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Old February 24th, 2010, 03:48 PM posted to rec.travel.europe
baroque-quest
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Default Whole bratwurst versus cut-up bratwurst

I do not like currywurst. I prefer regular bratwurst with senf,
especially Thüringer Rostbratwurst. I noticed that in Berlin the
usual custom seems to be to cut-up bratwurst in bite-sized pieces and
add a toothpick as a utensil. Would someone please tell me the German
for "cut-up" versus "whole" so I can ask the vendor to just give me a
whole (uncut) bratwurst? I can look it up in a dictionary, but I want
to know the vernacular used by vendors to make it easier. I speak
just enough German to be dangerous.

Is cut-up bratwurst a custom in other cities or only in Berlin?

Nürnberg has yummy pinkie-sized bratwurst. What kind of bratwurst is
typical in Hamburg? In Stuttgart?

Thanks in advance.
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Old February 24th, 2010, 03:59 PM posted to rec.travel.europe
Erick T. Barkhuis[_3_]
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Default Whole bratwurst versus cut-up bratwurst

baroque-quest:

I do not like currywurst. I prefer regular bratwurst with senf,
especially Thüringer Rostbratwurst. I noticed that in Berlin the
usual custom seems to be to cut-up bratwurst in bite-sized pieces and
add a toothpick as a utensil. Would someone please tell me the German
for "cut-up" versus "whole" so I can ask the vendor to just give me a
whole (uncut) bratwurst?


Ungeschnitten (not cut)
An einem Stück (as a whole)

Is cut-up bratwurst a custom in other cities or only in Berlin?


Neither here, in the western part of Lower Saxony, nor anywhere else in
Germany, have I ever seen Bratwurst being cut into pieces. That's
common for Currywurst everywhere, but not for Bratwurst. Usually, when
taken in the streets, it's served on a small carton tray, of which a
strip can be torn off.


Nürnberg has yummy pinkie-sized bratwurst. What kind of bratwurst is
typical in Hamburg?


The regular white Bratwurst. Traditional Hamburger Weisswurst has
vanished.

In Stuttgart?


Yikes. Every Bratwurst and Currywurst I ever ate in Stuttgart (and
Tübingen) has been a heated rubber stick, that appeared no good for
anything. At all. Not even for consumption.


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Erick
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Old February 24th, 2010, 04:04 PM posted to rec.travel.europe
Frank Hucklenbroich
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Default Whole bratwurst versus cut-up bratwurst

Am Wed, 24 Feb 2010 06:48:46 -0800 (PST) schrieb baroque-quest:

I do not like currywurst. I prefer regular bratwurst with senf,
especially Thüringer Rostbratwurst. I noticed that in Berlin the
usual custom seems to be to cut-up bratwurst in bite-sized pieces and
add a toothpick as a utensil.


To cut up the Wurst is only common when you have "Currywurst", then they
put a rather spicy mixture of ketchup and curry over it.

Would someone please tell me the German
for "cut-up" versus "whole" so I can ask the vendor to just give me a
whole (uncut) bratwurst?


"Cut-up" would be "klein geschnitten". "Whole" would be "ganz". Or you
could simply say "Bitte die Wurst nicht klein schneiden".

Is cut-up bratwurst a custom in other cities or only in Berlin?


"Currywurst" is also common in the Ruhrgebiet-area (Essen, Duisburg,
Dortmund) and can probably be had in any German city, if you ask for it.
But it is only done when you have the wurst with curry-sauce over it.
Otherwise you'll get it in one piece.

Nürnberg has yummy pinkie-sized bratwurst. What kind of bratwurst is
typical in Hamburg?


Hamburg is not really famous for it's Wurst - as it is near the coast, the
typical snack would rather be a "Fischbroetchen" (=roll with herring or
some other fish in it, often pickled with onions and eaten cold).

In Stuttgart?


Don't really know about there, but if you go further South to Bavaria
you'll have the "Weisswurst", a white sausage that is cooked and eaten with
mustard. The skin is a bit tough, so most people cut it off. Traditionally
you have to eat it before 12 o'clock noon. And have a beer with it ;-)

Regards,

Frank
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Old February 24th, 2010, 04:10 PM posted to rec.travel.europe
Erick T. Barkhuis[_3_]
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Default Whole bratwurst versus cut-up bratwurst

Frank Hucklenbroich:

...but if you go further South to Bavaria
you'll have the "Weisswurst", a white sausage that is cooked and
eaten with mustard. ... Traditionally you have to eat it before 12

o'clock noon. And have a beer with it ;-)

Yup. At least a pint.
Die spinnen, die Bayern.

