Why Germans Love Currywurst So Much | Food Secrets Ep. 5
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- čas přidán 8. 10. 2020
- Currywurst - a sausage with spicy sauce - is one of Germany's most popular snacks, especially in Berlin. Anyone who comes here is missing out if they don't try the famous, or infamous, currywurst. It’s a Berlin staple. You may just think it’s a simple hotdog with a special spicy ketchup but it’s much more complicated than that. Berlin currywurst is prepared and served in a variety of different ways that determine the individual quality and taste. But how do you prepare the perfect currywurst? And what goes into the sauce? On this episode of "Food Secrets," we get to the bottom of the subject to answer these questions.
#Currywurst #Berlin #foodsecrets
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I grew up eating this as well as my father owned an ImbiS when Germany was still divided. Now living in Canada, I went back to Germany after 30 years and had it again.. the iconic wavy paper plate, the taste and just hearing German all around me (now I'm not even able to understand) made me pretty emotional. So simple yet so good.
That's nice to hear. What is your favorite snack in Canada? Are you fan of poutine? 🍟
@@DWFood Yes! Poutine is awesome. I was thinking German pomfrit is so tasty that it will really go well cheese and gravy.
Never acquired a taste the currywurst, but that mention of the wavy-paper-plate...
That was my happy german-memory. Bit of snow on the ground, few too many beers after work, christmas market closed around me, wondering about whether to grab a taxi - and a paper plate of nuclear-hot sausages with all the mustards in my had (with a complete f'in useless mini-fork)
German -> Canadian expat here as well. Currywurst is certainly something I miss (though my midsection doesn't :) ) ... that and Doener.
@@R1ddic If you look carefully, you might be able to find a German restaurant nearby that does serve Currywurst... there's a place where I live that has Currywurst on the menu, along with Schweinshaxe, and multiple types of schnitzel.
That guy that owns the currywurst shop is the happiest German I've ever seen lol
They are making nice money too
whit that name he cant be a German.. that is a seacret about his happynes
@@zeljomirja8946 Croat
That's because he's not an ethnic German but a Slav from the Balkans.
@@zeljomirja8946 Why cant he be german? You want to check his ancestry for german grandparents or a jew certificate?
you can see the managers passion in his smile. He is really happy working and managing the operations there.
The Passion is real.
What's to be passionate about managing a fast food shop? Lol
@@Amal-kp8qb why not lol
@@Amal-kp8qb pay is great
hes got such a great attitude too. usually eateries like these are like, we make it best we are the only authentic one. this dude is like yeah i appreciate all currywurst just make the patron satisfied.
@@Amal-kp8qb To some people it's the kind of work they love doing. Are you looking down on a person simply because he's happy with managing a fast food shop? These are the only types of people I love to hire for our shop as I they are easy to teach and will probably work with you for a long time. This guy is not just a manager, he's an artisan who is involved in all levels of the production of the sausages, how dare you mock his passion.
As a german I can say that you will get the best curry wurst at small villages during football tournaments or festivals. They use sausages from local butchers and grill them on a real charcoal grills. The frites and oil are bought just for that weekend. And the person behind grill is doing it voluntarily. So the main interest is making good wurst, not making good money. With some luck they are using a sauce that has been improved over decades by some enthusiasts. Believe me, this is the real deal!
6:02 That laugh is so genuine I can’t help but smile
As an ex Serviceman (RAF) who spent 4 years in Berlin I can tell you, us Brits bloody loved Curry Wurst too. We all had our favourite Imbiss. God I loved living there and miss it so much. 1985 to 1990.
You are still welcome in Germany, even after Brexit :-)
@@MickeyKnox why thank you. Planning to take my wife to Southern Germany soon. The Allgau is a beautiful region and full of stunning towns and boy, do they love their cake there too. Grussgott
@@peterhall728 I live near the Alps, I truly love it here. Have a good time there!😊
Were you a PoW in Berlin? Did they shoot your plane down?
@@Amal-kp8qb errrr, no mate. It was 1985.
