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Currywurst
''Currywurst'' () is a fast food dish of German origin consisting of sausage 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. History The invention of currywurst is attributed to Herta Heuwer in Berlin in 1949, after she obtained ketchup, or possibly Worcestershire sauce, and curry powder from British soldiers in Germany. She mixed these ingredients with other spices and poured them over grilled pork sausage. Heuwer started selling them at a stand in Charlottenburg, where it became popular with construction workers rebuilding the devastated city. Heuwer patented her sauce under the name Chillup in 1951. At its height the stand was selling 10,000 servings per week. She later opened a small restaurant which operated until 1974. Today, is often sold as a take-away fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
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Volkswagen Currywurst
Currybockwurst (), commonly known as Volkswagen currywurst (), is a brand of sausage made by the German car manufacturer Volkswagen since 1973 at the Wolfsburg Volkswagen Plant — and sold in restaurants in its six German factories as well as in supermarkets and at football stadiums — and given to Volkswagen customers. The sausage is humorously branded as a ''Volkswagen Originalteil'' "Volkswagen Original Part" under part number 199 398 500 A. The product has been described as the most-produced of any of Volkswagen's parts, with some 7 million sausages made in 2019. In many recent years, the company has produced more sausages than cars. Volkswagen also makes a ketchup, ''Volkswagen Originalteil'' 199 398 500 B, to accompany the currywurst — slightly more viscous than traditional ketchup. A pack of sausages and a bottle of ketchup retail for approximately €9. The factory also makes a wheat-based vegan version. Description The sausage is manufactured withi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |