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I don't; the defining feature of sausage isn't that it's meat, it's the fact that it's stuffed in a tube. If people want to grind up veggies and stuff them in a tube, why would that not be a veggie sausage?
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If its just "sausage" alone I think there is an expectation that it contains about 10% Legally Meatβ’ though. Otherwise it should have some addition to its name to show it is something else.
"Sausage", is a traditional name of minced meat stuffed into a sleeve, It exists in numerous cultures all over the world, and the principle is the same. So an argument could be made, that "Sausage" is inherently viewed as a meat product by default. And could be confusing for consumers.
Again, I would also disagree with that argument, but that doesn't mean it can't be made. Just because we disagree with something doesn't mean it can't be made.
I've never said something can't be a "Veggie sausage", like I said... It's clearly labeled "Veggie"
It's not just meat usually though.
It's a mix of mostly meat, some flour or even vegetables (like onion) and seasoning. Sometimes you can even have cheesy sausages.
Some sausages here are as low as 11% of meat. Then again there is "product that's comparable to meat" for a more significant portion, but rest flour and other things. You just can't call minced ligaments and fat "meat" here but anyway I think sausages are more about the way they're made and their shape than being made of meat
I am well aware. You don't have to convince me of what I already think. I just said an argument can be made given the long lineage of the name "Sausage" and its respective local counterpart.
Regardless. Just to be super clear. As far as I'm concerned, EU can fuck off with this one, it's not something that needs to be regulated on an EU level. Each member is perfectly capable of deciding themselves what can and can not be called "Sausage".
This is just France trying to throw its weight around to appease their own farmers. Why they wanted to involve EU in it is beyond me.
Language is descriptive not prescriptive.
If "veggie sausage" conveys what I mean, then it's perfectly acceptable language.
The only reason there's even a question about this is because the meat industry is panicking.