Vegane Currywurst
Vegan currywurst; plant-based sausage with curry sauce.
Vegan currywurst; plant-based sausage with curry sauce.
Ruhr Valley currywurst; typically uses Bratwurst (grilled, with casing), sliced, with curry sauce. Industrial heartland style.
Spicy currywurst; extra-hot curry powder, sometimes fresh chilies or hot sauce added.
Currywurst with fries; the most common combination, fries with mayo or ketchup alongside.
Currywurst without casing; skinless sausage version, common in Berlin.
Currywurst with casing; natural or collagen casing, snappier texture, more common in Ruhr area.
Currywurst with bread roll; the sausage plated with sauce, Brötchen served on side for dipping.
The sauce is cooked, not poured: tomato reduced with curry powder until it has body and a spice line. In the Brötchen form the roll drinks it and becomes part of the eating.
Extra-spicy currywurst; very hot, for chili enthusiasts.
Organic currywurst; organic sausage and sauce, higher-end versions.
Berlin currywurst arrives fork-first: a skinless boiled sausage cut into coins, cooked-down curry sauce, a Schrippe on the side. The contested Herta Heuwer story dates to 1949.