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Erick
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Old February 24th, 2010, 04:15 PM posted to rec.travel.europe
Tim C.[_5_]
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Default Whole bratwurst versus cut-up bratwurst

On 24 Feb 2010 15:10:34 GMT, Erick T. Barkhuis wrote in post :
:

Frank Hucklenbroich:

...but if you go further South to Bavaria
you'll have the "Weisswurst", a white sausage that is cooked and
eaten with mustard. ... Traditionally you have to eat it before 12

o'clock noon. And have a beer with it ;-)

Yup. At least a pint.
Die spinnen, die Bayern.


Bavarians are spiders ? ;-)

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Old February 24th, 2010, 06:32 PM posted to rec.travel.europe
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Default Whole bratwurst versus cut-up bratwurst

In article
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baroque-quest wrote:

I do not like currywurst. I prefer regular bratwurst with senf,
especially Thüringer Rostbratwurst.

No senf for me, but I've never had anything but really great
Bratwurst in Thüringen 8-)

I noticed that in Berlin the
usual custom seems to be to cut-up bratwurst in bite-sized pieces and
add a toothpick as a utensil. Would someone please tell me the German
for "cut-up" versus "whole" so I can ask the vendor to just give me a
whole (uncut) bratwurst? I can look it up in a dictionary, but I want
to know the vernacular used by vendors to make it easier. I speak
just enough German to be dangerous.

Bratwurst ohne alles
or Bratwurst ohne alles ausser Brot.
I love most of the sausage called Bratwurst and several others I find in
Germany, but have never cared for Sauerkraut, which usually seems to
come with it when it's on a plate, so my line is likely to be "Bratwurst
ohne Sauerkraut, bitte. Ein Brötchen wäre aber schön."

Is cut-up bratwurst a custom in other cities or only in Berlin?

I've never encountered it, but I haven't spent a lot of time in
Berlin.

Nürnberg has yummy pinkie-sized bratwurst. What kind of bratwurst is
typical in Hamburg? In Stuttgart?


Bratwurst = roasted sausage in Germany. It can be totally different
between restaurants in the same city, and it's usually better than most
"Bratwurst" in the US 8-)

And in April I'm going back for more 8-)

--
Erilar, biblioholic medievalist


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Old February 24th, 2010, 06:33 PM posted to rec.travel.europe
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Default Whole bratwurst versus cut-up bratwurst

On Wed, 24 Feb 2010 06:48:46 -0800 (PST), baroque-quest
wrote:

Nürnberg has yummy pinkie-sized bratwurst....


We have had delicious pinkie-sized Nurnberger sausages, but they were not
bratwurst. The meat was decidedly pinkish, and spiced more than bratwurst.

-- Larry

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Old February 24th, 2010, 06:34 PM posted to rec.travel.europe
erilar
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Default Whole bratwurst versus cut-up bratwurst

In article ,
Frank Hucklenbroich wrote:

Don't really know about there, but if you go further South to Bavaria
you'll have the "Weisswurst", a white sausage that is cooked and eaten with
mustard. The skin is a bit tough, so most people cut it off. Traditionally
you have to eat it before 12 o'clock noon. And have a beer with it ;-)


It is, however, NOTHING like Bratwurst . I tried it once in München and
couldn't finish it. Tastes vary.

--
Erilar, biblioholic medievalist


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Old February 24th, 2010, 06:35 PM posted to rec.travel.europe
erilar
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Default Whole bratwurst versus cut-up bratwurst

In article ,
"Tim C." wrote:

On 24 Feb 2010 15:10:34 GMT, Erick T. Barkhuis wrote in post :
:

Frank Hucklenbroich:

...but if you go further South to Bavaria
you'll have the "Weisswurst", a white sausage that is cooked and
eaten with mustard. ... Traditionally you have to eat it before 12

o'clock noon. And have a beer with it ;-)

Yup. At least a pint.
Die spinnen, die Bayern.


Bavarians are spiders ? ;-)


Different referent 8-)

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Erilar, biblioholic medievalist


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Old February 24th, 2010, 06:38 PM posted to rec.travel.europe
erilar
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Default Whole bratwurst versus cut-up bratwurst

In article ,
"Erick T. Barkhuis" wrote:

Every Bratwurst and Currywurst I ever ate in Stuttgart (and
Tübingen) has been a heated rubber stick, that appeared no good for
anything. At all. Not even for consumption.


It's been so long since I was on my own in that area that I can't
remember Bratwurst there.

On the other hand, as one who finds even a description of Currywurst
nauseating, I can't see how one could tell much about the sausage part
of it.

....ducking and running....

--
Erilar, biblioholic medievalist


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