I have to admit that, as a fan of curry and an abstaining yet nevertheless discerning admirer of sausage, the currywurst phenomenon had somehow passed me by. If this German delicacy is equally unfamiliar to you, now is the time to rectify matters. The Currywurst Museum is opening in Berlin, at Schutzenstrasse 70, on the 15th of August. As you can see from the site, the place has visual appeal, and is bound to attract visitors by the lastwagen-load.

If you haven’t figured it out already, currywurst is a fried pork sausage dished up with curry sauce or a variant thereof (actually in most cases ketchup mixed with curry powder is used). It’s a very popular fast food snack in Germany, and Berlin in particular has demonstrated a passion, nay, a mania for its hot and spicy pleasures.

The museum is the brainchild of Martin Löwer, a marketing executive and, needless to say, massive currywurst fan who succeeded in raising five million euros from private investors to make his spiced minced-meat encasement dream come true.

12,000 square feet of pure currywurst fanatacism

7 euros gets you inside, where you’ll find 12,000 square feet of pure currywurst fanatacism – take a good look around to become intimately familiar with its history, ingredients, celebrity fans, and television and film appearances. Rest your feet in the small screening room to see “Best of the Wurst” (humour is somehow involved here), before perusing a giant map of the world demonstrating obscure international locations selling, you guessed it, currywurst.

By the end of all this, you’ll either be sick to death of the C word and all its various facets (and you’ll also possess demonstrable expertise of the subject) or you’ll be pretty hungry. Surprisingly there is no restaurant on site, but take off into the Berlin streets and follow your nose – currywurst won’t be far away.