Currywurst
currywurst (sliced sausage with curry-spiced ketchup sauce)
noun KU-ree-vurst Rare
Usage Note
Currywurst is Berlin's most iconic fast food: a grilled or fried Bratwurst sliced and topped with a seasoned tomato-ketchup sauce sprinkled with curry powder. It was invented in Berlin in 1949 and has its own museum there; it is eaten with a small wooden or plastic fork (Pommesgabel).
Examples
"Eine Currywurst mit Pommes frisch vom Imbiss am Bahnhof — Berliner Klassiker für unterwegs."
Natural Translation
A currywurst with chips freshly from the snack bar at the station — a Berlin classic on the go.
Literal Translation
A currywurst with chips freshly from the snack-stand at the station — Berlin classic for on-the-road.
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