Eating is a popular pastime in Germany - and that's no surprise given the variety of culinary delights across the different states. Take our tasty quiz to test your knowledge.
The Local looks a the origins of the currywurst - a snack which was a product of the hardship and cultural mixing that existed after the Second World War.
If you're a fan of Wurst, you'll love Germany's 'first and only' sausage-themed hotel. We went to find out who's behind it and what it's like to stay there.
Sausage makers in Germany head to court on Tuesday to fight back against a record anti-trust fine for years of alleged price fixing in a sizzling scandal involving the nation's favourite food.
When a 49-year-old from northeastern Germany lost his temper, he inflicted damage on his adversary's car with the only thing he had to hand - a 30 cm-long sausage.
Even US President Barack Obama couldn't resist the pallid allure of the Weisswurst, the delicious Bavarian speciality sausage that's eaten for breakfast with sweet mustard. Now it's available for the first time as a sausage roll.
Two fire engines were called into action at Munich central station on Tuesday and local trains didn't stop at the station for fifteen minutes – all because an overcooked bratwurst had set off a fire alarm.
It turns out that home-made food isn't always the best, as an illegal sausage making operation has been closed down in Offenbach, Hessen due to dreadful hygiene conditions.
A hobby butcher and a lecturer from Bavaria have shaken up the sausage world by creating a bright green, tea-flavoured variety of the southern state's famous white sausage - the Weißwurst.