Ottawa Foodies

I've been buying Knackwurst to feed my Cervelat cravings, but it really is an inferior and inadequate substitute. The Swiss Cervelat is thicker and tastier than any Knackwurst I've been able to find in Ottawa. Does anyone know of a source?

Some web research alerted me to the fact that there is a mini-crisis in Switzerland regarding the casings for Cervelat. It seems that only casings from Brazilian cows are of high enough quality, but there is currently an import ban on Brazilian beef due to inadequate measures against BSE.

www.swissinfo.ch
www.swissinfo.ch

Incidentally, when these articles talk about Cervelat being eaten "raw," they really mean "cold, straight from the package." The sausages are cooked as part during manufacture, just like wieners.

The wikipedia entry is hilarious!
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Grilling cervelats over an open fire, with the ends cut open so that they expand like a butterfly's wings, is a childhood memory for nearly every Swiss person, and as a result, many Swiss are emotionally attached to the sausage.

A New York Times report noted that "the possible demise of cervelas visibly upset the Swiss, a normally even-tempered people"
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Haha! Right on. ;-)