Sausage is food that is made with meat. The meat could be pork or beef and is normally grounded and blended with different types of spices. Sausages can be fresh or cured. Cured sausages are normally cooked or dried. They are smoked and spices added to them. They are processed in such a way that they are safe for consumption. Salt must be adequate, and not to be too salty.The presence of the salt apart from making the food tasty, also helps in preventing growth of bacteria. Sausages can be home made or commercially made in a plant. Commercially made ones are done faster and produced in large numbers. Certain steps involved in home made ones such as curing may be omitted in order to get faster results, but these are compensated by using additives such as salts and nitrates. Sausages are tasty foods that are enjoyed all over the world. They preparation could be modified to suit the individual needs of the people concerned.