Currywurst

Ok, so Currywurst might be on every tourist's to-do list, but locals eat it too! And contrary to what every Currywurst virgin I've met thinks, it is not made out of curried meat. Rather it is a normal sausage with either a very mildly curried tomato ketchup and curry powder, or tomato ketchup and curry powder.

It is pretty popular - according to Wiki, 800 million portions are served each year. It is a firm part of Berlin popular culture - and it has a book, song, film and museum (in Berlin) dedicated to it.

I was a total sceptic at first, but am now a complete convert. There is much debate about where serves the best Currywurst in Berlin. This Curryfenster in Lichtenberg unfortunately does not feature in any of the top ten lists, which are headed by Curry 36 in West Kreuzberg (Mehringdamm 36), and Konnopke's in Prenzlauerberg (Schönhauseralle 44) (the oldest one in town). You can pretty much find them anywhere, and if you're in a queue for a club, they can often come to you. Late at night, guys with a mobile grill worn as a rucksack, wander around the streets serving currywurst. It might not be the best, but at 4am, it works.

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