley and chives. This type of sausage is scalded and smoked, and usually it is served with a good portion of Bock beer.

Weisswurst:
This is a very pale sausage and the flavor is quite delicate as well. Usually it is made with veal, or in some cases pork and beef, and it also contains eggs and cream as well. You will find this type of Wurst often served at Oktoberfest along with sweet mustard, rye bread, and some beer to wash it all down.

Mettwurst or Teewurst:
A spread from pork and beef. It has a smoky flavour. Teewurst is fine, Mettwurst coarse.

Cervelat:
is very similar to salami. This sausage contains beef, pork, spices, and usually some garlic or mustard as well and it is meant to be sliced. One very popular type of Cervelat is Thüringer.

Leberwurst:
A spread made from veal and veal liver. Comes in fine and coarse, with onions or without and in many other variations

Knackwurst: No doubt you have heard about the sausages that are served with sauerkraut, and one type of this is Knackwurst. This is a sausage that is plump and short, and usually it needs to be grilled or poached.


Let's get specific:

• The average person in Germany will consume up to 33 kg of meat in a year
  
• There are more than 1500 different types of sausage in Germany
  

As a vegetarian working in a deli i must say the quality of cold meats (including prepacked) in Australia is far better...

So what exactly is the history of it all? What makes German meat so famous? I mean it can't be the quality... judging by the photo at the top.

Okay so i've been searching and searching all over the internet and can not find any history or reasons as to why the German Wurst is so famous. I'm thinking it's been carried down as a staple food from the war... along with both bread and cheese, meat in Germany was probably seen as a staple food and a diet containing these foods is considered a healthy diet. I also figure many sausages can be pickled or preserved which meant they could be saved.
The whole famousness probably comes from the Oktober Fest celebrations and the whole typical food, clothing bizzo.
I don' t know. If you find anything comment me.

I find it all rather disgusting if you ask me.
That's German meat for you all.
I didn 't mean for it to be this long.