Wurstbrot is a traditional German sandwich made with thin slices of luncheon meat or pressed sausage between flat bread spread with butter. It can be made with various deli meats and cheeses and is available in grocery stores, bakeries, and street fairs. A similar sandwich made with a round roll is called wurstbrötchen. Bratwurst is not typically used in wurstbrot, but is used in a variant called leberkäsbrötchen.
A wurstbrot is one of the types of sandwiches found in traditional German cuisine. It typically consists of at least one or two thin slices of luncheon meat or pressed sausage placed between flat bread that is often spread with butter. The types of deli meats sliced into one of these sandwiches can vary based on individual preferences and the different purveyors of frankfurters available at various times of the year. This popular German interpretation of the sandwich is often available in grocery stores, bakeries, and sometimes street fairs. It can also be prepared at home as a convenient meal or snack to take to work or school.
The luncheon meat that is typically used for a wurstbrot can sometimes be plain sliced ham or turkey; it can also come from more traditional German cold cuts and flat sausage varieties. A favorite choice is often jagdwurst, a type of bologna made with a mixture of ground pork and beef that can sometimes be dressed with seasonings such as garlic. Another is the bierschinken, which consists of a ham center surrounded by an outer layer of bologna. German cuisine may also use many variations of pressed and sliced curd cheese commonly called zungenwurst for these types of sandwiches. Some people like cold cuts made from blood sausage, liverwurst, or a spreadable pork pâté usually called a schmierwurst or mettwurst.
An authentic wurstbrot recipe specifically calls for medium-thin sliced bread; some purists of German cuisine may sometimes claim that a traditional wurstbrot is made with just bread, butter, and luncheon meat with no other condiments or side dishes. A similar sandwich made with a round roll is known as a wurstbrötchen, which is usually made with no butter on the roll. It can instead be made with tartar sauce and sliced pickles, tomato, or lettuce. This variation is typically found at the same types of food vendors as a wurstbrot.
One ingredient not typically found in a wurstbrot is the popular German sausage known as a bratwurst. While this type of sausage can be served hot or cold on a roll, the same terminology is not typically given. A variant of one of these sausage rolls that often contains finely chopped and pressed bratwurst is called leberkäsbrötchen; it is typically served hot with mustard and can be an especially popular snack at German street festivals.
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