Among the many familiar sausage brands, Hormel is the oldest, founded in 1891, and is also the first foreign sausage brand to gain popularity in China. Hormel's invention of canned luncheon meat in 1937 was the main armament material during World War II, and became the staple food of American and British soldiers at that time. In fact, Hormel has always been at the forefront of innovation in the production and development of prepared foods, developing the world's first canned ham in 1927, launching prefabricated beef stew in 1935, and in the late 80s of the 20th century, a total of 134 new products were launched.
Since entering the Chinese market in 1994, Hormel has launched a series of localized products, including classic Taiwanese sausages, classic Shanghai red sausages and classic hot dog sausages, etc., all of which are ready-to-eat sausage snacks, the main raw materials are pork and chicken, and acetate starch is added to improve the taste.
As far as Western-style sausages are concerned, frozen products are more worthy of choice than ready-to-eat products, generally not adulterated with chicken, no starch added, and better ensure the umami and original meat aroma of the sausage. Hormel's low-temperature sausages are made of high-quality chilled pork, with pork accounting for no less than 70%, with fresh meat and a firm taste. The flavors include classic German flavor, cheese flavor, Spanish flavor, chive flavor, etc., among which the German flavor adds marjoram spice, similar to the traditional Thuringian sausage, but the taste is a modified version, and the spice flavor is softer. SPANISH FLAVOR WITH SPAIN CHORIZO PICANTE SPICES AND PAPRIKA FOR A SPICY TASTE. These sausages are slightly more expensive than ready-to-eat sausages, 120g 3 bottles are priced at 12 yuan, but they are worth the money and worth trying, but pay attention to frozen storage, and the recommended temperature is below -18 °C.