The Best Wurst and Bunches of Bakeries



Craving the best wurst you can find? Come on over to Hamburg and you'll have plenty to choose from. For you, this is what sausage dreams are made of. Or, this grocery aisle can also be described as a vegetarian's nightmare. 



I am sure that it will not shock anyone to hear that sausage is plentiful in Hamburg. Plentiful doesn't describe the availability of this meat treat--it is more accurate to say sausage is at one's disposal throughout Germany. Along with schnitzel, flammkuchen, and spätzle, sausage can be found on more than half of the menus floating around Hamburg.




Boxes, cans, and jars oh my! Not a fan of boxed, canned, or jarred wurst? Don't fret--the fresh wurst deli-section occupies the entire back wall of most food shops. From there you can choose from at least ten different varieties.



Along with the doner, currywurst is an ever-popular quick snack. The most popular way to serve currywurst is to include pork sausage slices served in a to-go paper hotdog boat covered with sweet ketchup and curry seasoning. Buns are also available. You can't come to Hamburg without coming across at least a dozen places to sample this snack.



Mo Grill is a popular currywurst spot. This one is located downtown at one of the entrances to Jungfernsteig train station. The short pillars are used as tables, seating is apparently not needed here. I steer clear of currywurst but Reg has been a fan since the start.



 As popular as sausage is in our lovely city, bread takes the cake in the "easy to find" category. Bread is everywhere. It is available in every kiosk in almost every train station, on every street, and in fully-equipped bakeries grocery stores, coffee shops, and candy shops. Loaf bread, soft pretzels, dinner rolls and sweet rolls, baguettes, donuts, you name it. McCafes are self-standing here and include their own bakery with breads and sweets. It didn't take me or McD's long to realize that to make it as a cafe in Europe, you must sell bread and sweets.



On the other side of Mo Grill lies Dat Backhus. This successful shops has more than 35 locations in Hamburg.



On a fifteen-minute walk from our apartment I came across this many bakeries:

This cute bakery is RIGHT NEXT to this organic one:


 



My final destination was a grocery store. Once inside, I found this:

of course.

I would ask if this many bakeries are really necessary, but since they're always busy I guess I don't really need to. It appears the verdict is in: though flammkuchen and spätzle taste better, bread is the most popular food in Hamburg.