[Currywurst]

When Christmas approaches, I remember eating “currywurst” with beer at Christmas markets in Germany. Currywurst was the recommended dish to eat in Berlin, according to my relatives who lived in Germany.

Currywurst, a Berlin specialty, is directly translated as curry sausage, a fast food consisting of sausage mixed with pork or veal, topped with spiced ketchup, and then topped with curry powder made mainly from turmeric and cumin. The sausage, which is the pride of Germans, is added with ketchup and spices, and currywurst is loved by many Germans, from children to adults, who can easily enjoy it at street stalls, beer gardens, and restaurants.

There are various theories about the origin of currywurst, but the most popular is that it was first sold by a woman in Berlin at a food stall in 1949, after curry powder was brought to Germany in earnest after World War II. On the other hand, in Southwest Africa (now Namibia), which was German territory before World War I, there is a dish called “boerewors,” which is similar to currywurst of South African origin, and some believe that this had some influence on the development of currywurst. Today, it is estimated that approximately 800 million pieces of currywurst are consumed annually throughout Germany.

We first visited a currywurst chain restaurant called Currywurst Express, which was located in a train station in Berlin. The savory sausage, sliced into easy-to-eat pieces, was generously seasoned with ketchup and spices, and served with a heaping pile of fries, which of course goes well with beer. As one would expect from Germany, the beer capital of the world. After that, I went to beer halls and Christmas markets, where I encountered currywurst, which is a food that has become a part of everyday German life. The flavors and accompaniments vary from potatoes to bread to sauerkraut, and you can enjoy the differences as well. When I ate currywurst with beer at a sparkling Christmas market, it was still a perfect match, and although it was extremely cold, I will never forget that happy moment.

Since it can be made at home with sausage, ketchup, and spices, you can enjoy a small Christmas party atmosphere by preparing currywurst with beer and juice in the coming season.

Rikucho Ogasawara's Frying Pan is ideal for currywurst
https://www.shokunin.com/en/rikucho/fryingpan.html
Currywurst Express
https://maps.app.goo.gl/PTPqs8JaTzf4rRGX7
Currywurst recipe (S&B Foods Inc.)
https://www.sbfoods.co.jp/recipe/detail/05929.html

Reference
https://www.sbcurry.com/dictionary/global/germany/