A sausage is a prepared food product originating in all parts of Europe and the European cuisine, usually made from ground meat, animal fat, salt, and spices, and sometimes other ingredients such as herbs, and generally packed in a casing. Sausage making is a very old food preservation technique.Traditionally casings have been made of animal intestines, though they are now often synthetic. Some sausages are cooked during processing, and the casing may be removed at that time. Sausages may be preserved by curing, drying in cool air, or smoking. The distinct flavor of some sausages is due to fermentation by Lactobacillus during curing.There is no consensus if similar products not packed in casings, such as pâté, meatloaf, scrapple and head cheese should be considered sausage.Besides being eaten on its own, sausage is also used as an ingredient in other foods.

There are as many versions of lasagna as there are cooks. Filling ingredients vary; but there are two main sauces used, a red and a white. You can alternate them between the layers of pasta and filling. Start with red on the very bottom and ending with white on the top; but do it the way you like it best. That's the Italian grandmother's way!

Food that is good for you and easy to make. Italian classics ad never-ending dishes...

This week Alica Smith and Chef Neil cook an Italian chili that's sure to please all the fans.

Simple, no-effort dishes, with clear uncomplicated flavours are called for after all the rich Christmas feasting. I went looking for a recipe to cook some good Karoo lamb shoulder chops.

Go on a culinary adventure like no other in this gastric-busting Time Management game! Build your career one dish at a time as you start at the bottom of the culinary ladder as a line cook in a local Italian restaurant with dreams of one day becoming a world class 5 Star French chef.