In addition to roast pork with dumplings, a pork joint with sauerkraut, and potato salad, no list of German national dishes would be complete without the humble currywurst or curried sausage. The ...

The sausages were a great luxury because they were made of the finest mincemeat. Writing in the 1st Century AD, the Roman historian Tacitus noted the German thirst. 'To keep drinking night and day ...

From hearty offal stews to pickled eggs, meat jellies and sweet soups, we reveal the weirdest German dishes of all time.

Spoon the sauerkraut onto a platter and arrange the sausages on top. Sprinkle the reserved bacon over the sausages and serve with mustard.