This was what fed me during my 3 months in Germany. Cheap and tasty, sometimes comes with bread to keep you full. They sell em everywhere. Ain't rich so this was great
unfortunately it´s not as cheap anymore. Nowadays you can get a lot of alternatives for the price.
@@TigerNationDE thats truly unfortunate. I was in Germany around 8 years ago. Things must have changed along the years.
@@TigerNationDEhow much is it with fries?
In Melbourne that's $20 with a tint sausage.
You should try a Fartwurst
"Our sauce is a secret"
"Our sauce has no secret really"
Guess we know who's getting a visit from the Stasi later.
hahahaha
Lmao!😂
Maybe the East German vendor had to substitute ingredients that were hard to obtain in the former DDR/GDR for other ingredients.
Like that secret noodle recipe from kung fu panda lol
Hilarious thank you for that hahaha
As a Norwegian I'm absolutely blown away by the amount of ketchup and mayo that they put on that food. If it's "important not to drown the wurst", then I would like to see what's considered a drowning amount.
I can say the restaurant on base in Germany that served the german nationals working there didn't put nearly that much ketchup on the currywurst and it was delicious. Once a week I would go there for lunch and get a take out. This was a long time ago, back in the 80s.
xD
As an English man I feel exactly the same, the amount of sauce and mayo is crazy....I'd rather put my own on .
I agree on the amount of mayo on the fries but even tho I'm a Swede who loves his sauce the amount of ketchup on the sausage is a bit overkill xD
Having tried it (not this specific one, but still currywurst) - its really the correct amount of sauce. It just works. I’d say “drowning” point is where they take that ketchup bucket and drop a single sausage in it. Might depend on the amount of curry on top though.
I like the fact that sometimes the most popular food is the simplest one like this.
I didn't get to try it, but apparently Iceland's favorite restaurant is a hot dog stand..
6:02 this is how XD looks in real life!
U right haha
lmaooo
XD
Cute
"there may be life without currywurst...but..." gotta love that quote!
I’ve eaten at that particular Curry 36’ many times over the years when visiting Berlin. My personal gold standard for CurrYwurst. I can see why it’s so good as the owner is so passionate yet down to earth, making a good product well but also not overly pompous like he’s reinvented the wheel.
Not meaning to undermine the owner's hard work. Through my point of view, I would often see most people coming here who were too tired to stay in line for Mustafa's. Me including.😂
@@joeljustin not me, as much as I love Doner and Berlin does a great one I’m still beholden to Currywurst as it’s such a uniquely regional dish.
The currwurst of West Germany is much better. Especially a Dönninghaus from Germany. The non plus ultra.
@@StrongKickMan Dönninghaus > everything else
@@joeljustin Mustafa is so overrated anyway, Rüyam in Schöneberg is just as good (or even better), plus you don't have to wait as long
I used to live in Germany. Everyone always asks me if I miss Schnitzel.
Schnitzel is great, but what I really miss is Currywurst. Can't get it anywhere in the US.
I also really miss Käse Brötchen, and weirdly, Quark.
Curious German here, so there is no "Käsebrötchen" to be found in the US, the country that puts cheese on everything? Its kinda hard to believe, but I have never been in the US so what do I know
@@BarreLemon aber die Nehmen Käse nur zum Überbacken. Und auch keinen guten Käse
Schnitzel and Curry Wurst are both great but I definitely couldn't live without Döner (the most popular street food in Germany)
@@irgendeinname9256 Yeah, but you can get Döner no problem in the US, but I can't get the other things. That's the problem =(
@@BarreLemon Hahaha, good point, but we just don't really have good bread here. Pretty much people only eat white bread in the us. There are no brötchen at all. The closest thing you can get are cheese bagels.
This takes me back! Spent 6 years in your beautiful country! 🇨🇦💕
And you now you are living in Angola?
@Flutschi der Gleitdroid 😂😂😂 yes Canada in Africa, right? en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angola
@@TASCOLP lol what are you saying, nobody has even referenced Angola...
