Nancy Young wrote:
> MG wrote:
>> snipping...
>>> Brown rice and lentils, simmered with aromatic vegetables, cumin, and
>>> thyme, meld to make a delicious, full-bodied soup.
>>> 1?2 lb. sweet Italian sausage
>>
>> sounds great, but a question needing an answer... for those of us not
>> living in the US, what exactly is sweet Italian sausage?
>
> Italian sausage comes in hot or sweet. Sweet meaning not hot.
> It's not actually sweet to my taste.
>
> nancy


Our local corner Italian Deli (Carmine Lonardo's, with Carmine Jr.
doing the honors) has three types of Italian sausage: hot (yes, it is!),
mild (not quite so hot) and sweet (unspiced except for salt and maybe
fennel.) They make it fresh twice a week and it is divine. The
original Carmine's is located in Denver's Italian North End near some
wonderful bakeries. I believe Jr.'s brother is in charge there when the
clan's patriarch, elderly Carmine Sr. is not on the scene.

gloria p