# The best German sausages

Germany's best-known and best-loved sausages, many with protected origin, according to funkyGERMANY, Initiative Tierwohl and bratwurst guides.

- 7 votes · 12 items
- May 28, 2025 · Michael Koch
- https://even.best/en/l/597/the-best-german-sausages

## Top 10

1. **Thüringer Rostbratwurst** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Coarse bratwurst with marjoram, caraway and garlic from the charcoal grill; PGI.
2. **Teewurst** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Fine smoked spreadable sausage; Rügenwalder is the best known.
3. **Fleischwurst / Lyoner** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Ring-shaped scalded sausage, children's favourite at the deli counter.
4. **Blutwurst** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Blood sausage, the base of 'heaven and earth' in the Rhineland.
5. **Frankfurter Würstchen** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — Thin, lightly smoked pork-only scalded sausages, PGI.
6. **Nürnberger Rostbratwurst** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Small pork sausages that can only be made in Nuremberg; six, eight or twelve on sauerkraut.
7. **Munich Weißwurst** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Mild veal and pork sausage with parsley, with sweet mustard and a pretzel.
8. **Currywurst** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Bratwurst with curry ketchup, a Berlin cult since 1949.
9. **Leberwurst** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Spreadable liver and pork sausage, e.g. Palatinate liverwurst.
10. **Bockwurst** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Berlin scalded sausage that became famous with bock beer.
11. **Landjäger** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Pressed, dried raw sausage sticks from the Black Forest and Allgäu.
12. **Pinkel** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — Bremen and Oldenburg groats sausage, eaten with kale.

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