@@SKAOG21 look at Fred October's Profil picture 😂😂😂
@@TASCOLP and look at his comment😂😂😂
I was introduced to Currywurst as a soldier while based close to Hohne in the early '00s. Being a young man and easily tempted by the intoxicating wares of the local bierkellers it was common to find me staggering back to barracks, in the early hours of the morning, on possibly my third tray of the stuff.
Curry wurst mit pommes frites from the Schnelly bar 😋 late 80s in the army in Germany this was a real treat on exercise
same Paul, forces brats Munster and Onsnabruk lol
Do you still have it occasionally nowadays?
@@ianhamilton530 Just another question from Münster: Do you still know Morthorst's Hot Dog Station?
I was at the Curry36 at Mehringdamm just over a year ago. Very pleasant memory and the food was amazing, I even ordered an extra round! Thanks for the great video
Thanks for watching, glad you liked it! 🙂
You had to do it.
You had to remind me of the last currywurst I had when I lived i Germany.............35 years ago.
Now I have a real craving ............ and not one slim hope of finding a currywurst tonight, or tomorrow, or maybe for months
But I will!
Why don't you make yourself a Currywurst at home? 😉
Make it yourself!
You can really use any quality pork sausage and a curry sauce is super easy to make yourself in less than 5 minutes and it's absolutely delicious and easy!!
But please don't ever use ketchup for the sauce.
Let’s be honest, the pommes are what makes it a true currywurst. And I don’t have a deep fryer in my house 😭
@@funnyfarm299
You can fry them in a pot with just some oil and a thermometer.
I had currywurst when I first moved to Germany in 1975. I still make it for myself now I'm back in England, but I always think back to Germany when I do....I loved my time there.
How do you do it at home? 🙂
@@DWFood Just under the grill until they're golden brown, then sliced and covered in ketchup with curry powder sprinkled over the top. With pommes röt weisse, naturally!
@@Ronsta229 Yummy!
First had curry wurst in the seventies and every time I am fortunate enough to go back its the first thing I go out for, curry wurst with fries and a beer, nice.
I'm as fortunate as someone can be in this case: I live in Germany
Same here! :D
Btw, had my first currywurst ever at the exact same establishment in Kreuzberg!
@@Freawulf Awesome!
Pretty simple. Amazing snack. Never let’s you down especially on a cold day.
How do you like it best? With or without casing?
Both! No wrong way in my opinion
@@DWFood Was kinda hoping the video would go more into the origins... I was under the impression it was an Indian-German fusion dish given the "curry", but that doesn't seem to be the case.
@@nahor88 Not really. But in germany ther is "Curry-Powder". Hasn't much to do with a proper indian curry. It's a spice mix primarily based on turmeric.
It is sprinkled on top of the sausage and the sauce. Somehow this minor component has become the namesake of the dish.
I had this in Berlin Ost und West, and then in United Berlin. This video made me wish there really were a transporter device so I could say, "Scotty, beam me directly to a hot plate of Currywurst mit Pommes Frites and an ice-cold Coke!!!!" I agree - I could eat this ANY TIME of day too. Thank you for the tasty video.
You're welcome, Eric!
but was there ice in the coke?
i have been living in Germany for the past 5years and i can say pommes and curry wurtz been the love of my life.. 😋 😋 😋 Yummy.
not italian pizza in germany?
I take pride in showing german dishes to foreign friends or family members. Currywurst is always on the list. 😁👍
First thing I do when I get off the plane and out of the airport in Germany is to look for a curry wurst vendor. I love it!!
@@nunyabidness2143 yaaaaaaay 😄👍
From a motor car to a sausage the germans are always technical and I do love them for this !
I first had currywurst from a street vendor in Hemer, West Germany...at that time a smallish town. November 1969. It was divine. I still remember it
Great interviews! I really enjoyed the people and their answers. Great video!
Them Germans lovs it so much even Volkswagen make them more than cars
I thought you were joking until I google it!
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volkswagen_currywurst
Yeah, they made sausages in their factory's cafetaria
And you can order the sausages at any VW dealer in Europe, since they have a part number like anything else.
