It’s National Sausage Month! Here Are Some Totally Normal Ways to Celebrate.

October might be the best month of the year for sausage lovers. Oktoberfest celebrates the centuries-spanning love triangle between beer, brats, and polka. Apple season unleashes the glory of apples-and-sausage pairings on charcuterie boards everywhere. Tailgate parties bring the sizzle to parking lots nationwide. It’s glorious.

But in 2008, something incredible happened: The National Hot Dog and Sausage Council—a benevolent, all-powerful cadre of link lovers secretly pulling society’s levers—declared October National Sausage Month. For us, it’s proof that humanity can, in fact, unite for the greater good.

Of course, at The Sausage Project, every day is a celebration of sausage. But National Sausage Month is a chance to let your link flag fly and embrace sausage in all its juicy glory. Below are just a few ways to dive headfirst into a monthlong sausage party. Cook it. Wear it. Worship it. This is the month to join us in being unreasonably excited about sausage. Snap in and thrive.

Eat Sausage. Every. Single. Day.

Sausage isn’t just delicious. It’s everywhere—literally. Pretty much every culture has its version, and October is a great time to really put on your edible anthropology hat (that’s a thing, right?) and explore the wide world of sausage. To help, we’ve assembled a list of 31 sausages from around the world that you need to seek out. Most will be easy (or easy-ish) to find at your local butcher or grocery. Some might require you to go on a global adventure for sausage glory. Not really, but hey—if you want to go to the source, we don’t blame you! Especially when there are Christmas markets involved.

And For Every. Single. Meal.

Start your day with a Melty Cheddar biscuit sandwich or a Tuscan scramble. For lunch, keep it light with a Caesar wrap (or heavy with a Caesar dog). Whip up some sausage-loaded pink pasta or a stir fry for dinner. And for dessert, might we recommend a sausage cake? It might sound gross, but savory meat cakes are all the rage in Sweden—they invented the three-point seatbelt and a bunch of Skarsgårds, so let's maybe give them the benefit of the doubt.

Embrace Sausage Slang

What is a glizzy, you may ask? Oh, friend, you're behind the times. That bit of sausage slang is now part of the sausage lexicon (it's a hot dog). Time to expand our vocabulary. Link lord? Snap dragon? Chicken jockey (oops, already taken)? Choose your slang, then make fetch happen until it takes over TikTok. It's what a true glizzy gladiator would do.

Master the Art of Cooking Sausage

There’s more than one way to cook a sausage—even if it’s pre-cooked, like ours. Learn the ways of the sausage masters this October. First, perfect your grilling skills (and your grill-cleaning skills). Next, pick up a little knife work to maximize your slicing. Finally, experiment with cooking methods that draw out the most flavor in every bite. The tools are there. Become one with your sausage.

Do Oktoberfest Right

We don't need to tell you that sausage and beer pair together beautifully. But we will! And Oktoberfest gives us the perfect excuse to enjoy both while also wearing lederhosen. Follow our guide to help you choose the best beer to pair with each of our chicken sausages.

Create the Perfect Sausage Pizza

Not content with an entire month of sausage dominance, October is home to a smaller holiday within the bigger celebration: National Sausage Pizza Day is October 11 And wouldn't you know it, our Italian Herb Chicken Sausage is perfect topping for any pizza style.

Want to do a basic Detroit-style pizza with sausage? We got you. New York-style? Our sausage is as at home on a thin, foldable slice as it is on a Buffalo-sauced masterpiece. Want to pair pineapple with some savory chicken? Sure, just don't tell your friend from Chicago. No matter how you slice it, These Chicken Sausage Pizza Combos Will Make You Forget Pepperoni Exists.

Make Sausage Art

What is a balloon animal if not a less drippy sausage sculpture? Yes, we’re saying to play with your food.

Rethink How You’re Using Sausage

Around here, we like to say, “Nobody puts sausage in a corner.” And while buns don’t technically have corners, we invite you to think beyond those too. Have you considered a savory s’more? The fall air is crisp, the campfire’s calling—ditch the marshmallows and thank us later. There are a million ways to use our chicken sausages. What’s your next innovation?

Get A Sausage Tattoo

People often get tattoos of things they love, only to regret it when their love fades. Your love of sausage, though? That’s forever. So go ahead andget that full-back tattoo of Melty Cheddar you’ve been dreaming of.

Embrace a Healthier Hot Dog

Here at The Sausage Project, we spend a lot of time preaching about how our chicken sausage goes anywhere chicken does. But at the end of the day, sometimes the heart wants a hot dog. We're here to help you follow your heart while also offering up a leaner, cleaner protein with no nitrates or nitrites and way less fat than traditional pork sausage.

And lucky for those of us who love variety, our chicken sausages are the perfect upgrade for your favorite hot dogs. Whether you're craving a cream cheese-slathered Seattle dog, a bacon-wrapped L.A. dog inspired by our favorite street vendors, or a classic Chicago dog dragged through the garden, these regional hot dogs are just begging for a chicken-sausage upgrade.

Become A Snack Board Expert

You don’t need to be a cheese expert to craft the perfect chicken-sausage charcuterie or snack board. But it helps to ask one! That’s exactly what we did in our guide to crafting the perfect snack board. Don't skimp on the wine and cheese.

Freak Out with Some Spooky Sausage Lore

Freddy. Jason. Michael. Norman. Bjúgnakrækir the Icelandic Sausage-Swiper? Yup! October is spooky season, and sausage is steeped in some shockingly dense lore. Gather around the campfire, roast up some glizzies, and take a deep dive into some scary sausage stories. After all, a haunted sausage factory is way scarier than a corn maze.

Start Your Own Sausage Project

We made it our mission to rethink the link and create the perfect chicken sausage. After a lot of trial and error, experimentation, and testing, we cracked the code. The proof of what can happen when you put your mind to something is in every delicious bite. So what’s your sausage project? Is it creating the perfect sausage dish? Finding a way to harness our clean ingredients into a clean energy source? Getting absolutely yoked by eating Italian Herb during a workout? Let us know about YOUR sausage project by tagging us on Instagram.

But Also Find THE Sausage Project

Head out to the grocery store and say hey. Your taste buds will thank you.