Are 'sweet' and 'mild' - Italian Sausage - the same thing?

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Do they refer to the same kind? Or is there a subtle difference?

And what essentially encapsulates the concept of a sausage being sweet? Is it typical sucrose driven sweetness inherent to the product...or the resultant chemical aftertaste on consuming it?

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score 10 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 15 '11 at 12:15

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Both sweet and mild refers to the sausages without hot red pepper flakes. The fact they are called sweet Italian sausages doesn't mean they contain sugar.

answered Sep 15 '11 at 12:15

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But there is still a difference between sweet and mild, because some companies sell both a mild version *and* a sweet version of Italian sausage. – pacoverflow Apr 01 '21 at 07:33

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Sep 01 '14 at 22:16

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Sweet refers to the sweet basil that is not in the mild

answered Sep 01 '14 at 22:16

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Are 'sweet' and 'mild' - Italian Sausage - the same thing?

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