@@AlexR2648 even their curry sauce has a part number
Reckon I might have my own little emissions scandal if I eat too many currywurst
Wow. I went to Berlin on vacation with family a couple of years ago and we were in a hotel in Prenzlauer Allee. We were walking around one day and came across Konnopke. We didn't really know how famous or iconic it is, but we absolutely loved the currywurst! Now I want to go to Berlin again, but Corona :(
We hope you'll be able to to travel again soon and enjoy a proper Currywurst! 🙏
We all need to appreciate the energy and creativity that goes into food production. Fruit sauces go very well with artisan sausages.
spent 3 years as a kid in southern Germany and currywurst was always my fave... still make my own version at home today.
@Lata Lal dafuq you talking bout
Not Döner?
@@irgendeinname9256 honestly don't remember döner kebabs when i was a kid... maybe not as popular in southern Germany in the mid 80s... or maybe I just missed them!
@@adamr149 yea probably not as popular back then. It started in the 70s in Berlin. Now it's the most popular street food in germany
@@irgendeinname9256 definitely ate it in the 90s when I went back! I'd have a hard time choosing if they were put front of me today. Probably would depend how much beer I had consumed.
And now come make a video about Currywurst in the Ruhrpott. Completely different yet equally delicious.
If you ask me Ruhrpott Currywurst is the real deal. The sauce is actually a sauce and not just tomato ketchup. I mean, come on, Berlin, you put ketchup on a sausage, sprinkled it with a homeopathic dose of curry powder and claimed to have invented a new dish.
Had my first Currywurst in Kolbermoor W. Germany in 84, it's truly addictive
I lived in Germany for 9 years and 'currywust mit pommes' is one of my alltime favourites!
What about Döner
I love to see people who make food for other people enjoying what they do at the same time, it's so heartwarming 🥰
When i was a kid me and my younger bro used to visit our Grandma in Germany,we would inhale Currywurst/pommes mayo,ah nostalgia
No idea how I started watching this series but I am hooked and want to visit Germany one day. My dad was born in Heidlberg too!
franks and fries, a memory of Germany I will cherish forever
many fond memories of curry wurst mit pommes und Licher from my time in Germany during 1980's.
How did you like it best? With or without casing? ;)
Liebe Grüße aus Hessen!
Berlin has many types of currywurst, but each area of Germany has different variations. I personally love currywurst and kartoffel salad with loads of sauce in my salad.
Wunderbarer Beitrag über meine Heimatstadt. Nachteil: Er macht Appetit...
I appreciate the excellent cinematography, music, and editing. And looks delish!
yeah the presenation is super chill and clean!
Thank you very much, Krohnos :) our team appreciates it!
I remember having the curry ketchup at the sausage trucks in Freiburg church square and it was amazing
We had currywurst at The old Commercial Room restaurant when visiting friends in Hamburg and loved it ever since.Hoping to go back and visit them again soon and will top up some more Currywurst. Love to see more of Germany too.
Sounds great!
"bitte, bring mich um"... priceless.
Added to the bucket list
That sausage flipper in the beginning... wow
Even in German frying sausage is technical
Ask an Italian about making pizza
I could really go for one right now. The one for me is the one at Haupthbahnhof in Münich. That's where I got my first one when I moved to munich and thats the one I often had on fridays.
you are best for foodies maker .your presentation is good and more thinks essential spices you added i am very impressed keep
it up😃🤗😋😋😋👌👌👍👍👍
I fell in love with currywurst as I had it for the first time when in Berlin last year. In Swedish, it's called "currywurre" where wurre (or wurre) is local slang for 'hot dog' (taken from the German word "wurst").
I want 10 of this... NOW!!!! 😋
Back in the 1980’s curry wurst with a brotchen (hard roll) and pommes (fries) were sold at Imbiss stands not usually in a building. Imbiss stands were often trailers parked on the side of the road or around pedestrian areas. You had a choice of white (Weiss wurst) or Rinds wurst - more like a hot dog. That’s what I remember in central Germany.
