"Mack A. Damia" schrieb :
> "Michael Kuettner"wrote:
>
>>
>>"Mack A. Damia" schrieb :
>>> On Thu, 14 May 2009 06:47:47 -0700, Mack A. Damia
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>>On Thu, 14 May 2009 09:21:04 -0400, "Zeppo" > wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>"Mack A. Damia" > wrote in message
om...
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Favorites:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Grey Poupon, as a brand.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Weißwurstsenf as a type.
>>>>>> --
>>>>>
>>>>>Grey Poupon 'country style'. What does 'Weißwurstsenf' mean? I had to
>>>>>copy
>>>>>it from your post. I couldn't pronounce it let alone type it. :-)
>>>>
>>>>That's a fancy way of writing "sweet mustard" - I can't even pronounce
>>>>it. Fancy imported stuff from Germany.
>>>
>>From Bavaria, to be exact.
>>
>>Pron. : Ei as in white, u as in butcher, e like in dent.
>>
>>> "wurst" is in there - so it ought to refer to sausage.
>>>
>>> ß sounds like s as in sit.
>>>
>>> Literally, sweet sausage mustard. Senf means mustard in German.
>>
>>No, mustard for Weißwürste. A Weißwurst is a small sausage stuffed with
>>minced pork and herbs. It's simmered in water and best eaten before noon
>>(with a Brez'n and Weißwurstsenf).
>
> Thanks. It comes up as "sweet mustard" in many online dictionaries,
> so I'm a bit confused. The mustard is definitely on the sweet side.
> I don't have a jar, now, either. It's all imported.

Yes. It's a sweet mustard. But it's especially for Weißwurst, not
sausages in general.
Another use for Weißwurstsenf :
Spread Weißwurstsenf on toast. Put smoked salmon on toast.
Top with thinly sliced onions.

Bon appetite,

Michael Kuettner