German Cuisine 2 - Curry Wurst

The other day I was wandering through the historic town of Wolfenbüttel in Lower Saxony, Germany, when I came over all peckish. I was with some other chaps from the British Guild of Travel Writers and we were visiting town under the guidance of Petra Sievers from Hanover Tourism, and she knew of just the place for lunch.

So we quickly grabbed lunch at the excllent lunch at the Restaurant “Zum Glück”, Löwenstraße 1 in the middle of town - and very good it was too. I could have gone down a much fancier route but I really wanted to try the famous curry-wurst - a simple dish which has spread right across Germany and beyond.

Interior of the Restaurant Zum Gluck

Curry-wurst is a popular German street food that has been beloved since its invention in 1949. It consists of a grilled or fried pork sausage, usually cut into slices, that is doused in a curry-flavoured ketchup and sprinkled with curry powder.

Wolfenbüttel is a pleasant little town

The dish is usually served with a side of French fries and has become a staple of German fast food. It was created by Herta Heuwer, a Berliner who ran a street stall in Charlottenburg. She came up with the idea of adding curry powder to ketchup to give the dish its distinctive flavor. Heuwer was granted a patent for her invention in 1951, and the dish has since become a beloved part of German culture.

Curry-wurst is most often eaten as a snack or light meal and is popular among children and adults alike. It is often served as part of a larger meal, such as a sausage platter. The dish has also become popular outside of Germany, with variations featuring different types of sausage and even vegetarian versions. The dish has become so popular that it has spawned a number of variations. The most common variation is the “Currywurst mit Pommes”, which is served with French fries

My excellent side which came with the curry-wurst