THEY LOOK SO GOOD OMG
Living in NYC I've been lucky enough to have currywurst a few times, cant wait to go to Germany one day try it there.
What wasn´t mentioned her is, depending on where in germany you get a Currywurst, the Currywurst itself is different.
Cool thing to see a shop on CZcams you delivered 500 kg of ketchup to. xD
5:59 that range made me chuckle too 😆
So good! Generous on the ketchup/mayo, proper crispy fries! I'm starving now 😂
My mother, who emigrated from West Berlin to England in the mid fifties, told me how the first time she returned to Berlin she saw currywurst for the first time. Her mother told her that it was a new thing and had come from America. My mother had to enlighten her as to the real origins of curry.
Yeah... Glasgow 😉
@@Chimera-zx5ucyeah…no…
Germany’s hard to beat when it comes to good basic tasty food.
but easy in world wars
@@xqero41 Read a book or two.
@@xqero41 Germany would have easily won both world wars if they weren't forced to split their fight between two fronts (East and West). Putting politics aside, 1940s Germany had the most powerful military that the world had ever seen within the past millennium. Just think: it took every English-speaking capitalist country joining forces with a directly opposing ideology (communism) in order to win the war.
@@xqero41 easy lol
@@jazzfeline5970 yea bro its a joke
My German friend talked up Currywurst with religious zeal when I told him I was going to Bayern. I though it was okay🤣
I found Leberkase and schweinshaxe to be divine! I had venison cordon bleu in Oberammergau made from a deer shot the day before, top 5 meals of my life for sure.
Awesome food channel fantastic videos!!
Thank you! 🙂
it's more like...here you go, there is your curry ketchup with a side of sausage 😅
I loved Currywurst when I lived in Germany.
Oh hell yeah. Lived thee seven years and ate my fill for sure. My gawd I am so craving wurst and all the variations .
I had that when I was over there, good stuff, also bratwurst
and Bavarian Kraut (the sweet kind). with mustard!! One of My favorite things was the way there was little Cheese stands with so many kinds of Cheese, and Gluhwine!!
Not to forget canned Wildschwein
I can tell that this is very popular from just the "sausage steamers." This is probably their version of the chili dog, just classic and tasty that anyone would eat, even sonic
Now you've got me hungry for a chili dog lol
Love currywurst. First time I tried it in Berlin the server asked if I wanted it extra spicy. I said sure...it was good, but definitely not that spicy. Someone suggested that was spicy for Germans 🤣
Usually, European people don't eat spicy food. Although there are a few exceptions in balkanic and mediterranean european countries, but it's still not so spicy comparing to chinese, korean, indian or south-east asian, american, african food, etc.
@@happylobsterpatatas Germans don't but we Brits certainly do, it is kind of a rite of passage for young men to order the hottest curry (Vindaloo for example) in the Indian restaurant. Also the Dutch can handle more spice than Germans thanks to Indonesian sambal and Surinamese food.
@@happylobsterpatatas never heard of american spicy food
@@byjynydjshsnny2430 Plenty of american southwestern food aswell as american creole/louisiana cuisine; and other southern dishes.
I had been to this place when I visited Berlin this place is a must eat😋
When I was stationed in Baumholder, this was the go to late night snack!! I miss being there.
I remember eating curry wurst first time in Berlin near bahnhof in 2010 i think and i ask they guy in my broken German. What is curry wurst? He said Curry mit bratwurst lol. It taste amazing. Love Deutsch Wurst. Am beste
Damn I miss Germany love the curry wurst pomfritz.
The French fries with mayo on top look mouthwatering. Wish I could have that through the screen.
When I was a soldier in Berlin 1975 to 79, we had Tony's Currywurst wagon. It was right outside the front gate to Andrew's Barracks. Tony saved my hungry A-- a bunch of times,when i had weekend C.Q. duty.🙂😄😄😄😄
Most important ingredient is of course curry powder which gives it great taste
I've had currywurst once in my life, and now that you've reminded me of it I want *more*
But I can't exactly hop over to Berlin for a snack
You could make one yourself at home!?😉
@@DWFood :0
@@DWFood - That sounds like a plan! :-D
You could hop over to Berlin when Germany finally decides to put those prototype teleportation devices we know they have into production.
