A sausage is a charcuterie made from a mince of one or more meats, mainly pork, which is seasoned in many ways according to local, regional or national traditions. After having been put in a natural or artificial casing (embossing) to give it its shape, the sausage is either "parboiled and / or dried", sometimes smoked for at least four weeks, or "parboiled and / or poached" then cooled in a broth, like the garlic sausage.