Some of us realised the hard way that asking a German the difference between and Bratwurst and a hotdog will almost always receive an entirely unpleasant response, and on more than one occasion with more than one person we've witnesses that happen here - Berlin's largest and oldest beergarten. The answer is 'because'. And if you're also wondering why the bread is so small and the sausage so big, well then that will get you the same response.

Berlin has since the 1920s laid claim to a culture of Volkskuche, or 'Volxkuche' - so-called 'kitchens of the people'. The website Stressfaktor provides an up to date list of where these kitchens are, at what time, and on which days. Most are in former squats, now turned into legitimate 'project houses'.

Germans love their meat. The longer you spend in Germany, the more you’ll learn this. Although Germany is also the 'greenest country' in the world, and quite frankly as fascinated by Bio and Organic produce as it is by pork, there’s still more than a little obsession with chunks of fleisch. Check out the grill wearing guys at Alexanderplatz if you’re looking to sample some traditional German bratwurst in a unique and memorable way.

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.