Cervelat sausage filled with meat and pork brains." Modern recipes do not include brains, and arose towards the end of the 19th century in Basel, as a reworking of the traditional recipe. The taste of the sausages depends on the region, but generally they are similar to that of a frankfurter, but with a smokier flavour and a texture brought about by its fat shape and the tightly wrapped natural casing. Various European semi-dry cervelat are similar to summer sausage in the U.S., and Thuringian sausage can be considered a type of cervelat. In Switzerland, cervelats are cooked (slightly smoked and
Dish (food) Dish (food) A dish in gastronomy is a specific food preparation, a "distinct article or variety of food," ready to eat, or be served. A dish may be served on tableware, or may be eaten out of hand; but breads are generally not called dishes. Instructions for preparing a dish are called recipes. Some dishes, for example "vanilla ice cream with fudge sauce", rarely have their own recipes printed in cookbooks, as they are made by simply combining two ready to eat foods. Many dishes have specific names ("e.g." sauerbraten), while others have descriptive names ("broiled ribsteak"). Many are named