Breakfast sausage
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A breakfast sausage is a type of fresh pork sausage usually served at breakfast. It is not cured or smoked. It is essentially seasoned ground meat so it does not keep and should be stored and handled appropriately. Variations made from pork and beef mixtures as well as poultry can now be found. There are also vegetarian varieties that use textured vegetable protein in place of meat. In America, the predominant spice used for seasoning is sage.
Most commonly served as patties or slices from a large roll, breakfast sausage also comes in links of various lengths and diameters. It is normally fried or grilled. Some people like to pour ketchup or other condiments onto their breakfast sausages; for instance, in some parts of the United States and Canada, it is routine to put maple syrup on breakfast sausages.