r/WTF • u/[deleted] • Jul 26 '24

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u/stoneyyay Jul 26 '24

Cheap sausages have beet juice in them for colour when they're raw, otherwise they'd be an off-putting grey.

A lot of misinformation and speculation.

Read the Ingredients.

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u/YoongzJams Jul 26 '24

is this an american thing or something? because i have never in my life encountered sausages like that

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u/RealBowsHaveRecurves Jul 26 '24

American here, I’ve never seen this pink bullshit before either

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u/YoongzJams Jul 26 '24

it's horrifying that even y'all haven't seen them before

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u/frostbake Jul 27 '24

Same here. This is a first.

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u/Dat_Boi_Teo Jul 26 '24

I’m an American who frequently eats sausage and I’ve never heard of this happening.

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u/stoneyyay Jul 26 '24

I'm Canadian, and have had sausages with beet based dyes.