tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24170237.post116056514385886319..comments2024-03-24T01:15:08.693+10:00Comments on The Old Foodie: The First Oktoberfest.The Old Foodiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00766403052971301718noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24170237.post-1161341045655026902006-10-20T20:44:00.000+10:002006-10-20T20:44:00.000+10:00Lukas - thankyou so much for your comments and ins...Lukas - thankyou so much for your comments and insights.Isn't the Internet a wonderful thing! JanetThe Old Foodiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00766403052971301718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24170237.post-1161340084679297592006-10-20T20:28:00.000+10:002006-10-20T20:28:00.000+10:00Not an expert, but being born and living in Münche...Not an expert, but being born and living in München I should know a little...<BR/>Weißwurst, the white sausage is counted in pairs only by strangers. Munich vendors will look stern if you order them in pairs. Even though it is true: most people eat two at a time. Better order in pieces. Other sausages such as Wiener (Frankfurter) are mostly sold in pairs. As far as my knowledge goes, the roots to this is the way they are made. The tan on the outside comes from the smoking process. You will notice the virgin color of the sausage in the little dent at one end of each sausage. For smoking the sausages are draped over a small beam, in pairs, which laves the impression and hinders the smoke from reaching that spot. When sold these Würstl still come in pairs, even though I have seen Wiener on a string... So much for the exeption that proves the rule.<BR/>Another comment is: There was no crazy king Ludwig the III. only the II. the very same one who built Neuschwanstein to be the stage in reality to several Wagner operas. He supposedly drowned in the Starnberger See near Munich in the year 1886.<BR/>The Oktoberfest was started as wedding party to his father in 1810. Refer to the official Oktoberfest Page: http://www.oktoberfest.de/de/08/content/geschichte0/ <BR/>When I go to Oktoberfest the more common food there is Hendl (chicken from the turning spit) and Wiesnbrezn (giant soft Pretzls). As only Breweries using munich water are allowed to errect their Bierzelte (beer-tents) on the Theresienwiese, the majority of beer is the special Wiesnbier.<BR/>LukasAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24170237.post-1160874986849206262006-10-15T11:16:00.000+10:002006-10-15T11:16:00.000+10:00Hello Elisabeth, thanks for visiting. Every time I...Hello Elisabeth, thanks for visiting. Every time I write a story it leaves me with more questions! I agree, lets hope a German sausage expert visits.The Old Foodiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00766403052971301718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24170237.post-1160751077894664382006-10-14T00:51:00.000+10:002006-10-14T00:51:00.000+10:00To your question: This being Munich the sausage at...To your question: This being Munich the sausage at hand will be Weisswurst (white sausage, eaten with sweet mustard and brezl). I suppose - but I am not an expert on German sausages - Weisswurst is counted in pairs because it is served in pairs. I at least get that impression from several fotographs I have seen. The Weisswurst is a sausage that is boiled, like the Bockwurst (also served in pairs). Sausages that are baked or grilled (Bratwurst-types like Krakauer and Thüringer) come single.<BR/>Let's hope for a German reader who can realy enlighten us on this important topic.<BR/>ElisabethElisabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05266847751170939975noreply@blogger.com