Bierschinken

thumb|Bierschinken Bierschinken (in Austria and Switzerland Krakauer) or Schinkenwurst ("ham wurst", literally "ham sausage") is a form of sausage or cold cut particularly common in German-speaking countries.

It is a fine Brühwurst of cured pork, beef or poultry meat (and sometimes mixed), plus bacon and spices with a coarse deposit of pork pieces or cooked ham. It may be slightly smoked. It is usually sold sliced in delicatessens, but it can also be found preserved in cans.