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Oktoberfest

Litres of Munich festival beer with roast chicken, pork knuckle, sausages and giant pretzels.

München, Oktoberfest 2013, Der ganz normale Wahnsinn!
Photo: Heribert Pohl, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

What is eaten for Oktoberfest

Oktoberfest in Munich starts in mid September and ends on the first Sunday of October or on 3 October. It began as a royal wedding party in 1810. Only the six Munich breweries may pour beer in the tents, and it is served by the litre. The food is Bavarian and filling. Half a roast chicken is the best seller, followed by roast pork knuckle, white sausages with sweet mustard, grilled fish on a stick and pretzels the size of a plate. Obatzda, a spiced cheese spread, goes with the bread.

The dishes

PretzelPlate-sized and salted.WeisswurstWhite veal sausage with sweet mustard.ObatzdaSpiced cheese spread for bread and pretzels.

Also part of it, and being written: Märzen (The amber lager style long tied to the festival.), Schweinshaxe (Roast pork knuckle with crackling.), Steckerlfisch (Fish grilled on a stick.), Roast chicken (Half a chicken, the best seller in the tents.).

About this page

Written by the Thali desk with AI assistance. Background: "Oktoberfest" on Wikipedia. Customs differ from family to family and place to place. If this is your tradition and we have it wrong, tell us.

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