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Good day folks, and I wish to participate in writing challenge. And I want to write about "Kolbasa", let me introduce this cute word to you so that you can understand better why I took it.

FAQ about "Kolbasa"

1. What "Kolbasa" means?

Kolbasa is russian word and in english translated as Sausage,  food usually made from ground meat, often pork, beef or veal, along with salt, spices and breadcrumbs, with a skin around it.

2. Why I write about it?

To be honest, I love it, adore eating it, almost cant imagine a day without it. Not pork kolbasa of course, but chicken or beef only. Would like to taste one day cat kolbasa or turtle maybe, hard to believe but yes, sounds delicious. And one more reason to like, that kolbasa can be used as slang

3. How this word is used as a slang?

Kolbasa is universal word, which can be used to make fun, to tease, and sometimes mock your friends, and others as well. 

It may refer to person who just acted sly, or made wrong move, so that you feel inside yourself you just cant let this moment fade away without joking. 

You can also call your friends like kolbasa, it is not offensive or rude, very innocent and kind word. This is exact reason I love this word:)

4. How many kolbasa types there are and which one you like most?

There are a lot of kolbasa types and species, so we can classify them below:

Cooked sausages are made with fresh meats, and then fully cooked. They are either eaten immediately after cooking or must be refrigerated.

Cooked smoked sausages are cooked and then smoked or smoke-cooked. They are eaten hot or cold, but need to be refrigerated. 

Fresh sausages are made from meats that have not been previously cured. They must be refrigerated and thoroughly cooked before eating. 

Fresh smoked sausages are fresh sausages that are smoked and cured. They do not normally require refrigeration and do not require any further cooking before eating. 

Dry sausages are cured sausages that are fermented and dried. Some are smoked as well at the beginning of the drying process. They are generally eaten cold and will keep for a long time. 

Bulk sausage, or sometimes sausage meat, refers to raw, ground, spiced meat, usually sold without any casing.

Vegetarian sausage are made without meat, for example, based on soya protein or tofu, with herbs and spices. Some vegetarian sausages are not necessarily vegan, and may contain ingredients such as eggs.

My favourites are Cooked and Cooked smoked kolbasa, with cheese they make great combination any time, but best time for me is breakfast, some cheese, kolbasa and olives, yummy:)

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But there is one forgotten or almost forgotten part in history, where Kolbasa took place.

During Cold war in early 1960th years, Nikita Khruschev said on public that "he will show to America Mother of Kuz'ka (Kuzkinu Mat')". After that Americans thought Kuzka is name of new rocket, probably rockets, which were new build opposite to long-distance-flight bomber planes. 

And as we know from history, new weapons take sometimes funny names which dont make sense, like "tank" was code name for new machine, which could destroy enemy cannons and machine-guns, so that name left like that. By this logic, Soviet Union, didnt call rocket project by Kuzka, but it was called "Kolbasa", because rockets and sausage almost look same by shape and look. 

By the end of 1970th Kolbasa project has been split into many separate projects, with different missions tasks, like "ground-ground", "ground-air" and "air-ground" missiles. Time has changed, and impressions about war tactics changed as well, after these changes rocket complexes took new names, which are well known today. For example, ballistic rocket complex "Satan" looks like big smoked kolbasa, so almost every rocket in the world contains parts and elements from secret "Kolbasa" project!

So, next time eathing sausag, imagine you are eating part of little rocket. Wish you all good and pleasant 2016 year, and wish Kolbasa brings you only joy, happines and fun:)