Ketwurst
The ketwurst is a snack dish that originated in the GDR .
To prepare it, a gutless sausage (made from a plastic string) is heated in the oven. A special, elongated and soft bun is skewered on a hot metal cylinder to create a cavity and heat the bun. Then the sausage is dipped in a ketchup sauce and put into the bun.
The Ketwurst - like the grilletta - was invented by employees of the Rationalization and Research Center Restaurants in Berlin in 1977 or 1978. With their help, the crowd at Alexanderplatz , for which the capacity of the surrounding restaurants was insufficient, should be better catered for. It was offered for the first time in 1979. At the 3rd area trade fair for the masters of tomorrow , its inventors received a “recognition for excellent performance [...] for the Ket sausage supply solution exhibit”.
The term ketwurst is a word made from ketchup and sausage . The spelling Kettwurst, which is often found and occasionally published in the press, is incorrect, as is the explanation that it is called that because the sausages are delivered in chains to the food stalls.
Today, Ketwurst and Grilletta are often considered typical products of the GDR snack culture .
See also
swell
- Broiler, Ketwurst and Grilletta , documentary, MDR 2003