
currywurst
Sign in to save'''''' () is a fast food dish of German origin consisting of sausage (usually pork) with curry ketchup. It was invented in 1949 by Herta Heuwer, who began selling it at a food stand in West Berlin. The Deutsches Currywurst Museum estimated that 800 million currywursts are eaten every year in Germany, with 70 million in Berlin alone.
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- Food.name_lang
- de
- Food.name_italics
- true
- Food.image
- 20220430 currywurst.jpg
- Food.caption
- lightly topped with curry powder, curry sauce, and served with French fries
- Food.place_of_origin
- Germany
- Food.region
- Berlin
- Food.year
- c. 1949
- Food.type
- Bratwurst
- Food.main_ingredient
- Pork sausage, curry ketchup
- Food.variations
- Berliner currywurst, Volkswagen currywurst, currywurst with beef sausage
- Food.associated_cuisine
- German cuisine
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'''''' () is a fast food dish of German origin consisting of sausage (usually pork) with curry ketchup. It was invented in 1949 by Herta Heuwer, who began selling it at a food stand in West Berlin. The Deutsches Currywurst Museum estimated that 800 million currywursts are eaten every year in Germany, with 70 million in Berlin alone.
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