Despite the “tube meat” jokes all week, sausages and hot dogs really should receive a fair amount of respect in the meat world. In the past they were a way of using less choice meat scraps, as well as fillers such as oats or rice, to stretch food and ensure that nothing was wasted. Nowadays many sausages use higher quality meat for maximum flavor, but one thing remains the same: they’re tasty.

During this week, we managed to highlight a number of this city’s excellent sausage makers, but there were a lot of delicious sausage and hot dog dishes that we didn’t get around to mentioning. And we know there are many more that we still need get around to trying, such as the wurst at Cafe Mozart and Old Europe, the bacon-wrapped dogs at St. Arnold’s Underground, or the sausage at Lyon Hall. So here is but a sample of meaty, juicy options around town.