Devon is a type of manufactured meat product sold in

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and

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. It is referred to as "polony" in

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, "luncheon" or “Belgium” in

, "fritz" in

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, and “Belgium" or "devon" in

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and the

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,. It is also referred to as "Windsor sausage" in Queensland. Devon would be classed as "luncheon meat" in the UK. Originally known in some parts of Australia as "German sausage", this name fell out of favour during

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when Australia was at war with

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. 'Veal German' is another facsimile. It is similar in appearance and taste to the

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and the cooked pork sausage known in Australia as Berliner. It is considered to be a cheap meat product. Though similar in usage and appearance, South Australians maintain that devon is not in fact related to the South Australian "Bung Fritz", which is manufactured using a process and recipe entirely unique to the South Australian region, particularly in the use of the sheep's appendix (known as the bung, where Bung Fritz gets the name). It may be referred to as Strass, from the word Strassburg, though this term is usually associated with another style of processed meat roll characterised by a waxy red 'skin' and fat-mottled, chunkier texture. It is usually served in a

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, often with

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, and can also be fried in slices. Typical commercial preparations list the major ingredient as "meat including pork". It is usually composed of several types of pork, basic spices, and a binder.

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* Macquarie Dictionary/ABC Online entry fo
"belgium sausage"
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* Macquarie Dictionary entry fo
"polony"
{{Sausage Australian sausages New Zealand sausages Lunch meat

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