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Oktoberfest Food

August 9, 2010 by Leave a Comment
Oktoberfest Food

Oktoberfest Tents and the Foods They Specialize In: There are plenty of tents to enjoy on your Oktoberfest visit at, many of which specialize in certain beers or traditional Oktoberfest food. To make the most of your Oktoberfest visit and to make sure that you don't miss out on enjoying your favourite Oktoberfest taste sensation, it's useful to know which tents  specialize in what food.  Here are some of them: Bratwurst can be found at Zur Bratwurst, which is not really a tent but … [Read more...]

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Oktoberfest – A Royal Beginning

March 12, 2010 by 2 Comments
Oktoberfest

How Munich's Oktoberfest Started: Millions of people attend the Munich's Oktoberfest each year, but how many know that it all started from a royal wedding in 1810? On October 12, 1810, Crown Prince Ludwig of Bavaria (who later become King Ludwig I), married Princess Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen. The citizens of Munich were invited to attend the wedding festivities which took place on a meadow just outside the city fringe. Ever since that historic day the site has been called Theresienwiese … [Read more...]

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Is there more to German cuisine than sauerkraut, bratwurst and schnitzel?

March 2, 2009 by Leave a Comment
Regensburg Bratwurst sausages are renowned German fare!

Regensburg Bratwurst sausages may be renowned German fare, but what else is there? German cuisine and French cuisine may be neighbours geographically, but they're a long way apart in character. Whilst Germany's Oktoberfest and beer festivals are famous around the world, its food unfortunately does not enjoy the same reputation. Germany's cuisine is actually very region-based and varies according to geographical factors and access to waterways for transportation. Overwhelmed by the … [Read more...]

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