What is "sausage sizzle"

n. (context Australia NZ slang English) A barbecue, especially one held for fundraising purposes.

Sausage Sizzles are a charity fundraising and community event common across Australia and New Zealand.

A typical Sausage Sizzle takes place in a covered area. Often underneath a collapsible gazebo, volunteers prepare the barbecued sausages or ' snags'. These are served on a single slice of (typically) white bread, with optional grilled onions and the customer's choice of sauces, generally tomato, mustard, or barbecue. Chilled soft drink cans and bottled water are often also available at the counter. All ingredients are usually purchased as cheaply as possible, or donated from local sponsors such as butchers, bakers or supermarkets, so as to maximise fundraising.

A Sausage Sizzle may be held to raise money for a variety of causes, groups or events, and are especially popular at supermarkets, schools, sports clubs, and political events such as elections. Hardware store Bunnings Warehouse will often hold sausage sizzles on weekends for a variety of community groups, with the fundraisers reaching a semi-iconic status in Australia. Sausage Sizzles are also common at New Zealand retail store The Warehouse.