in Britain, small pork sausages are called chipolatas. Why?

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Request for Question Clarification by rainbow-ga on 14 Dec 2005 09:20 PST

Hi Oscar,

Please let me know if this answers your question:

"Chipolatas themselves came from Italy. Originally, 300 or 400 years
ago, it was an onion soup ("cipolla" being the Italian word for onion)
with bits of sausage. The French evidently liked the sausage better
than the onions and called the sausages by a coruption of "cipolla".
The French introduced the Italian sausages to the British who retained
the name Chipolatas."
Holiday Cook
http://www.holidaycook.com/halloween-chipolatas.shtml

Here's more:
What are chipolatas? 
O Chef
http://www.ochef.com/747.htm 

Best regards,
Rainbow

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Clarification of Question by oscar1307-ga on 15 Dec 2005 07:08 PST

hello rainbow,
your answer is fine, thank you very much.

Hi Oscar,

I'm glad I could help.

Best wishes,
Rainbow