turkey sausage

My paternal grandmother has a sister who lives in the U.S. (who doesn't???). Anyway, when I was still in elementary and high school, she would come home every two years or so. Before, we had the fanciest house in the family. Fancy meaning it was concrete, clean and had a decent bathroom. This grandmother of mine was a neat freak and so she often stayed in our house. She liked the fact that my mom was neat and kept a clean house. That meant we had first dibs on the stuff she brought such as Chips Ahoy!, Swiss Miss Hot Chocolate with Marshmallows, chocolates and smoked sausage. Back then-meaning the 80s, those things were big deal and you could hardly find that in your local supermarket.

I loved all that she brought but the winner hands down was the smoked sausage. I have no idea of the brand or the name of the particular sausage she would bring. I only recognize it by taste. And I have missed it over the years. She hasn't come home in about five years or so because her husband got sick and so did she.

So I would often buy Hungarian sausage, cervelat or schublig and hope the taste would be the same. Unfortunately, nothing came close. I don't know why but I vaguely remember the sausage having turkey. One Sunday I found this package on the freezer in the supermarket and I just had to try it.

I had the sausage for dinner. Just cut one long sausage in half and sliced it thinly. Fried it in oil and tasted it. The taste was like the one I often had but saltier. I regret not pairing it with mustard because it would have tasted better. I actually paired it with banana catsup and the taste was not the same.

Yesterday, I remembered I had a package of Bolognese sauce. So I decided to cook it with the remaining half of the sausage, added mushrooms, garlic, onions and bell pepper. It was to die for, I swear. I know I'm not a good cook but I was able to create a pasta dish worth showing off.

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