Words & TermsPlaces and regional language
fritz
Also: bung fritz, Fritz's sausage
A South Australian seasoned luncheon sausage, typically sold in a roll and sliced.
In a sentence
The bakery still sells thick fritz sandwiches with sauce.
Where it came from
Fritz is South Australia’s distinctive name for a seasoned luncheon sausage. Local histories connect bung fritz with the sheep’s appendix traditionally used as its casing, but accounts of the name fritz itself vary.
- Initial era
- 1850–1899
- Where used
- South Australia