Blood sausage is a sliceable cooked sausage, also known as “Thüringer Rotwurst”, “Grützwurst”, “Zungenwurst” “Speckblutwurst,”or “Flönz” (in the Rhineland).
Blood sausages are cooked (Kochwurst) and contain chunks of lean meat, tongue, bacon, lard and offal from pork or beef in varying proportions, as well as rind and fresh blood.