Is it possible to have a bad currywurst in Germany?

… amazingly, the answer to this is yes.

Let’s be honest – a currywust is a stable of Germany. Be it in an Imbiss at a rail station, on the street or so on. And normally – they’re varying between passable and good. However, in my travels… I’ve never encountered a bad curreywurst in my travels.

Until now.

Ladies, Gentlemen and Frequent Flyers of all persuasions, I give you this example of how not to do a currywurst.

Disapointing to say the least – Image, Economy Class and Beyond

This example was purchased at the Ministop in Terminal 1, Concourse B at Frankfurt Airport (Non-Schenegen)

So what’s wrong with this? More importantly… what’s right? Let’s do an compare and contrast. Here’s a rather delicious currywurst I had at Hamburg Railway station (again, a similar sort of transport hub)

Currywurst at Hamburg Railway Station – Image, Economy Class and Beyond

So where to begin with this… embarrassment?

• The Sausage is not sliced. Perhaps most important. Currywurst is a pick up and eat food, and its designed so that can pick at it with a fork. Being advised “there’s a knife over there” isn’t that helpful if you’re grabbing something before you run onto a flight.
• Where the heck is the curry powder? There’s a minimal dusting, but that’s it .
• And the sauce was downright cold. Not even semi warm. To keep the warmth going, you need a warm sauce…
• And then there’s the quantity (or lack of thereafter) of sauce.

So it’s entirely possible it seems to have a disappointing currywust. Which is 1) pretty damn hard and 2) I thought near enough impossible (and I’ve eaten ones from Lidl…).

And it costing €5 for the privilege.

We all know for a lot of travellers, the first thing and last thing of a country you’ll see is the airport and its contents, be it the joy of customs, security and the food experiences.

These experiences need to be positive or you could leave a country with mixed feelings. And whilst security lines can leave nasty memories, crappy food can leave longer ones.

Please try harder Frankfurt Airport. Or else, I’ll come and set up a currywurst stand…

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