"George" > wrote in
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>
> "Wayne" > wrote in message
> ...
>> That's the typical result I get when I search for information on any
>> one of these "paté like" sausages, and references to "gooseliver"
>> don't really refer to the livers of geese.
>>
>> In examining product labels, all three seem to be made of varying
>> combinations of pork, pork liver, and other pork products, along with
>> various flavorings, fillers, etc. Ingredients also seem to vary
>> considerably between brands of the same-named sausage.
>>
>> When I was a kid, my mom would buy liverwurst, but would not buy
>> braunschweiger or gooseliver, regardless of brand. She insisted that
>> that there were distinct differences between the three products, by
>> type but not by brand. She only liked liverwurst.
>>
>> The other day I found two products, braunschweiger and gooseliver,
>> side by side in the dairy case, both produced by the same
>> manufacturer. On closer examination, most ingredients were the same
>> but the braunschweiger contained bacon and the gooseliver contained
>> pork snouts. I bought the branschweiger; I wasn't quite ready for
>> pork snouts! :-) I'm sure if I had tasted it, I'd never have known.
>>
>> The question for me is, is there a difinitive difference between the
>> three named sausages.
>>
>> Any liver sausage experts out there?
>>
>
> The braunschweiger is smoked and the liverwurst isn't. My friend owns
> a third generation German butcher shop and makes both. I like them but
> he told me they are 40% pork liver + 60% pork fat so they don't fit
> the "heart smart" category...

Thanks, George. Yes, at this point in my life, any of these liver
sausages has to be an occasional treat. The last package of
braunschweiger I bought listed 18 fat grams of fat for a 2 oz. serving, 6
grams of which were saturated fat.

Tastes certainly do change over the years. When I was growing up I
really didn't care much for any of the liver sausages, although I would
eat a sandwich made of it and onion if my mother served it. Over the
past couple of years I've developed a liking for it, particularly the
braunschweiger, which has almost become a craving.

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Wayne in Phoenix

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