Did you know the sausages you see in the Meat and Seafood case at Seward Co-op stores were made by hand by talented staff? Seward Co-op has a long history of making sausage. We started the program when we opened the Franklin store at 2823 E. Franklin Ave. in 2009, and after a number of years making sausage from a production facility at the Seward Co-op Creamery building, we’re now hand making sausage from the Friendship store. The one thing that hasn’t changed is our commitment to quality by using local, organic ingredients whenever possible.
Seward Co-op makes variety of delicious sausages with meat and trimmings from local Community Foods producers. We’re committed to a program of whole animal butchery, an important part of which is using the trim from your favorite cuts to make sausage; using as many components of the animal as possible is not only more financially sustainable, it’s also much more environmentally sustainable. With the move back to a store, sausage making has now been reintegrated into whole animal butchery, which helps to reduce expenses and supports the future financial sustainability of the co-op.
Today, butchers at the Friendship store are crafting a menu of sausage favorites and top-sellers, including a number of bulk sausages and links, with up to a dozen different varieties being made at any one time. Newly reworked recipes have allowed sausage production to be more efficient and sustainable without compromising quality. Check out the full sausage menu here. Availability may vary.
To share these tasty meats with those who don’t eat pork, we recommend the Lamb Merguez sausage. The Lamb Merguez is an old favorite that is packed full of herbs and spices for a little bit of a kick. If you like a zesty sausage with a bit of heat, this one is for you and it pairs nicely with a cooling yogurt-based sauce like tzatziki. If spicy sausage is not for you, try the pork Bratwurst. Made with heavy cream and comforting spices like nutmeg and coriander, it’s a great option to go inside a crusty roll. No matter which Seward-made sausage lands in your cart, you’re making a delicious choice to support the local food economy.
