The majority of French sausages, or saucisses, are made with 100 per cent meat, give or take the spices, onion and other flavourings, but certainly with no rusk or bread. Increasingly, UK producers are starting to follow suit, given the demand for gluten-free bangers and also ones without any carbs, so it is now possible to buy a good selection in most supermarkets. A pot of buttery mash is as welcome as ever.