8 MUST TRY German Sausages! (& Where in Germany to Eat Them)

Germany is well known for its sausages. But did you know that German sausages come in many different sizes, shapes and colors? From the classic Bratwurst to Blutwurst, there are many different types of sausages throughout Germany. In this video, we are going to share with you the top 8 must-try German sausages and where the best region to eat each of them is. Number one, Bratwurst. The classic Bratwurst can be found everywhere throughout Germany. From Christmas markets to local beer gardens, this sausage dates back to the early 1300s. In Germany, a Bratwurst is usually made of pork and not beef. It is the original German fast food and often you can get a Bratwurst in a bread roll called Bratwurst im Brötchen. Or if you get it at a restaurant, it often comes with potatoes or some type of cabbage. You will always find Bratwurst im Brötchen at Christmas markets and summer fairs in Germany. Okay, with mustard or ketchup? Like mustard. Mustard, of course. Help, help? I'll do help, help. So this is basically the standard German Bratwurst, which is pork meat and it comes in a bread roll. I actually prefer ketchup on mine. Very standard sausage. It's kind of good, especially in the bread roll. This is the good old classic, the German Bratwurst. Also, why is Bratwurst one of the first words everybody learns about in the German language? There's something about these types of atmospheres that really call for a nice, juicy Bratwurst. Number two, Weißwurst. A more unique type of German sausage is a Weißwurst, which literally translates to white sausage. This sausage comes from the south of Germany and is a traditional Bavarian sausage made from minced veal and pork back bacon. It usually has a more herbal flavor with parsley, lemon, cardamom, and ginger. These sausages are heated in water and usually served with Bavarian sweet mustard. There is a debate on whether you eat it with or without the skin. Some people peel it off or even suck it off, while other people eat it with the skin. All right, so we came out to the beer garden in the English garden in Munich and Deanna is finally going to try some white sausage, Bavarian Weißwurst. We got some normal mustard and some sweet mustard. And moment of truth. Wow, is that what they are? Don't they look impressive? They look like white turds. Here we go. First time white sausage. It's a little more flavorful than I expected. It looks very vanilla and plain, but there's some nice herbs in it. It's a very airy style of sausage and if you're in Munich and Bavaria, it's definitely worth a try. They are very loyal to their Weißwurst there. Yeah. Number three, Frankfurter Würstchen. The Frankfurter Würstchen is an iconic type of German sausage. It is a parboiled pork sausage. While the name states the origin of Frankfurt, you can find it all over Germany. It is similar to a Wiener Würstchen, but the classic Wiener Würstchen has beef and pork in it. It's a classic beer garden Wurst and usually served with a nice potato salad. The Frankfurter is similar to the hot dog that we have in America, although it's usually longer here in Germany, but most of the time it's not served on a soft sweet hot dog bun. However, when Germans decide to make hot dogs, they mostly use these Frankfurters. And you can even find these in glass jars at the supermarkets here in Germany. They even have veggie Würstchen for people who don't eat meat. Look, it's vegetarian. Number four, Currywurst. It's hard to talk about German sausages without talking about Currywurst. Currywurst is a dish that consists of sliced up German pork sausage topped with curry ketchup and curry powder. And it's usually served with fries. It originated in the international city of Berlin, but it can be found all throughout Germany. I'm having a German Currywurst with a white bread roll. It's like a chopped up Bratwurst and then you have the curry ketchup with curry powder on top of it. And I actually like it a little better than the pure Bratwurst. So here we go. I just remember as a kid I liked the curry ketchup more than the tomato ketchup. Currywurst is a dish that just about every German has eaten. It is one of the most popular German fast food options and over time has gotten quite the reputation. You can find curry ketchup in the supermarkets and I know people who put that stuff on everything. They even have some Currywurst spice challenges that we did at an Imbiss in Berlin. That was so spicy that I cried from the millions of Scoville. Nürnberger Rostbratwurst is one of my favorite types of sausages in Germany. They are these finger-sized roasted sausages that pack a lot of flavor. It's a pork sausage that is usually seasoned with spices like ginger, cardamom and lemon and usually served with mustard. They are from the city of Nuremberg and every time we even pass through the city we have to stop and eat some. Oh, that's a juicy version. You can order these as takeaway saying for three sausages on a bread roll with some mustard. And if you eat in, potato salad is often the preferred side. Blutwurst is for the more daring foodies out there since it literally translates to blood sausage. This type of sausage is made of congealed blood which may not sound too appetizing but it's pretty good. It's made from, surprise surprise, pork and then seasoned with different spices. It comes as a solid sausage or as a mushy spreadable kind of paste. You can find this type of sausage all throughout Germany. When we first visited Germany, I made Deanna try some Blutwurst from my hometown. They use the rind, they use the bacon, they use pork meat and pork blood to make the sausage. That's not bad at all. And I've heard of black pudding before but blood sausages were not an everyday staple in my diet in the US. Some regions of Germany have their own variations and flavors like in the Rhineland area, there is a dish called Himmel und Erd which serves a Blutwurst mush over potatoes topped with fried onions and apples on the side. If you're okay with a more mushy texture, you'll really enjoy the flavors in this dish. We wanted to remind you to like the video and subscribe for more food videos around the world. If you want to further support us, you can do that on patreon.com where we make additional monthly videos like behind the scenes of our travels. A quick shout out to our family tier Patreon members. Thank you! It is really hard for me to pick my favorite German sausage but I have to mention one that we haven't listed yet and that is Mettwurst. Mettwurst is a strongly flavored German sausage made of minced pork and the best variation is smoked and air dried. A popular style of eating it is cut up slices on a bread slice and topped with a fried egg. We call it a Strammer Max and it is fantastic. As a kid, we always had at least one of those hanging in our basement. It's beautiful, large, thick and tastes good and I absolutely love it. Diana's favorite. I have to mention the Thuringier Rostbratwurst because it's one of my favorite types of sausages here in Germany. It comes from the state of Thuringia and it's this delicious seasoned hearty sausage. Usually it's made of pork but sometimes beef as well. It's often prepared by roasting it over charcoal on the grill and I love it. Typical Germany. Tipsy D in the house. Oh yeah, oh yeah. I like how they had all the wieners swinging on this nice metal railing over fire. I like long dogs. I don't know. I like Thuringian sausages. Exactly. I absolutely love a Thuringier Rostbratwurst from the grill. Germany is the land of sausages and of course there are so many more of them. We could dive into liver sausage, Sülze, Bockwurst, cheese sausage variations and so much more. But for now this is a good start on some must-try German sausages for those of you visiting Germany for the first time. Let us know your favorite type of sausage in the comments below. Thanks so much for watching. We'll see you next time. Bye-bye. Bye. Yeah, I mean try a sausage in every state in Germany. It's a fun game to play. And at every Christmas market. Yeah. Putting a pie hole. Oh yeah.