Breakfast Sausage

[zxwaze]

Any Good sources for quality breakfast sausages in the British style (Bangers)?

[currycue]

My absolute favourite ones are at the Village Grocer in Markham. I make a special trip for their sausages every now and then and then fill up my freezer. If that's too far, try Strickland's on Greenwood just below Gerrard. Pretty good, but a little on the salty side.

[capiscum]

I looooove the chipolatas from the sausage stand at St. Lawrence Market. Sorry, I forget the name of the stand, but it's on the east side, pretty close to the entrance, not as far up as Carousel Bakery.

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St. Lawrence Market
92 Front St E, Toronto, ON M5E, CA

[Full tummy]

Had the breakfast sausages from Cumbrae's this morning; very, very good if you like this type of thing, as I do. Plump and porky.

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Cumbrae's
1636 Bayview Ave, Toronto, ON M4G, CA

[cinnamon girl]

The Healthy Butcher has a variety of British sausages chipolatas, lancashires ... a couple of others. I saw them in the Eglinton shop (but didn't buy any), but don't recall seeing them in the Queen West shop.

[Full tummy]

I highly recommend the English Breakfast Sausage from "The Butchers" on Yonge. I don't know if it's exactly what you want... very fatty, very yummy.

http://www.thebutchersorganic.com/pro...

[Kagemusha]

If it's "death by sausage," then give me something tastier than a banger for breakfast. I like the teensy Brandt lightly smoked natural cased farmer's sausages.Quickly parboiled then grilled under the broiler, they're heaven. Best bought fresh from their factory store in bulk unpacked.

[Squeakycheese]

Dude, try a quality British banger, you'll never go back!

[Kagemusha]

I have and find them numbingly predictable: too much grease, too little flavour, too pallid. Provided there's choice--which, happily, there is in abundance--I'll pass on a bland old banger. Barese, fresh grilled, is way better any day.

[LovelyAsia]

If you are ever in Whitby, try Alans Butcher Shop. He was born and raised and learned the trade in Manchester - where they are serious about their Bangers! :)

Then Alan brought his skills to Canada.

He not only makes authentic Bangers, but also Scottish Squares (Mike Myers was right - all Scottish food is based on a dare!) and makes all of his sausage in the store - fresh with many unique and wonderful flavours - like the best Sundried Tomato sausage I have ever had, and some great Lamb sausages inlcuding a great spicy Mergez and a lamb and leek. I think he alternates between the lamb sausages week to week but Bangers are a mainstay there.

He also sells free range chickens and turkeys and all the usual stuff you would expect from a quality butcher.

This shop is the one place I miss more than any other since moving from Whitby.

If you go, tell him his admirer who would bring him cookies says hello! :)

(Yes, he is such a nice guy I would often bring him home made chocolate chip cookies when I went in to shop!)

If you are in search of quality Bangers - it's worth the trip to Whitby! :P
I seem to remember he is closed on Monday's so if you are making a special trip call ahead and confirm his hours and he will save you some Bangers!

It has been a while - I think I need to make a trek out to Whitby myself real soon!

Alan's Butcher Shop
122 Athol Street
Whitby, ON
L1N 3Y9

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[simplepieman]

In my recent experience, the breakfast sausages at Boom Breakfast on Eglinton between Yonge and Avenue bear the closest resemblance to the real thing.

[millygirl]

so what makes breakfast sausage british style?

[simplepieman]

My non-expert take: Very finely minced, with a high fat and filler quotient, and a thin casing made nice and crackly from being fried in hot lard. I agree with Kagemusha below that it's pretty bland and greasy even at the best of times. Needs a lot of HP sauce.

[Squeakycheese]

Summerhill Market has them, they're pretty good but not fantastic.