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She describes her hands as “chunky, like the rest of me,” and likens her fingers to “chipolata sausages.”

He usually stocks seven or eight varieties, from garlicky Toulouse to skinny, sage-spiked chipolata to zesty chorizo — and, of course, classic British bangers.

I throw in a chipolata or two if I’m feeling frivolous, or a slice or two of black pudding for the final 10 minutes of cooking.

Not to be outdone, a butcher's in Ripon has produced a bike made entirely of pork products, which features "pork pies for wheels, belly pork for brakes and a chipolata bike chain".

The festive feast, called a HotCan, squeezes in a turkey casserole, veggies, stuffing and chipolata sausages.