Where can I buy Swiss Olma-Bratwurst in the USA?
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The Bratwurst capital of the USA is Sheboygan,Wisconsin. I reckon that would be the one place where you would get more information on where to get a real Swiss Bratwurst if all the above fails.But I would bet on North American Foods fulfilling your request .I sure hope this helps and bon appetit.
http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/topics/Bratwurst
http://www.theswissbakery.com/Gourmet-Specialty-Foods-Swiss-German.html
http://www.nafood.com/sausage.php
http://www.nafood.com/shipping-info.php
http://groups.msn.com/WILLEMINAsRestaurantBar
http://www.menuvenueswfl.com/restaurant.php?restaurant_id=642
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It seems Olma Bratwurst is one of those regionally protected names so if it were made here it would have to have another name. Making things even harder, it seems there are lots of Swiss styles depending on the town or province, so you can't look for Swiss sausage. At any rate, here is a link to a company selling "Swiss Style Bratwurst" and another link to a company that makes Swiss items in general and a number of different Bratwursts. Good luck! And some folks recommend Weisswurst as a similar type of sausage (I like it myself) although there are some differences.
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@albanian is right. It's unlikely that you will find one bearing the OLMA name in the USA. Even in Switzerland, they are only sold in and around the city of St. Gallen. There are similar ones and even better ones from other regions. E.g. in Zurich, people claim theirs to be the best and much better and more refined than the OLMA one :)
I'd say there's a certain myth around that OLMA sausage, but it's just one "Kalbsbratwurst" of many. The myth probably goes back to the fact that OLMA trade fair was quite an event in the past. For many farmers, it used to be the one big trip they would undertake every year. And this made everything connected to that particular event special, even the sausages.
OLMA is an fair for agricultural and farmer products. You can buy tractors, livestock, tools and other stuff. Imagine a rather rural ambiance. That grilled sausage somehow fits to the mixture of the smells of hay, straw, cattle and tractors... rather than to a classy restaurant.
OLMA trade fair: http://is.gd/eH4K
p.s.: although this kind of sausage is called "Kalbsbratwurst" (literally: veal-grilled-sausage), it usually also contains pork and is definitely not kosher or halal meat.
Heidelberg Haus imports a lot of things from these countries, but they also find the best quality of the same items made in the U.S.A. For example, some of their sausages come not only from Germany, but also from the 100-year-old German sausage maker Kahn's, also located in Indianapolis.
Heidelberg Haus is owned by master Konditor Jeurgen Jungbauer, who was head baker to at least one White House administration. There is a typical German cafe' at Heidelberg Haus, where the various sausages are also served for lunch, so if you're in the area you can taste what you're buying before you go over to the grocery half to take some home.
Indy has a large, active German-speaking community, and this is where they gather to talk, eat, and shop. They've also been featured on The Food Network several times. My kids love to go there!
www.heidelberghaus.com
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You could also try Continental Sausage - they make a very good Swiss Bratwurst (http://www.continentalsausage.com/).
I contacted Heidelberg Haus and they do not produce sausages. See their reply:
"I am sorry but we do not make any sausages. We get all of ours from the German meat market here in Indianapolis , and from Chicago. You may want to try either of them. Claus's 317-632-1963 (indy) and Stiglemeier 1-800-451-8199.
Hope this helps you, and good luck!"
They do not make them themselves, I know. But the fact that a large portion of the German-speaking community in a large city goes there, and that they do have a nationwide catalog, speaks well for their sources.
