{"id":6017,"date":"2018-02-15T08:00:19","date_gmt":"2018-02-15T13:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.stripedpineapple.com\/?p=6017"},"modified":"2018-02-27T09:54:47","modified_gmt":"2018-02-27T14:54:47","slug":"day-15-currywurst","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.stripedpineapple.com\/?p=6017","title":{"rendered":"Day 15: Currywurst"},"content":{"rendered":"

Have you ever heard of currywurst? It\u2019s the kind of food that makes you scratch your head a little and wonder why somebody would want to eat something with a name like that. But let me tell you about it and see if you don’t change your mind.<\/span><\/p>\n

One morning on our recent trip to New York City<\/a>, we bundled up to the max and set out across town to Chelsea Market, braving the icy winds. We blew in the door, chilled, uncaffeinated, and thoroughly hungry. So hungry that it was decided coffee would have to wait until we had found something more substantial to sustain us. Not far inside the door was a little stand advertising currywurst which sounded bizarre, but hunger prevailed and we placed our orders, a little uncertain as to what we were getting. But with the first bite, we were in Heaven. Oh My Goodness. The dish managed to be both exotically tangy and comforting, all in one bite. I could have eaten two bowls full, but to stay true to my thrifty heritage, I determined instead that I needed to learn how to make it myself.<\/span><\/p>\n

So what is currywurst? It is a German street food, consisting of a sausage topped with a tomato-based curry sauce, which is served in a variety of manners. The breakfast version we were served at Chelsea Market and which will likely always be my favorite is this:<\/span><\/p>\n