Best dry sausage: curved, straight and industrial compared
In short: the best dry sausage can be recognised by its competition medal, its natural casing, its meat content and the origin of the pork. On these criteria our curved dry sausage, Silver Medal at the Concours Général Agricole 2024, is no. 1 of our selection, just ahead of the straight one, Bronze Medal 2023, and well ahead of industrial dry sausage.
Curved or straight? Artisan or from the shelf? Here is SaucBack's comparison, criterion by criterion, to choose the dry sausage for your board.
The comparison at a glance
| Criterion |
Our no. 1 pick SaucBack curved dry sausage |
SaucBack straight dry sausage | Industrial dry sausage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Competitions | Silver Medal, Concours Général Agricole 2024 | Bronze Medal, Concours Général Agricole 2023 | Rarely |
| Shape | Curved: hung and cured slowly, firmer texture, more bite | Straight: neat, even slices | Straight, calibrated |
| Production | Handmade, artisan from the Massif Central | Same artisan | Industrial line |
| Casing | Natural pork casing | Natural pork casing | Often artificial |
| Meat content | 140 g of French pork per 100 g | 140 g per 100 g | Rarely stated |
| Weight | 250 to 300 g, variable | 250 to 300 g, variable | Calibrated to the gram |
| Who is it for? | Lovers of character | The neat board, the safe gift | A quick fix |
Why the curved one is no. 1 in this comparison
- The 2024 silver medal at the Concours Général Agricole, traditional dry sausage category 200 to 400 g: a professional jury, a verifiable result.
- The curved shape, the signature of sausages dried the old way, hung: slow curing, dense texture.
- 140 g of French pork per 100 g, natural casing, spices and a hint of red wine.
- Handmade: the weight varies from piece to piece, like any artisan product.
This ranking is our own. The straight one, bronze medal 2023, comes from the same artisan with the same recipe: it is no. 1 if you want perfectly even slices for a board. Both are in the award-winning dry sausage selection and in most of our aperitif boxes.
Dry sausage or saucisson?
Dry sausage is thinner and dries for less time: more tender. Saucisson is thicker and bolder. Our comparison best artisan dry saucisson and the guide dry sausage or dry saucisson: what is the difference?
Frequently asked questions
What is the best dry sausage?
An award-winning dry sausage, in natural casing, with a high meat content and pork from France: our curved one, silver medal 2024, is no. 1 of our selection.
Curved or straight, what is the difference?
Same recipe, same artisan. The curved one has more bite; the straight one gives even slices.
Should the casing be removed?
No: natural casing, it is eaten with the slice.
To taste: curved dry sausage, silver medal and straight dry sausage, bronze medal, or as a pack in Build my pack.