Currywurst Bros
Begin the onslaught of wiener jokes. I had first heard about currywurst after watching an episode of Anthony Bourdain's No Reservations, when he went to Berlin. He was meeting with some ex-CIA operative and chatting about the Cold War over...currywurst. Curry in German food? (side note: happy continuing-of-curry-week) Apparently, a very popular food from Berlin is sausage + ketchup + curry powder. It sounds so crazy it just might work. And it does. We got a combo of beef and pork wurst along with Maharadja and Anapura curry powders, and a side of fries. It was kind of strange to walk into the restaurant - which opened this summer and looks very cute with sausages shaped like smiley faces and hearts for eyes - and not hear sizzling or smell smokey stuff cooking on a grill or flattop. There was this one lone heating element with a few wursts sitting on it awkwardly and quietly. I had a few doubts. On the plus side, no linger...