Looking for "Weisswurst" (Veissvurst??)

[pearlD]

I don't even know if that is the correct name (as for the spelling!!). It's a white sausage about the size of Piller's Knockwurst, very mild tasting and I used to call it an "octoberfest sausage' but have been told that it isn't....We tried St.Lawrence Market (many shops) and couldn't find it or anything that was white & mild...so what is it? and where can I find it??

[simplepieman]

I bought some Weisswurst at SLM this morning, from the place near the southeast corner of the North Market. (There was no signage that I could see, but the SLM website map says they're called Town & Country Farms.) The girl behind the counter said it was "very fresh" and that it was made with veal, pork, and spinach. I just had one for lunch and I have to say it was excellent. I spent a year as a student in Vienna, long long ago, and had plenty of Weisswurst while there, and this reminds me exactly of what it tasted like. Hints: Simmer for five minutes (no longer!) in 1/2 inch of hot water, peel off the skin before eating, and have a good Bavarian Sweet mustard handy. My favourite is Loewensenf.

I guess I should have gotten some from El Gaucho as well, in order to compare. Oh well, there's always next week...

[grandgourmand]

Hey, where do you get your Loewensenf?

[Kagemusha]

Brandt carries it along with a ton of other mustard--around $3/jar.

[simplepieman]

I got mine at Reither's for $4.99, so I guess I overpaid. They also carry other brands like Hengstenberg and Kuehne. They used to sell my all-time favourite, Mautner Markhof tarragon mustard, but that was years ago. Now I order it online from Austria, and the postage is absolutely brutal.

[TOChowDawg]

If your out in Scarborough, you can check out Ruppelt's Delcatessen on Markham Road just North of Eglinton. Thay make a variety of home made sausages including weisswurst which are all very good.

[Aislyn]

The European Deli Stop at Parkway Mall (V.P. and Ellesmere) carry a great selection of European sausages including Weisswurst. Always fresh and good quality. They also have a great selection of good quality European cold cuts (smoked/cured and fresh) at very good prices (much less than typical supermarket deli prices). Although the store is small, it has great deli selection as well as some pastries and a lot of Polish and German products.

[Sarg5]

This may be slightly off topic but has anyone ever found a sausage resembling the Rochester (NY) white hot here in Toronto? They're like a red hot but white.

[foodie_guru]

I have seen Weisswurst (veal sausage) at the Superstore in Georgetown. Vacuum packed in the cheese/deli area. They are fairly decent. Also, Ziggy's years ago used to carry it. And as mentioned Brandt's have their own version. Karpatty in Brampton as well sells their own version, not sure of the details but have seen it there and their products are impecably fresh.

[salumifan]

The Cheese Boutique near the Queensway and the South Kingsway almost always has fresh in house made Weisswurst.

[pearlD]

Holy Cow! Thanks for all the suggestions...it will take me a bit to get through them...We're also going to St. Jacobs Mkt. next week where I'll also have a look....

[Ted Richards]

El Gaucho, in the north St Lawrence Market (Saturdays only) carries a nice weisswurst. Get there fairly early, as it's often sold out by noon,

They also have a nice veal sausage with spinach that's much like weisswurst.

[CoffeeAddict416]

I THINK Gaucho's Liberty Village location should be open by now as well. They were supposed to be open in June but I haven't had a chance to get out there yet.
You could try to call them up and see but this is the only number i could find
phone: [phone]

[mikeb]

Denningers and Brandt make good weisswurst. Brandt's is closer. It's on the Toronto Mississauga border

http://www.brandtmeats.com/
http://www.denningers.com

Weisswurst is a Bavarian specialty. Fresh veal sausage that you eat soon after it's made.

[pearlD]

Thank you so much 'mikeb'......I will check out both of these places, probably Brandt first! Most of all thanks for enlightening me about the 'veal'...I thought that veal was indeed the filling but wasn't sure . A big surprize for me, my husband brought some 'weisswurst' home from the Byward (?) Market in Montreal where he actually took time out from the Reggae Festival to go to the Market. He also brought home a 'tarte au sucre' and maple fudge!!! What a guy!

[grandgourmand]

Byward Market is in Ottawa...you're thinking Atwater probably (sounds more similar than Jean Talon).

[pearlD]

Totally right 'grandgourmand'! It was "Atwater Market"! I'm thinking Byward because we'll be going to Wakefield (P.Q.) for a weekend in August and one of our stops for certain is always the Byward Market in Ottawa, followed by La Confisserie in Wakefield for my Maple Fudge fix!!!

[Kagemusha]

Brandt wurst is very tough to beat--hyper-fresh from their plant next door. Great selection of German-style cold cuts and cured/smoked meats along with a good range of packaged/canned foods, too. Try their lunch counter for your monthly dose of HDL heaven.

[grandgourmand]

FYI...the Brandt Weisswurst is all pork. I saw a pack at the store the other day and checked the ingredients. Not sure if the stuff sold at the plant is any different.

It's probably very tasty, but the original version is veal, as someone mentioned above.

[Kagemusha]

Try the factory store. Their supermarket product range is a fraction of what they make and sell at the plant.

[grandgourmand]

I'm gonna make it up there at some point...the thing is, I enjoy making my own sausage, so it's tough to go out of my way for sausage. But hey, can't have too much of the stuff.

[malpeque]

Reithers on Church Street has the best.

[simplepieman]

Another vote for Reithers here.

[grandgourmand]

Whitehouse Meats used to carry it, and it was pretty good. Not sure how authentic, but the kind you re-heated, peeled and ate with a bit of mustard, if that's what you're after.

I'm pretty sure i've seen a version from Brandt.

Let me think some more.