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Belgium sausage
A Tasmanian regional name for the cooked luncheon meat known elsewhere as devon, fritz or polony.
In a sentence
The Tasmanian deli labelled the sliced meat Belgium sausage.
Where it came from
Probably part of the patriotic renaming of German-associated foods during the First World War. Macquarie groups Belgium sausage with Australia’s regional luncheon-meat names; the ANDC identifies Tasmania as its modern stronghold.
- Initial era
- 1900–1949
- Where used
- Tasmania; historically Queensland
- Use today
- Current regionally, especially Tasmania; formerly also Queensland