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The 10 best dishes in Germany

Sausages, roasts and bread, region by region, with beer gardens to eat them in.

1

Bratwurst

Best: Nuremberg and Thuringia

Grilled pork sausages, small and herby in Nuremberg, long in Thuringia.

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2

Schweinshaxe

Best: Bavaria

Roast pork knuckle with crackling skin, with dumplings and sauerkraut.

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3

Sauerbraten

Best: The Rhineland

Beef marinated for days in vinegar and spices, braised and served with red cabbage.

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4

Currywurst

Best: Berlin

Sliced sausage in curry ketchup with fries.

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5

Käsespätzle

Best: Swabia

Soft egg noodles layered with melted cheese and fried onions.

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6

Brezel

Best: Bavaria

Lye-dipped twisted bread with a dark crust, with weisswurst and sweet mustard.

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7

Weisswurst

Best: Munich

Veal sausage simmered and eaten before noon.

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8

Maultaschen

Best: Swabia

Large pasta pockets filled with meat and spinach, in broth or fried.

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9

Rouladen

Eaten all over Germany

Beef rolled around bacon, onion and pickle, braised in gravy.

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10

Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte

Best: The Black Forest

Chocolate sponge, cherries, kirsch and whipped cream.

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Photos: each dish's lead photo on its Wikipedia article (license and author on Wikimedia Commons); "a photo like it" is a food photo of the same kind, not that dish. Cook it opens a recipe in Chef Amazing, or Chef writes one for you. Picked by Chef Amazing, November 2026.