Monday, July 18, 2011

Texas Sausage Battle


A while back I purchased all of the Texas made commercial sausages I could find at Dallas area grocery stores. My plan was to have a blind tasting with empirical data collected from several tasters and report that data here. Instead, we all just enjoyed the party and ate loads of sausage. I even failed to take good notes, so I can't even attempt to personally rank them. I do have some photos to share.













I do remember enjoying the Nolan Ryan beef sausage (Huntsville), the Kiolbassa (San Antonio) and the Texas Traditions (Houston) sausage. I also lamented not purchasing V&V sausage (Flatonia) from Central Market. I've enjoyed it in the past, and I'll be sure to get it for the next tasting. I promise to do better next time.

- BBQ Snob
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10 comments:

  1. AnonymousJuly 18, 2011 at 9:37 AM

    Great idea! Did you include sausage from Kuby's?

    Marshall Cooper

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  2. silvercuellar3July 18, 2011 at 9:43 AM

    I love me some Opa's. Great for breakfast tacos also.

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  3. BBQ SnobJuly 18, 2011 at 9:44 AM

    No Kuby's in this battle. I'm looking to do a more specific battle in the near future that is purely local. Kuby's, Rudolph's, Renko's, Syracuse, etc. I want to get more attention on some local producers so folks understand that they don't have to order Ekrich.

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  4. michaelJuly 18, 2011 at 2:26 PM

    don't forget meyers, available at central markup. at least, it used to be.

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  5. AnonymousJuly 18, 2011 at 4:43 PM

    My wife and I started a similar experiment about 3 weeks ago. Sausages from local butchers. Tried 4 shops so far. No losers yet. Keep up the good work!

    Joe

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  6. AnonymousJuly 19, 2011 at 8:59 AM

    BBQ Snob:

    Thanks. Any chance you can post a matrix comparing the various brands..(salty, peppery, casing cruch, yada yada)....

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  7. BBQ SnobJuly 19, 2011 at 9:22 AM

    I'll have to take better notes next time. Maybe then a matrix can be crafted.

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  8. Chris GallucciJuly 19, 2011 at 10:37 AM

    The Holmes pecan-smoked sausage is pretty good.

    You're gonna need to start over and this time do it right.

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  9. Jack in BedfordJuly 20, 2011 at 11:12 AM

    I'm an avid reader of this blog, and I think you're out doing the Lord's work here.

    I've been curious to see a comparison like the one you attempted, so I'll be looking forward to the time when you do this and produce a comparison I can use when shopping. I love Texas barbeque with a passion, and sausage is always one of my favorite items.

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  10. CurtApril 5, 2013 at 10:36 AM

    I didn't see any Meyer's Elgin sausage in the pictures.

    Great stuff! I just ordered some to be shipped to me. I spent my first 35 years in Texas, but am still stuck here in Wisconsin.

    I think I'm going to order some Chappell Hill sausage next!

    Nice blog by the way!

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