Konnopke's Imbiss: For better, for wurst – Berlin’s oldest sausage seller?
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By DirtCheapBerlin
Published on 01/7/2008
Legend has it that Currywurst, THE Berlin sausage snack, was invented entirely by accident back in 1949 by Herta Heuwer, who somehow managed to mix tomato sauce with curry powder and sausage.
Legend has it that Currywurst, THE Berlin sausage snack, was invented entirely by accident back in 1949 by Herta Heuwer, who somehow managed to mix tomato sauce with curry powder and sausage. As food was pretty scarce back then it wasn’t thrown away, but eaten by its purchaser. Phew! Fast forward nearly 60 years and that little creation is as Berlinerisch as the Statue of Liberty is American.
Konnopke’s snack bar under the Eberswalderstrasse station arches has been serving its legendary bites since 1930, and is renowned for its tasty Currywurst. What’s so special about the sauce they serve? It’s a secret, one that’s been kept in the Ziervogel family for generations. They start dishing the stuff out at the spritely hour of 6am, so next time you’re stumbling around Berlin in the early hours, fresh out of some banging techno club and looking for something special, and cheap, to line your stomach, head to Konnopke’s. The Currywurst is calling.
Price examples
Currywurst €1.50
Bockwurst €1.20
Where
Underneath the train tracks at Eberswalderstrasse station, the U2 U-bahn line.
Homepage
http://konnopke-imbiss.de/
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Legend has it that Currywurst, THE Berlin sausage snack, was invented entirely by accident back in 1949 by Herta Heuwer, who somehow managed to mix tomato sauce with curry powder and sausage.
Konnopke’s Imbiss, the stuff of meaty tales
Legend has it that Currywurst, THE Berlin sausage snack, was invented entirely by accident back in 1949 by Herta Heuwer, who somehow managed to mix tomato sauce with curry powder and sausage. As food was pretty scarce back then it wasn’t thrown away, but eaten by its purchaser. Phew! Fast forward nearly 60 years and that little creation is as Berlinerisch as the Statue of Liberty is American.
Konnopke’s snack bar under the Eberswalderstrasse station arches has been serving its legendary bites since 1930, and is renowned for its tasty Currywurst. What’s so special about the sauce they serve? It’s a secret, one that’s been kept in the Ziervogel family for generations. They start dishing the stuff out at the spritely hour of 6am, so next time you’re stumbling around Berlin in the early hours, fresh out of some banging techno club and looking for something special, and cheap, to line your stomach, head to Konnopke’s. The Currywurst is calling.
Price examples
Currywurst €1.50
Bockwurst €1.20
Where
Underneath the train tracks at Eberswalderstrasse station, the U2 U-bahn line.
Homepage
http://konnopke-imbiss.de/
Map
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