Where do you live? We have half a dozen places I know that have it in Melbourne.
What I love about it is that you can actually fins almost any food of any culture here.
I make my own curry wurst and I make it with german potato salad yum, you guys got a great thing going, I wish I could go back to Europe, but I keep my European food in the USA and share. AWESOME job guys, nothing better than European food.
Yes a new food channel to sub to.
Big dollop of mayonnaise on the fries, I approve!
Fries with mayo beat fries with ketchup
Gotta love Germany :)
I've been eating fries with mayo my whole life and everybody else was eating it with ketchup so I thought I was weird for that untill I learned that it's common in europe
@@nuclearnadal3116 yeah but the thing is mayo is different here in europe than in US if you get me. Mayo in US is more on the sour side while mayo here in europe is more creamier but i think both works
Back in the 80's I'd go to our local schnellimbiss in Bitburg and order this delicious dish.
Would you say that the taste of it has changed over the years? Or is it still the same?
und ein Bit ? ;)
@@rawgab4439 Brinki schmeckt besser :)
Sehr gut!
I say this with love.For a German, that dude is super animated 😂❤❤❤❤
I must admit, I do really like German foods. It's difficult to get the good stuff in my country tho'. I've had friends that popped over to Germany and loved the food. And the Beer and the Wine.
What are your favourite German dishes?😋
If you haven't been to Germany I couldn't reccomend going there enough
Becouse it's guad 👌🏻 greetz from Austria
When I was last in Germany I had one for the first time and I loved it
Currywurst originated after the conclusion of the second world war, when the occupying British forces introduced curry to berlin that they had access to from having india as a colony/dominion at that point.
One colony + two colonisers = one blockbuster fusion food. Reminds me of pork vindaloo in Goa.
Global Food Diversity is All Kool (and curry hot) with Me
Omg 2 am is a wrong time to watch this I got hungry so bad after seeing those sausage and them fries too
Shoutouts to my man and hard hustler Lazo, from Curry 36, which served me a pretty spicey currywurst, when i visited Berlin few Years ago.
Curry 36 is an institution in Berlin. Konnopke also, so i heard. But the one actually ate, was great.
How spicy was it? 😉
When you’re in Germany, it’s great to have a currywurst the first day. After 3 days you start to wonder if pork is all they eat. After 5 you really want to go home.
It's pretty much the same in the Netherlands...
There are so many vegan/vegetarian and halal (beef) options...
Im german but cant stop reading the english subtitles lol
Because it’s the best language aha
That's nice. I just had Spam last week.
I have made a few modern German friends and they are alright by me!
I would love to visit Berlin someday, and I would love to try this currywurst also.
Isn't this already a:
‼️ *WURST-CASE Scenario?* ‼️🌭😱😅
Mit schmackhaften Grüßen!
*Der Schmecksoleck* 🤓👆🏻
*Der Geschmacksexperte Nr.1*
Der Witz ist so abgelaufen wie dein Spam in den Kommentaren, Boomer.
Germany is everything!
Mayo with pepper is my favorite on fries. I was skeptical at first but really like it. Not too much mayo
In Saigon you can find in the Restaurant Gartenstadt the best Curry wurst of SEA. Lecker...
Saigon is probably my favorite city when it comes to food, best combination of diversity, affordability and quality, most other places on earth have 1 or 2 but not 3. From the local street seafood scene going from Vietnamese seafood BBQ offerings to super delicious and affordable sushis to the very good french, Italian, Chinese, Korean and Indian (and many more) options through the dizzying array of local street food.
Most of the international options are affordable and not just found in high end hotels but on the street or stand alone restaurants because the local population digs it too (its not just for tourists).
It's very hard to find a truly low quality offerings because the competition is INTENSE and everyone eats out for lunch, even the cheapest dish has to be great in order to sell.
Wow, sounds epic! Hopefully we can take a trip there soon :)