Frankfurter

For a long time they were THE culinary flagship and probably Frankfurt's most popular export product: the popular Frankfurter sausages. Not only in Hesse, but also in the whole of Germany and even in the USA or Spain, the Frankfurter sausage established itself as a sought-after delicacy and sold like hot cakes. After it became quieter around the Frankfurter sausage in the last years, not least because some enterprises are the opinion that the differences to the Viennese sausage are too small, in order to be noticed by the consumer really, the once also coronation sausage called delicacy celebrates recently a small comeback. More and more artisan butchers have taken up the traditional sausage again in their assortment and give the Frankfurter sausage their very own touch with different nuances in seasoning and production, which provides for a pleasant variety in the offer. Not only the jury of the "1. Frankfurter Würstchen-Castings" in August 2012 could get a tasty picture of this.

In his book "Frankfurter Würstchen" Konstantin Kalveram pays tribute to the Frankfurt sausage in an informative and entertaining way. Kalveram not only takes readers through the history of the butchers' guild in Frankfurt and the history of the Frankfurter Würstchen, in the course of which the delicacy has always been subject to constant change in preparation and production. The book also offers some tasty recipe ideas that show how versatile this local speciality is. Whether Frankfurter Kartoffelsalat, Frankfurter im Krautwickel, Würstchen-Carpaccio, Apfel-Kartoffel-Schaumsuppe or variations on the crispy sausage, lovers of the Frankfurter sausage will find many ideas here for enjoying the delicacy in a new way.

Kalveram concludes his book with a listing of butchers who produce and sell Frankfurter sausages themselves. This culinary excursion into Frankfurt's history, which also reveals where the SCHIRN art gallery got its name or what the differences are between the supposedly similar Frankfurters and Wieners, pleases with its interesting, entertainingly written texts and the numerous illustrations, which additionally make clear how popular Frankfurter sausages once were. A nice reading and enjoyment book about "one of the most beautiful trivialities of the city", which can be enjoyed not only as a lover of Frankfurter sausages. Recommendable!

An article by Frankfurt-Tipp