| Vienna, the capital of Austria, is known worldwide for | | | | people there at that time believed that the Viennese |
| its unique and delicious food. One of these is the | | | | sausage actually originated from their city. |
| Vienna sausage or Wiener Würstel. This is a thin | | | | It was actually Johann Georg Lahner who got the |
| sausage patterned after Germany's Frankfurter. Often | | | | credit for this popular Viennese sausage. History has it |
| when people think of Wiener, they associate it with the | | | | that this man who lived from 1772 to 1845 moved |
| sausages. | | | | from Frankfurt to Vienna in the year 1805 and since |
| This particular sausage is called Viennese in many | | | | then has become well known in the Austrian capital |
| parts of Europe. In Austria and some other countries, | | | | owing to his Frankfurter sausages. Through the years, |
| though, it is known as the Frankfurter. The Vienna | | | | the sausage became even more popular and is now |
| sausage can refer to any pre-cooked or smoked | | | | being enjoyed by people all ages from around the |
| wieners (Viennese in the German language) bought | | | | world. |
| fresh from the butcher shops, supermarkets and | | | | Today, Vienna sausage is available either canned or in |
| delicatessens. | | | | packs in almost any country. It can be made from |
| As far as taste is concerned, the Vienna sausage is | | | | different types of meat such as that of chicken, pork, |
| quite similar to the American hot dog and Frankurter | | | | beef and turkey. The meat is usually grounded into a |
| although it is just longer and thinner. Its casing is also | | | | paste and mixed with salt, spices and mustard and |
| light and can be eaten. | | | | stuffed into a light casing that can either be smoked or |
| This delicious sausage started to be known in | | | | just cooked thoroughly. |
| Frankfurt/Main in Germany during the Middle Ages. The | | | | |