Division 5.1 Specificity of the geographical area

‘Thüringer Leberwurst’ has a tradition in Thuringia going back centuries. It is probably as old as the butchery trade itself in Thuringia. Even today it is still made at the very popular ‘slaughter festivals’ in the region and eaten fresh from the sausage pot. It is part of the range offered by almost every Thuringian meat and sausage producer. The provenance of the name has been retained because in the former GDR it was used only as a genuine indication of geographical origin.