I love how one of Nuremberg’s main claims to fame is a sausage and a little sausage at that. The Nuremberg bratwurst or sausage to us English speakers is a thin pork sausage around 8cm in length. You’ll most likely find it as street food, grilled and served three in a bun with your choice of sauce, typically mustard. The Nuremberg bratwurst is so famous that it’s protected by EU legislation and even has its own festival, the Nuremberg Sausage Village!

Nuremberg Bratwurst Sausage at the Christmas Markets

I don’t usually eat pork, simply because I don’t like it, but seeing as I was in Germany to visit Nuremberg's famous Christmas market I figured it wouldn’t hurt to try the local speciality. I picked a vendor who was giving the sausages a nice dark grilling and I covered my three little sausages with curry ketchup sauce which was new to me too. I was thinking I wouldn’t be able to eat the whole thing but I have to admit it was very tasty. The sausage meat is flavoured with marjoram which I could definitely taste, at least where the sausage wasn’t slathered with sauce.

I didn’t spend long in Nuremberg as I was heading south to Munich to continue my Christmas market tour. Wandering around the Munich markets, I saw a couple of stalls selling the Nuremberg bratwurst. Did I dare try it again? I did and this one was even better than the one I had in Nuremberg. It was cooked over hot coals which gave a bit of a smoky flavour to it. Bravo Munich.

Nuremberg Bratwurst with Ketchup in Germany

I am determined to eat more street food from now on as I think by avoiding it I’m missing out on some amazing meals. I always such a pickytarian but I'm trying my best to change that and eat a wider variety of food. I have to be brave and eat more foods to broaden my palate!

For more things to see and eat in Nuremberg, check out what I got up to on my solo visit to the city.