Module 9 Flashcards
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meat that has been changed by any mechanical, chemical or enzymatic treatment,
Processed meat
processed meat has an altered
taste and appearance
sausage was made and eaten by the Babylonians some 3500 years ago
earliest recorded reference to sausage
homer’s oddyssey
Sausage making gained popularity during the Roman and Christian eras and by the Middle Ages it was popular throughout Europe
different classification of processed meat products
a. Sausages (comminuted products)
b. cured whole muscle cuts (non-comminuted products)
c. restructured meat products
are comminuted, seasoned meat that maybe cured, smoked, molded or heat processed.
Sausages
bologna from Bologna, Italy; Genoa salami from Genoa, Italy; frankfurters from Frankfurt, Germany and Vienna sausage from Vienna, Austria
products that are made from finely ground meat emulsions
bologna, frankfurters and many loaf types of luncheon meat
types of sausage
fresh;
uncooked;
uncooked and smoked;
smoked;
cooked and smoked;
dry;
loaves and other specialty meat
made from comminuted meat and are not cured, smoked or cooked.
Fresh sausag
similar to fresh sausage, except that the meat is subjected to a mild cure.
Uncooked sausage
example of fresh sausage
fresh pork sausage, hamburger and chorizo
his sausage may include cured meat but not cooked meat. It is smoked after placing in edible casing
Uncooked and smoked sausage –
usually made from meat that has been cured and cooked. This sausage is ready to eat, although some may be heated before serving
cooked sausage
examples of uncooked and smoked sausage
Smoked pork sausage (smoked longanisa) and smoked countrystyle sausage
examples of cooked sausage
braunschweiger (liver sausage) and blood sausage
the most popular type of sausage. Product is usually made from meat that has been cured, formed into sausages, cooked and subjected to a light smoke
Cooked and smoked sausage
examples of cooked and smoked sausage
bologna, frankfurters and Vienna sausage.
type of sausage losses about 25-40% of its original weight
dry sausage
examples of dry sausage
chorizo de bilbao, hard salami
this sausage losses 8-15% of its original weight (canton sausage)
semi-dry sausage
these sausages are similar to the dry sausages except that acid-forming microorganisms such as lactobacilli are deliberately added (pepperoni)
fermented dry and semi-dry sausages
are chopped-meat mixtures, possibly containing extenders and other ingredients and processed in the form of a loaf. (luncheon meat and meat loaf)
Loaves and other specialty meat