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Hey Guys,

Not sure if this is the correct area to put this thread. Apologies if not!

#1 - I've been searching for Rubbed sage and haven't been able to find any. I have purchased ground sage instead. Does anyone foresee problems in flavour for sausage if I use ground sage instead of rubbed?

#2 - Is Cayenne Pepper the same as hot chilli flakes or paprika? If I can't find Cayenne Pepper, what would be an ideal substitute?

Cheers

Hi Aussienor

The flavour on the ground sage is a lot stronger so reduce the amount by the factor of 10 & try from there.
As for Cayenne if you cannot find this try chili powder

Regards
Sausagemaker

You should try with the companies that supply sausage making ingredients, you are in Thailand right? Should not be too hard to find them.

Well in any case if you're coming to Kuala Lumpur I can buy them for you if you so require. They're not too expensive either.

Cayenne pepper is just dried and ground cayenne peppers , you can substitute any hot dried pepper and grind them yourself. its about medium hot so don't use a real hot pepper.

When looking at most recipes on this forum, I've noticed that it will specify only the type of spices to be used and not whether they are rubbed, course or finely ground.

What would you recommend using?

I would Use Rubbed unless othewise stated.