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It's War of the Wursts in Berlin as Grillwalkers Battle Imitators

Back in 1997, an unemployed former hotel manager named Bertram Rohloff had a brilliant idea. Unable to obtain the necessary permits to open an outdoor sandwich stand, he found a way to circumvent the entire bureaucracy and wound up making portable food vending history. He invented a wearable propane sausage grill that requires no special permit, as neither the grill nor the food ever touches the ground. Thus, Grillwalker was born, a sausage oven with legs that can bring hot sausages to the hungry masses at some of Berlin's most heavily-trafficked urban spaces. As The New York Times points out, Rohloff's 15 sausage walkers are now fixtures at such sites as the Alexanderplatz, bustling Friedrichstrasse train station, and even outside popular nightclubs.

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What's Worse Than Kiwi Wurst?

German sausages just got better. Or so they say. If variety is really the spice of life then the variety of new sausages available at a good Wurst stand in Germany should be making everybody happy.

The new chilli-honey Wurst is at least something we can imagine, but the kiwi fruit Wurst that also includes maraschino cherries and pineapple pieces seems to be taking things a bit far. Lemon and aloe vera are other new ingredients. We're not sure if these sausages are to our taste, but they certainly add novelty value to the average German meal.

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Brewskis in Pittsburgh and Atlantic City

The Slavs are marching! Venerable cataloguer and tracker of all things Slavic in the city, Slavs of New York! is planning to, uh, expand the franchise by covering Slavic events in other cities. First on the list are Pittsburgh and Atlantic City. We think those are good steps, though we'll be the first to admit we have no idea about Slavic goings on in Atlantic City.

Still, we're surprised their not doing Chicago first. Is it too Polish oriented? We know that people jokingly refer to it as the second largest Polish city after Warsaw, so it certainly makes sense to us. Covering the sausage alone would take ages, but we're biased towards pork products and/or byproduct ourselves. We're curious to see what develops.

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