To ask what does a saveloy taste like?

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I’m fascinated by them, how do you eat them, what do they taste of and what’s the difference between a saveloy and a chippy sausage?

Metallic rubber. They're fucking disgusting.

This is my favourite aibu!

I've never had one, we had very conservative fish and chip orders growing up (fish, potato scallop, sometimes a pie, never any sauces) and I only ate a battered sausage at the age of about 34. I was sad I didn't know about them when younger so I could have ate them without immediate heartburn!

Just looked up the wiki page:

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saveloy

Didn't realise they were derived from the Swiss Cervalat (which is more disgusting)

I don’t know what that is either
I’ve lived a sheltered life with food, very Royle Family-esque teas

i've never had a saveloy either but now i want to try one

I live in the north west you can buy them at one of the chip shops.

I’ve gone down a chippy rabbit hole
Parmos, orange chips, pease pudding. Enjoying my pending food tour

@Butterer my heart hurts at the thought of those lovely scraps going in the bin :’(

Is it the same as a smoked sausage? I'm in Scotland and saveloys are not common at the chippy

Absolutely minging! My gran used to get savoly dips which was a sandwiche from a butchers shop..a savoly (tough texture and gritty) and watery stuffing in a soggy bun that has been dipped in the hot water the savoly had been boiled in 😖🤮

Also years ago in her fish and chip shop they used to sell battered tripe! (faints)

I'm from Hartlepool so none to be found around me but I tried one once, they are very snappy, it's hard to describe

Heaven. They taste like heaven.

OP saying she is fascinated by savaloys - yes, well. Mmmmmm

Another referring to them as 'actively unpleasant'

This thread has me laughing so much this morning!

They are made of eyeoles, earoles and arseoles and taste of smoked hotdogs. Try one OP.

They're just fat hotdogs and just as disgusting

@ginandgingers92

Heaven. They taste like heaven.

I kind of agree with you. If I'm going to eat meat then it may as well be pure filth like savaloys or faggots etc.

@PossiblyPattio

I'm from Hartlepool so none to be found around me but I tried one once, they are very snappy, it's hard to describe

I find that hard to believe.

Mostly because my mam loves on Hartlepool and buys them from one of the butchers in the indoor market once a week. 🙄🤷🏻‍♀️😂😂😂

I saw on twitter yesterday that M&S are now selling Scraps which I was half-bemused half-amazed by!

Never seen or eaten a saveloy here in Yorkshire. Only know them from Oliver!

They don't have rag pudding or gravy in London and the few times I've had chippy chips down there I've been tragically disappointed so I've never taken the opportunity to try pease pudding and saveloy. If we're ever allowed out of the North again I am going to try it.

I really want to try a Parmo, they look amazing!

I hate hotdogs but feel the saveloy is a cross between a sausage and a hotdog. I could never eat one on its own but give me a bun and peace pudding, stuffing dipped gravy etc anyday! A saveloy dip a bit of a guilty pleasure and feels alittle naughty but bloody lovely!

Just had to check and my local (Midlands) chippy no longer does them. The local variation in chippy menus is awesome in this day and age of ubiquitous standardized chain places.

pease*

I live in the North East and you can buy them all over....I'm another Northener who doesn't understand people saying you can't find them in the North!
They sell them in both our local chippies in Durham.