Elizabeth Dougherty

Elizabeth Dougherty has been cooking and writing about food intensively for more than ten years. She is the fourth generation of chefs and gourmet grocers in her family with her mother, Francesca Esposito and grandmother, Carmella being major influences in her early cooking years. As a teenager, her family sent her to Europe where she became focused on French and Italian cuisine. She survived a year and half of culinary tutelage under a maniacal Swiss-German chef and is a graduate of NYIT, Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor’s degree in Hospitality, Business and Labor Relations. Food Travel USA has won two news awards for content. Broadcasting LIVE each week, nationwide, on FoodNationRadio.com and on stations around the country.

TASTE TEST – EMERGENCY PANTRY VIENNA SAUSAGES

They've been a canned goods staple for generations, tucked quietly onto pantry shelves and largely ignored until the power goes out or the pantry runs low. Vienna sausages may not be glamorous, but when it comes to emergency preparedness, they deserve a second look. Shelf-stable, protein-packed, and ready to eat straight from the can, they check a lot of practical boxes. But do they actually taste good? We put several leading brands to the test to find out which ones earn a permanent spot in your emergency supply - and which ones are strictly a last resort.

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