Currywurst: The Best for Midnight Munchies
A piece in Saveur has a hilarious take on the origins of currywurst, the griddled pork sausage topped by a bizarre mix of ketchup and curry powder.
Lena Brucker, a street stall owner in postwar Hamburg, "tripped on a flight of stairs while carrying a carton of ketchup and a can of curry powder obtained on Hamburg's black market. Absentmindedly licking her fingers after cleaning up the mess, she discovered the two ingredients' delightful compatibility."
It sounds like the origins of fusion food in general. Where can Serious Eaters find the best currywurst in this country? I noticed that New Yorkers can get their currywurst fix at the Hallo Berlin cart and at the Hallo Berlin restaurant.
Hallo Berlin Cart
Address: 54th Street and Fifth Avenue, New York NY 10022
Hallo Berlin Restaurant
Address: 626 Tenth Avenue (44th/45th sts.), New York NY 10036
Phone: 212-977-1944
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4 Comments:
We did a nice currywurst at BromeDoggs when we were open..
There is some varation in the type of sausasge used; we used a brat; some places in Germany do the same; some more of a Bauernwurst.
We will be showing the Grace Lee Curry Wurst film at the Water Taxi Beach Food / Film Fest in June. details and schedule TBD.
Chef Hawk at 11:48PM on 03/23/07
Yuck! A good way to ruin good wurst. A good way to cover up bad wurst.
dksbook at 2:31PM on 03/24/07
BroomeDoggs was the only place I've had a currywurst! And I really liked it!
Too bad it's not there anymore. :(
roboppy at 9:53PM on 03/25/07
I lived a couple of blocks from Hallo Berlin when I lived in Hell's Kitchen, NY. There is nothing like sitting down for some icy German beer with a plate of their wursts, especially the Berliner wursts. I now live in Queens and am on the hunt to replicate their currywurst sauce. If you're in the city & want some great German food, go to Hallo Berlin!
kem31753 at 5:36AM on 12/23/07