Democracy sausage

What's actually in a sausage? What's allowed to call itself a sausage? And does pricking them while barbecuing really make them healthier?

You have to make the sausage uninhabitable to microbes – this time, with temperature. The most exciting thing you can do to preserve bread is irradiation. A common one is to make the bread acidic: that is, treat it with vinegar. But the radiation isn’t powerful enough to make the food radioactive. The old-fashioned way to make sausage casings is to use animal intestines, which are rich in collagen. So you can get a read of the fattiness of a sausage when you buy it, too. So you’re not going to accidentally eat brains in a sausage – you’ll get a warning on the label. Bread bags are often filled with carbon dioxide or pure nitrogen, so that there’s no oxygen for the microbes to respire. Collagen provides a lot of the structure in our bodies. Manufacturers also need to specify the meat content of a sausage. So theoretically, the sausage you buy could be only half meat, half of which is fat. The other 50% can be whatever improves the flavour of the sausage.

Are you heading to a polling place purely for the democracy sausage? Either because you have already voted or are ineligible to vote? Be honest!

- 7mins 9secs Submit your community fundraising stalls to the national Democracy Sausage Project! ABC Canberra's Adrienne Francis spoke to Alex Dawson from the Democracy Sausage Project who wants you to submit your community fundraising stalls. Are you heading to a polling place purely for the democracy sausage?

This map will show where your local democracy sausage sizzle is when voting in the 2022 Federal Election, with vegetarian, halal, and cake stall pinpoints.

This week also saw a kerfuffle over voters who tested positive to COVID and were in isolation, but were not able to apply for postal vote or phone voting. But fear not, a bunch of heroes have wrangled together the finest data to map out where all the sausage sizzles will be this year. It also shows polling times, accessibility friendliness, where and what the raised funds will go towards, as well as the main entrance points.

Will it be a sausage, kransky, hot dog, burger, or maybe a lamington as you vote? Joining Sammy J on ABC Radio Melbourne is Annette Tyler, the election ...

It's not the biggest decision you'll make on Saturday, but it's right up there. Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. Vote 1: Your local guide to the best democracy sausage

After six long weeks of campaigning, Victorians will head to the ballot box on Saturday to cast their vote. But for many, the highlight will be what could ...

Have a bit of fun while you’re at it,” she said. It was like, ah, this might be a good idea,” Nair said. The committee had been planning the event for months. After six long weeks of campaigning, Victorians will head to the ballot box on Saturday to cast their vote. “It’s a really good opportunity for local community groups to meet members of the community [and] raise some money. “The hashtag took off and my friend Dave started putting it on a map … so we decided it was a bit of fun that will keep going.”

Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk (left), Prime Minister Scott Morrison, former prime minister Tony Abbott and Opposition leader Anthony Albanese. It's ...

Loving a sausage sizzle?" In 2016, former Labor leader Bill Shorten took a bite from the centre of a roll, furrowing the brows of many. "It's very Australian, isn't it? On its interactive map, there's icons denoting sausages, cake, coffee, bacon and egg burgers, with halal and vegetarian options, too. Have there been notable democracy sausage gaffes? Onion or no onion?

Will it be the humble, tried-and-true, and a little bit cliche Democracy Sausage? Will you fill your mouth with a handful of Pollie Lollies? Or will your tummy ...

For more than a decade, Ashley Walmsley has written about Australian agriculture. Former features and weekender writer for The Daily Advertiser. Small, quiet, and a student of the Julie Bishop School Of Staring. Usually dressed in something colourful, always snacking on something homemade. For more than a decade, Ashley Walmsley has written about Australian agriculture. Friend to most mothers and all dogs. Former features and weekender writer for The Daily Advertiser. Small, quiet, and a student of the Julie Bishop School Of Staring. Usually dressed in something colourful, always snacking on something homemade. Friend to most mothers and all dogs.