Words & TermsPlaces and regional language
strasburg
Also: Strasbourg sausage, Strassburg sausage, stras
A Victorian name for a cooked spiced sausage or sliced smallgood, also recorded as Strasbourg or Strassburg sausage.
In a sentence
The delicatessen sold sliced Strasburg for sandwiches.
Where it came from
Clipped from Strasbourg sausage. Strasburg and Strassburg reflect spelling variants of the European place-name used for the sausage type. Melbourne retail advertising records Strasbourg sausage by 1909 and 1912; later records support Strasburg/Strassburg spelling variation and Victorian association.
- Initial era
- 1900–1949
- Where used
- Victoria and nearby regions
- Use today
- Historical and regionally remembered