The Traditional Bavarian Breakfast

Weisswurst with sweet mustard, pretzel and Weissbier

5 from 4 votes

The Traditional Bavarian Breakfast

In Bavaria, eating a Weisswurst breakfast or a Bavarian breakfast is a fun tradition that's fairly easy to recreate at home wherever you are! Whether you serve it for brunch at your Oktoberfest party or have one just because, here's what you need and how to do it.

And don't forget to make authentic German pretzels to go with your Weisswurstfrühstück! For more Oktoberfest recipe inspiration, check out my recipe guide.

Cook Time15

Total Time15

Course: Breakfast

Cuisine: Bavarian, Bayern, German, Oktoberfest

Keyword: bavarian breakfast, bayrisches frühstück, how to eat weisswurst, weisswurst, weisswurstfrühstück

Servings: servings

Calories: 570kcal

Author: Author: Sophie Sadler

Equipment

4 Hefeweizen glasses yes, there are specific glasses you are supposed to use for the Bavarian wheat beer (also called Weissbier in Germany)

Ingredients

8 links Weisswurst sausage Schaller & Weber's uses an authentic Bavarian recipe and simple ingredients. They taste just like they do at home in Germany.
4 pretzels I recommend making your own using my super popular authentic pretzel recipe! I promise you'll love them!
sweet Bavarian mustard Schaller Weber makes a really delicious one that you need to check out!
4 Hefeweizen also called Weissbier in Germany (a Bavarian-style 'yeast' wheat beer)

Instructions

Heat your Weisswurst sausages in warm water (but not boiling) until the internal temperature is at least 160℉ (71℃).
If serving family-style, place the pot of water with the warmed sausages at the center of the table with a serving fork, so they continue to stay warm.
If serving individually, preheat small serving bowls in the oven at 150℉ (65℃) until ready to use. When ready to eat, place 2 links and hot water into each small bowl.
Serve with pretzels (usually 1 per person), Bavarian sweet mustard & a cold glass of Weissbier (Hefeweizen) between the hours of 10 a.m. and noon (that's Bavarian tradition).
To eat your Weisswurst, you remove the casings first.
Make a cut alongside the whole sausage, then pull off the casings off using a knife (but your hands will be fine too).
Cut off a piece of Weisswurst, dip it in the sweet mustard, then eat it. Do not cut up the whole sausage first before eating. Prost!

Notes

In Bavaria, some people will suck the Weisswurst out of its casing. This is called zuzeln (which means sucking in Bavarian German) and doesn't look very appetizing though. This way of eating Weisswurst is not considered to be 'cool' anymore (and typically only older people will still eat it this way).

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