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Pizza is Italian, the Belgians have their mussels, Vienna its schnitzel, hotdogs are American, and fish and chips very British. Some of the dishes that have survived the test of time, and the international fast food franchises, to continue to be part of their homeland�s culture and heritage, while in some cases also becoming popular outside their borders.

Germany's currywurst hasn�t been adopted world wide but, ever since its creation in 1949's post war Berlin, it has remained the country's most popular �anytime� snack.



Currywurst, Germany�s Cult Snack

Francine I have not heard of currywurst before but I like the sound of it. I will give it a go with veggie sausages. I think it might also tempt a Hungarian friend who cooks with a lot of paprika. Is the veggie version commonly available in Germany?

Hi Asha, Glad you like the sound of the sauce and if you do try it with some veggie sausages do please let me know what you think.

Yes indeed for a country once famous for serving meat one form or another at every one of the three meals a day, Germany now offers an amazing selection of vegetarian food and ingredients, including the ubiquitous sausages and �hamburgers� etc. And in general they are hard to fault, really delicious. None of this �chewy cardboard� flavour that some foods aimed at vegetarians, or those who just want a rest from meat, seem to have.

It is not difficult to find a veggie �currywurst� either when one is out and about, although not at every �takeaway�, or to put together at home, and as each area has a slightly different flavour of sauce that will be something else for you to enjoy when you travel down the Romantic Road to see the next Oberammergau Passion Play.

Hi Francine, first of all thanks for the kind post you left in the Walking Forum for me. I just now had a few spare moments to check in. When I saw the first part of this post's subject "curry" - I had to come and see what it was all about as my culture (Jamaican) is famous for Curry Goat (lol).

Curried Goat..............Goodness me Angela, think I am going to have to rely on you to give me some idea of just what that tastes like.

Have tried goats milk and goats cheese and after that thought I would limit my experience to stroking them at a petting zoo, or admiring them from a distance.

Is it still very strong tasting, or do the curry spices help to disguise it?

Wow, this sounds delicious! I'd love to try this!

LOL, yes you got it - the "curry" hides the taste. To be honest, as a child I refused to eat it because we lived on a farm and my parents had the NERVE to kill my pet "goat"... It took years as an adult to finally try it. I get too attached to animals to be living on a farm - the same with working with them - I don't do well when they die or get sick. And that is the concern I have with our Jack Russell Terrier, Jeremiah. Did not plan on getting attached, but my boyfriend's son got shipped out (Air Force) and we inherited him. And of course he is not getting him back (lol). Goat meat is like beef I would say. I am so not into the duck, rabbit and so on if that helps. In other words, not a strange or unique taste. But again, the "curry" will kill your mouth - Yikes.