Chipolatas

Chipolatas are the plain little sausages people use when they want something quick on a grill, in a pan, or beside eggs and beans. By our assessment, their best quality is that they are easy to cook through and easy to serve in all the familiar ways, which is why they show up so often in simple meals. The downside is built into the style: chipolatas are usually mild, so they can feel ordinary if the seasoning is thin or the casing is not well done. In practice they are about dependable sausage shape and fast cooking, not about big character. They sit between breakfast sausage and barbecue sausage, and that middle ground is exactly why they are common.