Goetta is not only in Cincinnati although it's primarily eaten in Cincinnati.
Although Goetta can be found in other stores in other states but not all states or stores will have goetta.
You can also find goetta in specialty butcher shops and even purchase goetta online for shipment to your door beyond the region where it's mainly consumed.
Goetta is a German inspired sausage that was brought to the United States by German immigrants in the 19th century.
Goetta evolved from peasant foods such as grain sausages or Grutzwurst from areas such as the Hanover region of northwest Germany.
Although goetta does have German roots, goetta as it's known today is a distinctly American food.
The popularity and production of goetta is centered in the Northern Kentucky and Cincinnati area.
Goetta is basically a Cincinnati area German American breakfast sausage that is made out of ground meat which is often pork and beef and steel cut oats as well as spices and onions.
The mixture is then slow cooked into a thick mush and then cools and sets into a sliceable and firm loaf.
Goetta sausage is traditionally sliced and then pan fried until it's crispy and is often served with breakfast dishes such eggs and toast.
Unlike other types of sausages, goetta sausages use steel cut oats to stretch the meat and make it a filling and savory dish.
Although goettas origins are German, goetta was developed by German immigrants in Cincinnati and is still mainly consumed in Cincinnati.
To make goetta steel cut oats are first cooked with water until tender.
Then ground meat, onions and a blend of spices are stirred into the cooked oats.
The mixture is then slow cooked for several hours.
And the thick porridge is then poured into a pan, cooled and then chilled until it then becomes firm and sliceable as a loaf.