What’s going on with the German currywurst?
Currywurst was indisputably the most popular snack in German company cafeterias, but what do you know? The spicy sausage has disappeared from the top spot. What’s going on with currywurst?
It sounds heavenly: during a hard day’s work, satisfying your hunger at lunchtime in the company cafeteria with a real German currywurst. In most German cafeterias, that sausage, served with fries or a bread roll, was always a staple, but it seems the Berlin snack sausage has had its day. Company caterer Apetito has been keeping track for 25 years of which dishes perform well and which ones they often see being swept into the rubbish bin, and their statistics showed that currywurst is no longer in first place.
Delicious lentil soup
Apparently, Germans have started eating more healthily, and currywurst no longer fits that menu. In childcare centres, nursing homes and schools, where the caterer also provides the hot meals, vegetarian dishes and light food are appearing on the table more often. German toddlers and preschoolers love turkey with rice, lentil soup is flying off the counter in schools, and beef roulade is popular in nursing homes, as is beef with green beans. And that currywurst? Apparently it has suddenly fallen out of favour, because the iconic sausage no longer appears anywhere in this whole story.
Purely German
What’s now in first place? Spaghetti bolognese, according to the company caterer. Tasty too, of course, but it naturally can’t compete with the purely German currywurst. Dear neighbours to the east, bring it back!
Also read:
- Why German food is hübsch and gemütlich
- Food guide: 24 hours in Berlin
- 8 strange names for German dishes
Source: nu.nl
