The sausage open-sandwich is a cherished part of Australia’s culture. But its origins may be in the land of the long white cloudA thin sausage wrapped in a slice of white bread with cooked onions on top shouldn’t work as well as it does. But walking past any school fair, open-air market or Bunnings on the weekend, if the bangers are frying, there will be a line.Sausage sizzles are a cherished part of Australian culture. Anni Turnbull, a Powerhouse collection curator specialising in the Australian culinary archive says democracy sausages – sold outside polling booths on election day – in particular are an edible manifestation of the idea of “a fair go”.Sign up for a weekly email featuring our best reads Continue reading...

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/food/2026/may/20/which-country-invented-sausage-sizzle-australia-new-zealand