What does your favourite meat say about you?

Steak

You’re traditional, why mess with something that is already perfection right? If you like it rare, you’re right, well done. Well done? You’re wrong, try harder. You know what you like and you’re not going to change your mind. You believe firmly in quality over quantity,so you’re always willing to pay for the best.

Bacon

You’re a cliché, too quick to conform. I mean, yes it’s delicious, and crispy and yeah…maybe you have a point. You’re obviously awesome. Rock on.

Sausages

You appreciate the simple things in life, whether you’re a fan of the 42% pork  Richmonds or the Organic pork and caramelised onion variety. You’re the proof that one thing can work beautifully in many different settings, and similarly you are very accepting of new people and feel comfortable in situations may not be used to.

Fish

I know it’s a broad generalisation putting all fish in one category, but you fish fiends know who you are! You’re health conscious but too adventurous for chicken. You’re not an aggressive person, as easy to get along with as fish is to chew. No matter what your personality though, it better be pole and line caught.

Chicken

You’re less concerned in the meat than the flavours you can add to it. You might have your usual choice but you’re not afraid to experiment, just like in life. You’re loyal to your favourite places; your local pub landlord even knows your name, but every once in while you’re tempted into something new (like a chicken kiev!)

Seafood

You’re not adverse to waiting for results, you’re happy to take the time to peel a prawn or crack through a crab shell because you know the result will be delicious and worth it. You don’t need immediate gratification; you would take the time to climb a mountain to paraglide off rather than settling for a hill.

Tofu

Not just for vegetarians…it’s for the vegans too. Just kidding. You’re interesting, international, and like tofu, many might not know there are different sides to your personality, from the soft silken side to the tougher firm variations. People might judge you before they get to know you but once you’ve made a friend they will be with you for life.

Fish, raw

You’re cosmopolitan, and you probably don’t mind the drink either. You’re comfortable in the city alongside the hustle and bustle. I mean sushi fans are obviously too busy for excessive things like cooking.

Lamb

Ooh fancy. You’re big on flavour. Lamb meat stands on its own, bar a sprig of rosemary, and you are the same. You don’t depend on cool gadgets and flashy clothes to make yourself interesting; your personality (and rosemary perfume) is enough.

Ham

You’re underrated, always overshadowed by your overrated older brother Gammon and your up-himself second cousin Bacon. Like ham you’re sweet and fit in everywhere and with everyone, from your standard ham sandwich childhood friends to the more adventurous ham and pineapple pizza friendship group from university. You may not need to be the centre of attention, but your presence is always appreciated.

Chorizo

You like a bit of spice in your life, your lust for adventure outweighs your knowledge of the fat content. It’s not a meat that is commonplace, but just like you it makes a big impact on any situation (meal) it is present at (in). But like the rest of us, you can’t help but feel like a dick when you say “chorizo” in a Spanish accent.

Did we predict your personality or were we way off? Let us know in the comments below!

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Sausages in Unexpected Places

National Sausage Week is coming to an end but don’t despair, sausages have been around for a long time and I’m sure they don’t plan on going anywhere.

(Unfortunately for the pigs)

In honour of this celebrated week I’d like to have a look at some sausages that have popped up in places you wouldn’t expect.

First, let’s head over to Wisconsin, specifically the Milwaukee baseball diamond, where before every Brewers home game five mascots dressed as five different sausages from around the world have a race around the stadium.

The competitors are:

1. Guido, an Italian sausage in a chef’s outfit
2. Stosh, a Polish sausages in sunglasses and a rugby shirt
3. Brett wurst, a German bratwurst in lederhosen
4. Frankie Furter, an American hot dog in a baseball uniform
5. Cinco, a Spanish chorizo in a sombrero

Though the whole thing is a marketing gimmick made up by the baseball team’s sponsor, a meat distributor called Klements, I won’t question it because it’s a fantastic idea no matter its basis. Who would you bet on?

Sausages have also been seen on the silver screen. In most recents news, Seth Rogen and his usual team of slightly awkward stoners have announced plans to make an animated film about a sausage that gets lost in the supermarket. It seems likely that the munchies were behind this concept; luckily it won’t be out until 2015.

More subtly, sausages also got a name drop in an old time John Hughes favourite, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off. (If you haven’t seen it, you need to, immediately.) It’s the scene when Ferris impersonates Abe Froman: ‘the sausage king of Chicago’. Don’t remember? Here’s a reminder:

There are some people, namely those at sausagepartypresents, who don’t think sausages have had quite enough time on screen. So I will leave you with this, their sausage-ised interpretation of The Dark Knight Rises trailer. Prepare yourselves: