It’s the pork deal with beloved by meat-eating Germans and vacationers alike.
And now culinary novices among the many 1000’s of England followers at Euro 2024 have given currywurst their verdict – with combined outcomes.
The pork sausage garnished with curry sauce is often introduced on a white cardboard platter with a two-pronged plastic fork, and may be served with pores and skin or with out.
One lad, stripped to the waist to keep away from getting sauce on his new England prime, scored currywurst seven out of ten, after attempting it for the primary time in Germany this weekend.
He initially grimaced after forking the sausage into his mouth, earlier than deciding the aftertaste was higher.
He advised MailOnline: ‘It is horrible at first, it is alright on the finish – it is alright … it isn’t alright.
‘Fishcake and chips is ten occasions higher than that. The sausage is just too chewy, it isn’t like a full English – the sausage goes down with a hashbrown straight at first.
‘I might somewhat English Chinese language – rooster balls and chips with candy and bitter sauce – than that.’
This England fan, attempting currywurst for the primary time, initially was not too impressed with the German deal with, earlier than altering his thoughts
This ‘fussy eater’ described currywurst as ‘class’, and dismissed his pal’s criticisms of the well-known snack
He was so impressed that he requested for a second portion
Seven out of ten: This supporter, displaying his ardour for the Three Lions, described currywurst as ‘fairly banging, to be truthful’
A tradional portion of currywurst – a German traditional
And its English equal – fish and chips
One other younger supporter, who described himself as a ‘fussy eater’, was rather more enthusiastic.
He stated: ‘That is class. Little bit of spice. It is not really that dangerous.’
He proceeded to eat one other slice however stated it was ‘not higher than fish and chips’.
The younger man, who stated he didn’t know what ‘delicacies’ meant, initially scored currywurst seven out of ten, earlier than growing it to an eight.
One England fan, carrying a house shirt and with a St George’s flag tied over his shoulders, was additionally impressed.
He stated: ‘That is good. Seven out of ten.
‘That’s fairly banging, to be truthful.’
And a fourth fan, carrying a retro England shirt, described currywurst as ‘good, really.’
The supporter, who washed the deal with down with a pint, gave it an eight out of ten.
‘Not higher than fish and chips, no approach.’
He then invited his pal to strive it.
‘Unreal,’ stated the pal, who stated he appreciated the sauce, and gave it a 9 out of ten.
The self-confessed rooster kiev fan added: ‘Cannot beat fish and chips.’
Whereas its origins are contested, the currywurst has a particular place within the meals tradition of Berlin.
This England fan appeared pleasantly stunned when attempting currywurst for the primary time, and washed it down with a pint
His pal, carrying a 90s-style retro England shirt, gave currywurst the perfect rating, however stated it didn’t beat fish and chips
‘Our metropolis is all about currywurst, and I believe our metropolis cannot dwell with out currywurst. Whoever involves Berlin has to strive currywurst to know what town’s about,’ stated Linda Konnopke, who helps run her household’s in style fast-food joint within the German capital’s Prenzlauer Berg district.
Her great-grandparents Max and Charlotte Konnopke first started promoting sausages from their transportable grill in 1930, and the family-run enterprise has since develop into an establishment well-known for its currywurst.
Their son, Günter Konnopke, launched the dish to East Berlin in 1960. It was an instantaneous hit.
The recipe continues to be a intently guarded household secret.
‘Our absolute spotlight is our currywurst with out pores and skin. That is our largest vendor,’ Linda stated.
Currywurst, Germany’s sausage with curry sauce, served on a cardboard at Konnopke’s a fast-food joint in Berlin
Currywurst is usually bought on a cardboard platter, and may be accompanied by fries. It’s normally consumed utilizing a small wood fork
The currywurst is normally sliced into handy bite-sized parts. It may be doused in ketchup and sprinkled with curry powder, however some distributors – like Konnopke’s – will use their very own particular curry sauce.
A girl named Herta Heuwer is basically credited with its invention. Heuwer was certainly one of 1000’s of Berlin’s ‘Trümmerfrauen,’ or rubble girls, who helped clear the wreckage left after World Struggle II, and afterwards she ran her personal fast-food enterprise within the borough of Charlottenburg within the west of town.
Some say Heuwer was bored in the future and determined to experiment with the components she had; others that she ran out of mustard and wanted another. Both approach, she claimed to have invented the currywurst on 4 September 1949.
Berlin proclaimed itself the ‘currywurst capital’ on a plaque honouring Heuwer the place she bought her first currywurst, however there are rival claims from Hamburg and the Ruhr space in western Germany.
England received their opening sport 1-0 on Sunday, beating Serbia due to Actual Madrid star Jude Bellingham’s first-half header.
Three Lions followers now face a wait to tackle Denmark in Frankfurt on Thursday.
