[laryb]

Where I from in in Southeastern Mass, and RI, instead of brats, one of the more popular sandwiches is a Portuguese sausage called chourico or linguica. It's served on a crusty Portuguese roll called a pop, and I like mine with sautéed onions and mustard, although you can get them topped like a hot dog, or even a hamburger with lettuce, tomato and onion . Publix sells Gaspar's brand, but I buy natural casings and stuff my own, and then smoke them on a pellet grill. I try to do them in 25 lb patches and freeze them.