you can call them kielbasa.......or kolbasz.......i don't really know................

[chefrob]

man, i forgot about this one.........need to do some grindin'.............

[curious aardvark]

lol erain - I was just stating what you lot call 'brats' NOT what I call bratwurst.

To me bratwurst is a fully emulsified sausage with veal/(I use pigeon breast as a great veal substitute) and pork. Flavourings are nutmeg/mace, ginger, salt and pepper, heavy on the nutmeg. I make mine with eggs and cream and they are extremely robust, not light and delicate at all.
I don't pre-steam mine - but most of the commercial bratwurst, lack both eggs and cream and are pre-steamed.

I grew up in germany eating bratwurst, knockwurst, bockwurst etc.

But on this forum you lot constantly refer to any large hog casing stuffed sausage as a 'Brat'.
It's annoying, but I've come to terms with it :-)