Karl Ehmer knows the bratwurst from the weisswurst (2024)

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How is weisswurst different from bratwurst? ›

Bratwurst is a German, mostly pork sausage. Krainerwurst is beef and pork, a cured and smoked version of the brat with a mild amount of garlic. Knockwurst is a large, beef and pork, meaty, juicy hot dog. Weisswurst is a distinctive, mostly veal sausage native to Munich.

In the German tradition, weisswurst is poached, served in a bit of its cooking water, and eaten by sucking the meat out of its delicate casing. Bockwurst. Essentially a weisswurst but a little smaller and seasoned with fresh chives or sometimes parsley.

Bratwurst is made out of both finely minced pork and beef and wrapped up in a sausage casing. Knockwurst sausage is made out of mainly pork, veal, and flavored with garlic, unlike bratwurst. The color of knockwurst also tends to be a more reddish or orange tint, rather than the pinkish color that bratwurst displays.

Firstly, the bratwurst is a pork sausage, flavoured with herbs and spices such as marjoram and ground caraway seeds, it is pre cooked but not smoked. Truly a great BBQ hot dog. Secondly, the bockwurst includes all of the usual frankfurter properties but does not have the herby flavours.

I don't speak German, but according to the always correct Wikipedia, brat means finely chopped meat, and wurst means sausage. As you can defer, a bratwurst is ground meat mixed with herbs and spices and packed into a casing to make a sausage link.

Weißwurst [ˈvaɪsvʊɐ̯st], literally 'white sausage'; Bavarian: Weißwuascht) is a traditional Bavarian sausage made from minced veal and pork back bacon. It is usually flavored with parsley, lemon, mace, onions, ginger and cardamom, although there are some variations.

The most important rule is to never eat the skin of Weisswurst. Contrary to other sausages, such as Bratwurst, the skin should not be eaten because it is chewy and ruins the taste.

Weisswurst are unsurprisingly high in protein, with a regular-sized portion providing almost a quarter of an adult's recommended daily allowance. This protein does come with a lot of fat though, saturated fat, so it would be sensible not to eat weisswurst too regularly.

How to eat Weisswurst. Weisswürste are served warm, but as they're pre-cooked during production (they're a type of Brühwurst), they just need to be reheated slowly and gently in a pot of hot salty water until they're warmed all the way through (which takes about 10 minutes).

Knockwursts are soft and salty like a hot dog, usually a little thicker and perhaps more aggressively seasoned. The big difference is most knockwurst probably contain better ingredients than your pedestrian hot dog.

Why is bratwurst called bratwurst? ›

The name is derived from the Old High German Brätwurst, from brät-, finely chopped meat, and Wurst, sausage, although in modern German it is often associated with the verb braten, to pan fry or roast. Beef and veal are usually incorporated amongst a blend often including pork.

A usual portion consists of one bockwurst with mustard and a bread roll or potato salad on a plate. Sometimes, however, the bockwurst is served directly in the bread roll and covered with mustard. In some regions of Germany potato soup is served with bockwurst.

Bratwurst. One of the most famous of German sausages, second only to the Frankfurter Würstchen, the bratwurst—a.k.a., "brat"—is typically made from veal, beef or pork.

Cook the Bockwurst: Begin by boiling enough water to cover the Bockwurst, adding a pinch of salt. Heat it to a simmer—this prevents the sausages from bursting, keeping them juicy and flavourful. You can also choose to bake, fry, or steam the Bockwurst.

Weisswürste are served warm, but as they're pre-cooked during production (they're a type of Brühwurst), they just need to be reheated slowly and gently in a pot of hot salty water until they're warmed all the way through (which takes about 10 minutes).

Bratwurst. Bratwurst is likely the most popular German wurst and is made from pork, beef, marjoram, caraway, garlic, and many other spices.

The nutritional value of weisswurst

Weisswurst are unsurprisingly high in protein, with a regular-sized portion providing almost a quarter of an adult's recommended daily allowance. This protein does come with a lot of fat though, saturated fat, so it would be sensible not to eat weisswurst too regularly.