There is one very important thing you have to do before attending Oktoberfest... and that thing is eating.
Those maß of beer must have something to help absorb them, so before you consume an entire liter of specially brewed Bavarian Oktoberfest beer, why not prep yourself with a all-Bavarian breakfast?
The true Bavarian men we stayed with decided to start off our day at the Wiesn right and served up a traditional bavarian breakfast. We woke up to the table all set, and I've gotta say, it's pretty presh when boys go to the effort to do something like this. They were determined to show two American girls how real Bavarians eat.
Bavarian Breakfast Components
Brezen - pretzels (in Bavaria)
Obatzda - a German cheese spread that is a blend of soft white cheeses like camembert, butter, paprika, onions, salt and garlic. This stuff is bomb and is perfect on a pretzel.
Weißwurst - a German white sausage typically eaten before noon. It is heated in hot water and served straight from the pot. You remove the casing before eating and it is served with Weißwurstsenf, a sweet mustard.
Weissbier - a German wheat beer that is low in hop flavor and top-fermented. This really means nothing to me, but it is very different from a traditional pils or other light beer as they are less transparent and packed with flavor.
And I gotta say, I loved it. Replace that weissbier with a helles and I could eat it almost daily. Weißwurst is certainly a different sausage experience as the texture is almost spongy and you can taste some of the herbs blended in, but the mustard balances it all well. Plus, I'm a big advocate of protein and pretzels for breakfast.
What do you think? Is this something you could sink your teeth into?
25 comments
Beer for breakfast! Her damit! :) I love Brezn and I would happily eat a vegetarian Weisswurst! :)
ReplyDeleteAnd I agree, you need to be prepared for the Wiesn!
bahhhh not a fan of Weisswurst! I don't know why... i think it must be the texture. i'm so down for some Brezeln, though!
ReplyDeleteWhat a fantastic introduction to Oktoberfest, and i loved the advice about eating before it! Too funny! I'm not a beer drinker - but I'm hoping we can still be friends ;)
ReplyDeleteI want that right now!
ReplyDeleteThe array if sausage presented as a breakfast food in Germany in my time of visiting there has been astonishing. Not a big fan of the malt beer or white sausage, but what a lovely thing for them to do.
ReplyDeleteI actually prefer Weissbier to Helles, but it did take some getting used to the flavor. Even better if you get a dunkles Weissbier. And Colaweizen (weissbier and cola mixed together) is a delicious way to get your caffiene.
ReplyDeleteSo proud of you! I recall a time when your culinary range was limited Kraft Mac & cheese, hamburger helper, Totino's pizza & MickeyD's kids meal/the burger with ketchup only. Glad you have/are/will continue to 'spread your wings' and are flying.
ReplyDeleteLove you, miss you, proud of you!
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Really great - you're a cultural anthropologist in Germany, dear! And it's really good that you explained to take off the Weißwurst casing - I have heard about unsuspecting foreigners who complained about the chewing-gum-quality of the sausage ;-)
ReplyDeleteThat cheese sauce & pretzel combo sounds super delicious! I would definitely love to try that for breakfast. And I'm sure I'd give the sausage a try too. And who wouldn't be up for a nice beer with breakfast?! All sounds good to me!
ReplyDeletenever been a fan of weisswurst...the texture just doesn't feel right, but oh, how I miss pretzels! actually any kind of decent bread in general ...korea is lacking in the baked goods dept. all the best to you alex!
ReplyDeleteI'm not to sure about the sausage, but I think that it is totally awesome that you can get away with having a beer for breakfast.
ReplyDeleteOooh this is brilliant! I went to a local Oktoberfest here in Pennsylvania, really not the same thing, but a blast nonetheless.
ReplyDeleteI didn't even know they had vegetarian Weisswurst - pretty cool!
ReplyDeleteIt's definitely a little different and certainly not my favorite of the German sausages, but hard not to dive into it in the spirit of the day! Plus, nothing some awesome mustard can't help ;)
ReplyDeleteha beer isn't my favorite thing, but when in Rome!
ReplyDeleteI've actually never been presented other sausages and breakfast, which is a shame because I'd much prefer that to the usual bread, jam and quark I am offered.
ReplyDeleteha I love a good Radler so I'll have to try out the Colaweizen, maybe I'd like that more
ReplyDeleteMy taste bud wings are certainly spread, hard to find something these days I won't at least give a try. I wouldn't mind some Mac & Cheese and Hamburger Helper in Germany though.
ReplyDeleteI would have TOTALLY ate the casing if I wasn't living with Germans the first time I tried it. The need like cut here lines ;)
ReplyDeleteThanks Diana! Ya I'm pretty much addicted to Sonnenblumen brot and pretzels, and I used to so not be a bread person. Hope all is sitll going well!
ReplyDeleteOnly in Germany... :D
ReplyDeleteI'm sure it was great! I went to one in Texas once too and we had a great time
ReplyDeleteGermany is certainly good to me in this way!
ReplyDeletedrinking beer in the morning doesn't that make u tired the rest of the day?
ReplyDeleteNot if you continue drinking beer all day ;)
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