As in any big city, in Berlin you will find food from all backgrounds and places. Recent and experimental flavors offered in place where you will love having something to drink while getting to know the love of your life. However, the currywurst experience is a street experience, part of Berliners’ everyday. Currywurst has the ability to charm many tourists who photo in photo, from museum to museum, and going from one place to another, cannot stop enjoying this, “fast food” dish.

If you do not know it yet, a Currywurst is a grilled pork sausage, served cut into pieces and covered with a curry sauce. This sauce is made primarily of tomato sauce and obviously, a generous amount of curry. If you want to make it at home, you can also use ketchup. In some stands, Currywurst is served with chips or bread; you can accompany it with a very cold beer or Coca Cola. Perhaps a light red wine can also go with it, yet its character is more than “fast food”, it is a matter of your taste and style.

It is said that the currywurst was invented around the 40’s, as “fast food” result of the Second World War. The plate was slowly becoming the most favorite of the working class, which is why; its price remains relatively comfortable for all budgets. Here is a brief list of some famous places to eat the best currywursts in Berlin.

Konnopke’s Imbiß has its doors open since 1930. Besides the classic currywursts carefully prepared, you can try other varieties of sausages and the best quality meats served with fresh drinks. Curry 36 is another classic of currywurst. Similarly, they have various sauces and preparations of the legendary currywurst, giving contrast and diversity without losing the typical style of preparation. Other sausages, fries and fried fish are also at your disposal. Finally, another Currywurst classic is Currywurst Berlin & Friends, where people as Wim Wenders and Bruno Ganz have tasted quality food.

But before you continue with your meal tour, pay a visit to the Deutsches Currywurst Museum, where you can find photographs, artifacts, timelines, and audio and video about the history of this traditional snack in Berlin. Meet other travelers and locals in this place very near the famous Checkpoint Charlie. Believe it or not, currywurst as other meals all over the world is a portrait of a time and tells a lot. For more info, visit the following website: http://www.currywurstmuseum.de/

Alexa Ray

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Despite the historic events, the Germans can be proud of their country. Germany is the country of poets, composers and philosophers. Throughout hte history its culture has been enriched by great masters such as Goethe, Schiller, Bach or Lessing. His extensive and broad cultural and artistic heritage is famous throughout the world. But we should not forget a very important factor. Schland, as the Germans affectionately call their country, is also the country of Currywurst (a sort of sausage with curry sauce), which today is an indispensable part of the Germanic culture. Now Berlin has opened the first museum of Currywurst in Germany. Are you hungry?

This year Berlin does not only celebrate the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Wall, but also the 60th birthday of the Currywurst. Herta Heuwer was the first person who served in her small stall in Charlottenburg fried sausages with a special tomato sauce, wit powder curry and other mysterious ingredients. Soon this little snack became a real bestseller. What once was a small strett stall, baceme suddenly into a complex industry. Today, this idea would have been, without doubt, the perfect solution to get out of the heavy financial crisis.

In August the first Currywurst Museum was opened in Germany. This striking museum is just 100 meters from Checkpoint Charlie. Here you’ll discover the history of this delicious food. Of course, the museum refused other possible origins of the Currywurst, which say that it was invented in Hamburg or in the Ruhrgebiet. According to the museum director and the Berliners, all these are only false rumors. Discover the world of this sausage and how you should eat it! As you can see, the German capital offers another spectacular museum with film screenings and a host of interactive activities.

In Germany people eat more than 800 million Currywurst per year, and approximately 70 million are consumed in Berlin. You can eat it in countless different versions, starting with the normal Fritfen Currywurst (with chips) in a street stall, to the finest restaurants, wich serves the Currywurst with gold leaf and champagne. It seems that there are no limits in terms of creativity and culinary imagination.

‘Ik bin ain Berliner’, Kennedy’s historic phrase could be changed a bit in honor of the Currywurst. Discover the most delicious sousoges and its museum. Rent Apartments in Berlin and have a pleasant stay.