German: Currywurst Activity

Hello all, Chris here. Today I would like to share some links, videos, and an activity you can do relating to Currywurst! Part of our chapter on Berlin focuses on Currywurst and its origin. We have previously posted on the Curryswurst Museum in Berlin. First, I would like to share a fun cultural activity that your still will enjoy.

In order to allow students to see what the Currywurst craze is all about and to experience the taste firsthand, I offered students the chance to make Curryswurst for the class as an extra credit activity. Of course, there had to be a language component to it, and so students were required to explain which ingredients they used and how they prepared their Currywurst. Students were divided into small groups (2-3 ea.) and were given a week to prepare. On the assigned day students presented their versions of Currywurst in front of the class and everyone was able to sample them. You could also add in a judging component where each student could fill out a pre-made scorecard with various categories such as taste, presentation, etc.

Here is a link to a short news report on a specific Currywurst locale:


http://lteacherstoolbox.blogspot.com/2011/01/8th-talgs-tesol-applied-linguistic.html

To provide students with further background information and ideas for recipes, the following websites may be useful:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Currywurst


http://allrecipes.com//Recipe/german-currywurst/Detail.aspx

http://www.travelsthroughgermany.com/website2/currywurst.htm


http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204884404574364600782551292.html

http://www.nibbledish.com/people/dosdne/recipes/currywurst


http://www.saveur.com/article/Recipes/Currywurst-Sauce


http://www.thehouseatthebridge.com/TravelInfo/CurryWurst.html


http://www.kitchendaily.com/2009/10/30/curry-wurst/

The Currywurst even has a song dedicated to it. Check out Herbert Grönemeyer's 1992 song:

(Currywurst image at the top is the property of Wikipedia. All rights are theirs)