Re: [CH] RE: WI Brats
David Cook (zeb@austin.rr.com)
Sun, 2 Dec 2001 09:16:25 -0600
Tom,
It's short for bratwurst, one of the state foods of Wisconsin (cheese, beer,
and schnapps are some of the others). Wisconsin brats (pronounced brahts)
are not the same as bratwurst you find elsewhere.
They are coarse ground all-beef, seasoned with spices (coriander, etc.) and
usually sold fresh (i.e. not pre-cooked). They are best boiled (in beer and
onions) and then grilled over charcoal, served in a brat bun (a crusty roll)
with mustard and onions (fresh or grilled). Ketchup is a personal
preference, though I consider it wrong. Some good pickled chiles don't hurt
either.
Ex-Wisconsinites like myself have been known to go to extremes to get find
proper bratwurst outside the motherland -- like hauling ten pounds of frozen
meat back on planes.
David "Zeb" Cook
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From: "T" <joemama@ticino.com>
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Sent: Sunday, December 02, 2001 4:18 AM
Subject: Re: [CH] RE: WI Brats
> What are 'brats'?
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> Tom
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