Currywurst facts for kids
Currywurst is a super popular German dish. It's made from a sliced pork sausage. This sausage is covered in a special curry sauce. The sauce is usually ketchup or tomato paste mixed with curry powder. People often add lots of extra curry powder on top!
Currywurst is a common fast food. You can buy it from street vendors. It's also found at diners and in many restaurants. It's a favorite snack or meal all over Germany.
Who Invented Currywurst?
There are a couple of stories about how currywurst began.
- Berlin's Story: Many people in Berlin believe Herta Heuwer invented it. She had a food stall in Berlin in 1949. The story says she created the unique curry sauce by trying out different ingredients.
- Ruhr Area's Story: People from the Ruhr area in Germany have another idea. They say a sausage seller in Essen accidentally invented the sauce. They claim a can of curry powder fell into some ketchup!
Even though Berlin claims currywurst as its own, there are more than 20 different kinds of currywurst all over Germany!
A Song for Currywurst
A famous German pop singer named Herbert Grönemeyer grew up in Bochum. Early in his music career, he wrote a song about currywurst. He sang it in the local Ruhr dialect. This shows how important currywurst is to German culture!
Images for kids
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Plaque in Charlottenburg, Berlin, where Herta Heuwer is said to have invented the currywurst
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Konnopke's Imbiss (Fast Food Stand) in Berlin. It was the first Imbiss to sell currywurst in East-Berlin in 1960.
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Served with bread
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Currywurst - served sliced
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A "Taxi Teller" is a plate of fries served with currywurst, shashlik sauce, mayonnaise, gyros meat, and tzatziki
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Currywurst as a supermarket-shelf product to prepare at home
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See also
In Spanish: Currywurst para niños
