as in sausage
a rod-shaped portion of seasoned ground meat in a casing
spicy wurst mixed with chopped potatoes is delicious
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Recent Examples of wurst
Menu staples include spaetzle, goulash, schnitzel, and wurst platters.
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Caroline Eubanks, Travel + Leisure, 11 May 2026
Menu items include a make-your-own schnitzel sandwich, potato salad, keto schnitzel (pork rind coating with homemade secret spices), homemade pretzels and a curry wurst (a Bavarian Stiglmeier brat, sliced and served in a bowl with Bo's sauce).
—Cathy Kozlowicz, jsonline.com, 26 Feb. 2026
But Planert is not here just to binge on lager and wurst.
—Martin Fritz Huber, Outside, 6 Nov. 2025
Oktoberfest season is the wurst!
—Keely Brown, Cincinnati Enquirer, 17 Sep. 2025
The wurst wizards and spaetzle specialists from the Black Forest Inn, the iconic Minneapolis German restaurant, are doing demos throughout the day.
—Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 18 Aug. 2025
Enjoy specialty wine pairings with treats like chocolates and wursts.
—Roger Sands, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
So, light the flares, pocket those tennis balls, get your wurst cooking and… Auf gehts!
—Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, The Athletic, 20 Aug. 2024
Among the wurst: In 2003, then-Pittsburgh Pirates first baseman Randall Simon whacked the Italian Sausage with a bat, causing the Hot Dog to tumble as well.
—Journal Sentinel, 23 May 2024
Caroline Eubanks, Travel + Leisure, 11 May 2026
Menu items include a make-your-own schnitzel sandwich, potato salad, keto schnitzel (pork rind coating with homemade secret spices), homemade pretzels and a curry wurst (a Bavarian Stiglmeier brat, sliced and served in a bowl with Bo's sauce).
—Cathy Kozlowicz, jsonline.com, 26 Feb. 2026
But Planert is not here just to binge on lager and wurst.
—Martin Fritz Huber, Outside, 6 Nov. 2025
Oktoberfest season is the wurst!
—Keely Brown, Cincinnati Enquirer, 17 Sep. 2025
The wurst wizards and spaetzle specialists from the Black Forest Inn, the iconic Minneapolis German restaurant, are doing demos throughout the day.
—Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 18 Aug. 2025
Enjoy specialty wine pairings with treats like chocolates and wursts.
—Roger Sands, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
So, light the flares, pocket those tennis balls, get your wurst cooking and… Auf gehts!
—Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, The Athletic, 20 Aug. 2024
Among the wurst: In 2003, then-Pittsburgh Pirates first baseman Randall Simon whacked the Italian Sausage with a bat, causing the Hot Dog to tumble as well.
—Journal Sentinel, 23 May 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wurst
sausage
Noun
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Start with a cheese or salumi board, then select a pasta dish—like pappardelle with bolognese beef and pork ragu with parmigiano—or a diavola pizza with pomodoro and calabrese salumi alongside andouille sausage, mozzarella, and arugula.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
14 May 2026
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Every Southerner has a recipe for sausage balls lying around, and this quick recipe is always welcome at church gatherings.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
13 May 2026
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“Wurst.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wurst. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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