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Byron sausage
A historical north-coast New South Wales name and product label for a type of luncheon sausage.
In a sentence
The 1930s Norco display included Byron sausage among its smallgoods.
Where it came from
Named for Byron Bay, where the Norco cooperative produced the smallgood. A 1934 Northern Star report lists Byron sausage among Norco products; later food-history research identifies it as a local member of the luncheon-meat family.
- Initial era
- 1900–1949
- Where used
- Northern Rivers, New South Wales
- Use today
- Historical; product discontinued