Mettwurst's a strongly flavoured German sausage made from raw minced pork, which's preserved by curing and smoking. The southern German variety's soft and similar to Teewurst. Braunschweiger mettwurst's smoked somewhat but still soft and spreadable, while other northern German varieties such as the Holsteiner are harder and more similar to salami, due to longer smoking. The Low German word mett, meaning minced pork without bacon,'s derived from the Old Saxon word meti (meaning food), and's rela… (More on Mettwurst)