Tribute to Currywurst

Currywurst and fries, mmmm....

Currywurst is a traditional street food in German cities, especially Berlin. This "delicacy" is essentially a stale, fried sausage that is ground up before your eyes by a machine and then covered with a sauce that's a bad mix between BBQ sauce and ketchup. After you pay somewhere between 1.50 and 2 Euro's (we did a scientific survey), you are given a special plastic mini-fork and are instructed to put as much radioactive orange curry powder on your wurst as you desire.

My Berlin exploring buddy, Allison, convinced me that, in the spirit of new experiences and gastrointestinal tourism, we should try currywurst at Alexanderplatz. I made her go first. She fared alright, so then it was my turn.

My first bite of currywurst

It was pretty bad. I mean, I like sausage, I like curry, and I like BBQ sauce. But not really all together, ground up by a sketchy machine and served out of a shack. Thank goodness we had fries and a token bun, because I didn't have anything to drink at the time.

Anyway, currywurst stands are everywhere:

One of many currywurst stands. This one just has a good logo.

Currywurst is so part of the culture, you even see random signs about it posted in people's windows:

It's cute and spicy

Anyway, I still don't get currywurst, and I'll probably never eat it again. But I suffered no ill effects, it was an experience I will not soon forget.