A cocktail sausage is a smaller version of the saveloy, about a quarter of the size; in Australia sometimes called a "baby sav", a "footy frank" or a "little boy", and in New Zealand and Queensland called a "cheerio".
Contributor's comments: Little boy was rhyming slang for saveloy - meaning cocktail frankfurt. Contributor's comments: Have heard 'little boys' by friends from Geelong, Victoria. Contributor's comments: Still widely used in northern SA for cocktail frankfurts.
Others said they'd heard the term 'footy franks' on popular Aussie sitcom Kath and Kim and continued to use it in their day-to-day life. There were terms like 'red hot lovers', 'red sausages', 'cocktail weenies' and 'little weenies' in the comments section, which were the more unusual suggestions.
You may know them as cocktail wieners, cocktail franks, lil smokies, or as my grandma says “baby wursts.” They're small smoked sausages sold in 12- to 14-ounce packages at the store, in the deli section.
Cocktail sausages, franks, cheerios, or 'little boys'
Apparently, the humble cocktail frankfurt, or cocktail sausage, is a party referred to as 'little boys' in New South Wales, savs or saveloys in South Australia, and cheerios in Queensland.
In Australia, saveloys are usually a beef-pork blend. In New Zealand, saveloys are usually a lamb-pork-beef blend (which distinguishes them from frankfurters which are a pork-beef blend). As in England, they are sold at fish-and-chip shops, as well as bought from supermarkets, to be simmered at home.
Frankfurts v cheerios
The first applies to the small, red mystery sausages that you eat a lot as a kid. In Victoria they're apparently called cocktail sausages. In NSW they're frankfurts. And in Queensland they're correctly called cheerios.
Chipolatas are small sausages about two inches long, made of pork and bacon", while Florence White's 'Good English Food' of 1952 returns to the onion garnish form, saying that "The chipolata for garnishing consists of 36 little onions... 1 lb of chipolata sausages, fried."
Chipolatas offer a milder and subtler flavor compared to sausages. The addition of onions and aromatic herbs lends a delicate and aromatic taste to chipolatas. They provide a balance of flavors that complements a wide range of ingredients and culinary applications.
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Our sausages and burger patties are 100% West Australian beef and produced fresh, daily. As a rule it is approximately 12 sausages to a kilo and we recommend around 400 sausages for a Bunnings fundraising sausage sizzle… Everyone likes a spare sausage, you can never have too many sausages. Sausage on.
The Frankfurt Sausage, commonly known as Frankfurters or franks, could be composed primarily of beef or a mixture of pork and beef. The phrase could refer to a hot dog or a wiener.
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Contributor's comments: Little boys are also known as "savs" ie saveloys in Victoria, hence also a rhyming slang - saveloys = little boys (as well as the obvious) - called cherrios also in northern NSW.
Frankfurt-am-Main, Germany, is traditionally credited with originating the frankfurter. However, this claim is disputed by those who assert that the popular sausage - known as a "dachshund" or "little-dog" sausage - was created in the late 1600's by Johann Georghehner, a butcher, living in Coburg, Germany.
Another name used for mini crescent dogs is “pigs in a blanket.” In the United States, “pigs in a blanket” often refers to hot dogs or sausages wrapped in biscuit or c...
Cooking Instructions For best results fill a saucepan with enough water to cover the frankfurts and bring to the boil. Reduce heat to low and place frankfurts into the saucepan. Do not re boil. Heat for 5 to 6 minutes then serve.
Ingredients: Pork, Water, Salt, Spices, Dextrose, Sugar, Rosemary Extract, Natural Flavors.
Our sausage patties are made with British RSPCA Assured pork.
A chipolata (/ˌtʃɪpəˈlɑːtə/) is a type of fresh sausage, likely created in France. Sausages by that name appear in the 1903 edition of Escoffier's Le guide culinaire. Chipolatas are often prepared as a relatively thin and short sausage.
chip·o·la·ta. ˌchipəˈlätə plural -s. : a small spicy sausage used chiefly as a garnish or hors d'oeuvre. also : a dish (as a ragout) of which such sausages are an ingredient.
Chipolatas have nothing to do with chips; their name comes, via French, from Italian cipollata, meaning 'flavoured with onion' (the Italian for 'onion' is cipolla, which is related to English chives).
Snag. Definition: sausage, also used to refer to sliced bread and sausage combo, Australian hot dog. Example: “Grab a few snags for the party tonight!” Snag isn't just a part of Australian vocabulary; it's part of Australian culture.
Kiwis also have frankfurters (pork and beef), but are never called hot dogs. And then, to honor the English roots, there are bangers – basically the same thing as sausage, and will generally be made from pork.
Brocci: Broccoli, nature's little edible tree.