I now have a major reason to visit Germany

For so many years I've poo-pooed the idea of visiting Germany. For whatever reason I've always enjoyed skirting around the landmass. Give me the lowlands of Holland & Belgium, the bicycle paths of Denmark and the anywhere, France. Give me Switzerland - even the German speaking part...but Germany proper? Yes that's been my thinking. Truth be told, in the last few years I've been more open to a visit as Melissa has family in Dortmund, which aside from being the Milwaukee of Germany (although I'm not a lager man the beer still appeals) is apparently a daytrip from Amsterdam. So yes I guess I've warmed to the idea a bit more. That was until today when my world was krautrocked. I DISCOVERED CURRYWURST!!

Why couldn't someone tell me that this existed? I thought I had a good grip on the popular streetfoods of the world. No let's rephrase that. A good grip on the streetfood of Western Europe and a working knowledge of it in the rest of the world. Imagine my surprise when I was flipping through a recent issue of Saveur and came across an article on Currywurst and how it is the latenight snack food of Berlin.

What is it? Saveur describes Currywurst as "thickly sliced rounds of fried pork sausage cradled in a paper tray and drenched with ketchup mixed with curry powder. Dusted with yet more curry powder and eaten with a plastic fork along with french fries or brotchen (rolls), currywurst delivers a happy intermingling of tangy, sweet and spicy flavors."

Coming from a fan of Belgian frites, merguez & poutine this sounds like a can't miss dish.

Check the wikipedia entry for more info and check out these photos of a classic currywurst eatery in Berlin. There is also a currywurst fan club.

above photo credits: lilano