'The spirit of a beautiful woman is in our sausage,' said Ferenc Bordacs, dressed in the long, skirt-like garment of the Hungarian 'puszta' plains, with hat to match.
The sausage-making contest provides a focus for the festival, and a chance for oneupmanship among sausage makers. 'There are other festivals but this atmosphere, this crazy good spirit, the teams are unrivalled anywhere else,' said Jozsef Nemeth, deputy president of the sausage-judging jury.
