https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Eating is a popular pastime in Germany - and that's no surprise given the variety of culinary delights across the different states. Take our tasty quiz to test your knowledge. https://www.thelocal.de/20191022/quiz-how-well-do-you-know-german-food-culture Tue, 22 Oct 2019 17:49:55 +0200 quiz-how-well-do-you-know-german-food-culture The Local looks a the origins of the currywurst - a snack which was a product of the hardship and cultural mixing that existed after the Second World War. https://www.thelocal.de/20190905/currywurst-a-product-of-the-british Thu, 05 Sep 2019 11:09:16 +0200 currywurst-a-product-of-the-british We take a look at Germany's seven worst and best seven dishes, starting with 'the wurst' and ending on a high. https://www.thelocal.de/20200311/seven-best-and-seven-wurst-german-dishes Wed, 11 Mar 2020 18:18:35 +0100 seven-best-and-seven-wurst-german-dishes If you're a fan of Wurst, you'll love Germany's 'first and only' sausage-themed hotel. We went to find out who's behind it and what it's like to stay there. https://www.thelocal.de/20190130/wurst Wed, 30 Jan 2019 09:15:46 +0100 wurst Sausage makers in Germany head to court on Tuesday to fight back against a record anti-trust fine for years of alleged price fixing in a sizzling scandal involving the nation's favourite food. https://www.thelocal.de/20171219/bangers-and-cash-german-sausage-makers Tue, 19 Dec 2017 09:39:02 +0100 bangers-and-cash-german-sausage-makers When a 49-year-old from northeastern Germany lost his temper, he inflicted damage on his adversary's car with the only thing he had to hand - a 30 cm-long sausage. https://www.thelocal.de/20160815/man-faces-fine-after-damaging-car-with-sausage Mon, 15 Aug 2016 19:48:17 +0200 man-faces-fine-after-damaging-car-with-sausage Police had to be called in after a quarrel over sausages spiralled out of control at Daimler’s AGM on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20160407/sausage-fight-breaks-out-at-mercedes-shareholder-meeting Thu, 07 Apr 2016 18:37:54 +0200 sausage-fight-breaks-out-at-mercedes-shareholder-meeting Even US President Barack Obama couldn't resist the pallid allure of the Weisswurst, the delicious Bavarian speciality sausage that's eaten for breakfast with sweet mustard. Now it's available for the first time as a sausage roll. https://www.thelocal.de/20160223/butchers-unique-bavarian-sausage-rolls-gobbled-up Tue, 23 Feb 2016 17:47:26 +0100 butchers-unique-bavarian-sausage-rolls-gobbled-up Two fire engines were called into action at Munich central station on Tuesday and local trains didn't stop at the station for fifteen minutes – all because an overcooked bratwurst had set off a fire alarm. https://www.thelocal.de/20150825/burnt-bratwurst-causes-munich-station-emergency Tue, 25 Aug 2015 16:22:00 +0200 burnt-bratwurst-causes-munich-station-emergency It turns out that home-made food isn't always the best, as an illegal sausage making operation has been closed down in Offenbach, Hessen due to dreadful hygiene conditions. https://www.thelocal.de/20150609/wannabe-wurst-makers-home-meat-factory-shut-down Tue, 09 Jun 2015 18:01:31 +0200 wannabe-wurst-makers-home-meat-factory-shut-down A hobby butcher and a lecturer from Bavaria have shaken up the sausage world by creating a bright green, tea-flavoured variety of the southern state's famous white sausage - the Weißwurst. https://www.thelocal.de/20140522/bavarian-butcher-turns-weiss-wurst-green Thu, 22 May 2014 17:51:00 +0200 bavarian-butcher-turns-weiss-wurst-green