Eel sausage herbs and spices for the most delicious smoked sausage

Eel sausage herbs and spices are used to season an authentic eel sausage. This is a sausage that you make from pork, and has nothing to do with eel, as is often thought. You can order the spice mix online at Natural Spices. If you place your order on workdays before 13.00, you will receive it the next day. You can buy the spice mix online in a package of 5 kilos. Eel sausage wafer-thinly sliced is delicious as a sandwich filling.

What are eel sausage herbs and spices?

The mix consist of a few highly aromatic herbs and spices that together form a balanced taste profile. This profile fits the character of the eel sausage well. The mix contains pepper, coriander, ginger, mace and food acid E-300. This antioxidant E-300 prevents browning and is used in many foods.

The background of the name eel sausage

Although the name of the sausage quickly reminds you of the long, thin fish species, it has absolutely nothing to do with it. An eel sausage is a narrow cooked sausage made from pork bacon that is smoked. This gives it a strong smoky smell and taste, which is what gives it its name. Smoking food is a centuries-old process to extend the shelf life of foods. Eel sausage has a coarser texture than a normal cooked sausage. In terms of appearance, these two sausage varieties actually do look quite similar. The eel sausage that you make with the spice mix is also characterised by its high fat percentage.

Creating eel sausage while using the spice mix

It is a lot easier to create this unique eel sausage with the spice mix. For each kilo of meat you simply add 5 grams of the spice mix. You can use natural casings as well as artificial casings. You can order both online at Natural Spices as well. Besides eel sausage herbs you also need colorozo salt and wheat starch.