Perfect Pairings & Recipes forSmoked Sausage

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Flavour Analysis

Smoked sausage brings together powerful smoky depths, pork, animal fat and hickory, all at once. An oleic acid note introduces clear smooth oiliness, while a char note contributes clear aromatic bitterness, and ash and garlic notes give the profile depth, contrast and length.

Dominant Flavour Families

Maillard
Carnal / Animalic
Spice
Woody
Earthy

Flavour profile of smoked sausage

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Smoked sausage

SmokyMaillard

smoked sausage8.6

Rich, aromatic wood-smoke notes distinctive of deliberately smoked foods. Strong in smoked sausage.

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