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Best Berlin Currywurst in Sydney

“Legend says it was invented from a chance mix of ketchup and curry powder traded from British soldiers — apocryphal, but every Berliner repeats it anyway.”

Berlin Currywurst

What the real thing tastes like

A grilled or fried pork sausage (bratwurst, usually without casing) is sliced into bite-sized pieces and doused in a tomato-based sauce seasoned heavily with curry powder, served with a side of fries or bread — the sauce, not the sausage itself, is what carries the dish's identity and is where individual stalls compete hardest on recipe.

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Reviewers rate the curry sauce's spice balance (should have real curry depth, not just ketchup with a dusting of powder on top) as the deciding factor between stalls. Sausage quality and snap are secondary but still frequently mentioned, especially at stalls using cheaper sausage to cut cost.

Order it here when it has

  • tangy curry-spiced sauce
  • juicy sausage
  • quick hearty snack

Walk away when you see

  • sauce sometimes just ketchup and powder
  • greasy
  • can be too sweet

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