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In what places is merguez sausage a popular food item?
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Merguez is a red, spicy mutton- or beef-based fresh sausage in North African cuisine. It is also popular in the Middle East, and Europe, having become particularly popular in France by the closing decades of the twentieth century. Merguez is a fresh sausage made with lamb, beef, or a mixture stuffed into a lamb-intestine casing. It is heavily spiced with cumin and chili pepper or Harissa, which gives it its characteristic piquancy and red color, as well as other spices such as sumac, fennel, and garlic. Merguez is usually eaten grilled or with couscous. Dried merguez is used to add flavor to tagines. It is also eaten in sandwiches and with french fries. 
A sausage sandwich is a sandwich containing cooked sausage. It generally consists of an oblong bread roll such as a baguette or ciabatta roll, and sliced or whole links of sausage, such as hot or sweet Italian sausage, Polish sausage, German sausage (knackwurst, weisswurst, bratwurst, bockwurst), Mediterranean merguez, andouille or chorizo. Popular toppings include tomato sauce, mustard, brown sauce, ketchup, steak sauce, peppers, onions, sauerkraut, chili, and salsa. A sausage sandwich may also be sold as a hot dog. 
North Africa. Merguez is a red, spicy sausage from Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia and Libya, North Africa. It is also popular in France, Israel and the German state of Saarland, where it is often grilled on a Schwenker. Merguez is made with lamb, beef, or a mixture of both. It can be flavored with a wide range of spices, such as sumac for tartness, and paprika, Cayenne pepper, or harissa, a hot chili paste that gives it a red color. It is stuffed into a lamb casing, rather than a pork casing. It is traditionally made fresh and eaten grilled or with couscous. Sun-dried merguez is used to add flavor to tagines. It is also eaten in sandwiches.
A sausage roll is a savoury pastry popular in the United Kingdom and other countries. In addition to being sold at retail outlets, they are also available from bakeries as a take-away food item. A miniature version is popular as a buffet or party food. 
Uli's Famous Sausage is a butcher shop and sausage vendor founded by German master butcher Uli Lengenberg in Seattle, Washington, and is located in the Pike Place Market. Born in Siegen, Germany, Uli earned his Masters Degree and moved to Taiwan for 15 years, where he helped to start Uli's Euro deli. Uli is truly a sausage master. After meeting his wife Jean, and having two sons, Nicolas and Cody in Taiwan, they moved to the Puget Sound area to be closer to family. Uli's Famous Sausage specializes in quality styles of sausages from around the world, including traditional German styles, Moroccan Merguez, South African Boerewors, and many others. 