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National Sausage Pizza Day

Food · October 11

Sausage pizza, the familiar pie topped with crumbled or sliced Italian sausage, and the easy ways to enjoy one at home or at a local pizzeria.

National Sausage Pizza Day falls on Monday, October 11, 2027. That is 349 days away.

Sausage pizza is a pie topped with Italian sausage, usually fennel-flecked ground pork, over tomato sauce and melted mozzarella. It sits near the top of most pizzeria menus, often right beside pepperoni.

The sausage shows up in a few forms. Some shops pinch raw sausage into small nuggets and scatter them across the cheese so they cook in the oven. Others use browned crumbles or thin coins sliced from a cooked link. Sweet sausage leans on fennel and garlic. Hot sausage adds red pepper flakes and a slow warmth.

It pairs well with company. Peppers and onions are the classic partners, mushrooms work, and a few torn basil leaves added after baking cut the richness. A drizzle of chili oil at the table suits anyone who ordered sweet and then wished they had gone hot.

At home, raw sausage needs care. Keep the pieces small so they cook evenly, and do not judge doneness by the crust. A home oven can brown the edge long before a thick nugget of pork is cooked through. Cut into the largest piece and make sure there is no pink in the center, or check that it reaches about 160°F. Browning the sausage in a skillet before it goes on the pizza removes the guesswork entirely.

Leftover slices reheat nicely in a dry pan over medium heat, which crisps the bottom and warms the sausage without turning the crust to leather.

Ways to celebrate

• Order a sausage pizza from a local pizzeria you have not tried.
• Make one at home with sausage browned in a skillet first.
• Try sweet and hot sausage side by side.
• Add peppers and onions for the classic combination.
• Reheat leftover slices in a dry skillet for a crisp bottom.

Dates

All national days on October 11

Also on October 11

• Columbus Day
• It's My Party Day
• Yom Kippur

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