160 million Cervalet’s are eaten in Switzerland annually, but this year there are fears that the ‘dwindling stocks’of Brazilian cows’ intestines may run out by the summer when football fans descend for the Euro 2008 championship. Switzerland’s favourite sausage is made from beef, bacon and pork rind and wrapped in intestine. They can be eaten boiled, grilled or raw. The problem stems from the Brussels import rules and that Switzerland is not a member of the European Union. They are looking at alternative suppliers, such as Argentina, Urugauy, Paraguay and South Africa but they have a fondness for Brazilian intestines

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