A process of preserving fresh sausages or fresh meat emulsions with high pressure and avoiding color fading and diminishing of taste comprises the steps of a) packing the products into sealed packages, b) Putting the packages into a pressurization vessel, increasing pressure in the vessel up to 100.000 PSI that the packages are exposed to the elevated pressure. c) Maintaining pressure for a time up to 300 seconds, at a temperature up to 45 F, d) removing the packages with fresh meat products from the pressure vessel. Pathogens are killed during this process providing a longer shelf life while retaining taste, color compared to having fresh meat products that are packed without the benefit of high pressure. To avoid color fading and loss of flavor during this process, spices which are not part of the original and historical recipe are used to compensate.
