Devon (sausage)
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Devon is a type of manufactured meat product sold in Australia (also referred to as "Polony" particularly in Western Australia, "Luncheon" in Queensland, and as "Fritz" in South Australia). Devon would be classed as "Luncheon Meat" in the UK. It is similar in appearance and taste to Bologna sausage.
It is usually composed of several types of pork, basic spices, and a binder, and is considered by pop culture to be a low quality meat substitute.
Typical commercial preparations list the major ingredient as "Meat including Pork". One popular brand, Primo, uses the same ingredient list for both Luncheon and Veal German, with the exception being the addition of Red Wine Powder to the latter. This doubles the retail price of the product. Whether this is an accurate reflection of the proportional cost of ingredients or not is unknown.
[edit] Literary References to Devon / Polony
In "Cloudstreet" Tim Winton writes: ‘I wouldn’t have wasted pork on this family, said Lester with a creasyfaced wink. Slice of polony, maybe’
[edit] How Devon is commonly served
Devon is usually served in a sandwich (often with tomato sauce).
