Woolies flags astonishing sausage trend
Woolworths has revealed an astonishing sausage trend sweeping Australia.
The supermarket has reported a massive 20 per cent increase in sausage sales this week ahead of the May 3 federal election.
The statistic comes after democracy sausage providers everywhere spent the week stocking up for voters to get their fix from their local polling place.
The democracy sausage has become a crucial and celebrated part of the voting process for Australians in recent years, with the proceeds from the goods generally go to a local fundraising cause.
A spokeswoman for Woolworths said the traditional thin beef sausage has been the most popular item in the range this week.
'Sausages have been extremely popular this week with a 20 per cent uplift as customers gear up for the weekend,' she said.
Opposition leader Peter Dutton has said his favourite type of Democracy Sausage is with a bit of barbecue sauce and 'well done' onions, while Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is a traditionalist with photos showing the Prime Minister passing a local a sanga with onions on top of the sausage at a Punchbowl sausage sizzle earlier in the campaign.
Recently one in three Aussies voted in favour of a new sausage sizzle policy: onions first, sausage second, according to new research from Australian Onions.
This year, a team of snag-loving data fiends have put together an interactive Democracy Sausage map, which lists the location of sausage sizzles and cake stalls open Saturday across the globe.
The map features more than 1800 listings using crowdsourced data.
Some of the international stalls have been listed in Japan, US, South Africa, Switzerland, Saudi Arabia and even Antarctica.
The Democracy Sausage team has encouraged anyone with information about a fundraiser that's not yet on the map to get in touch, either by sending a tip-off via the website or by reaching out on social media.
'People associate ideas and memories with sights and sounds, and there's no better sight than seeing Aussie voters helping community groups while smelling delicious sausages and onions on a BBQ,' founder Alex Dawson said.
In New York, two Aussies abroad said they have 'taken over an NYC hotdog cart and turned it into the OFFICIAL Democracy Sausage Cart 2025 to bring you a taste of Australia'.
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