Christmas markets are meant to be magical places filled with festive cheer, delicious food, and merry drinks. However, for one reporter, a highly anticipated culinary first ended not with joy, but with a sausage unceremoniously thrown away.
A Festive First Attempt
Danielle Kate Wroe, a Senior Social News Reporter, decided to finally try a bratwurst sausage, a staple of German Christmas markets, for the very first time. Despite being a meat-eater, she typically sticks to chicken, but her curiosity about the popular German offering got the better of her.
Her quest led her to a bratwurst stall near the Bull Ring shopping centre in Birmingham on a cold, rainy day. She admits she was secretly wishing for a nice glass of prosecco instead, setting a less-than-ideal scene for her inaugural bratwurst experience.
The Moment of Truth
Faced with a choice between bratwurst and currywurst, and then between a light or dark sausage, Danielle felt baffled. In a moment of panic, she opted for the dark one, hoping it would be the tastier option.
She immediately reached for the ketchup, praying the sweet sauce would mask any potential unpleasantness. Her first bite confirmed her fears. It tasted like a really bad version of a hot dog, she reported. She described it as a girthier, less yummy hot dog that was disappointingly lacking in any Christmassy spices.
To make matters worse, the sausage was majorly pink inside, which she found off-putting. She noted that the bun felt a bit stale, and the promised traditional spices like nutmeg and marjoram were completely absent.
A Costly Lesson and a Glimmer of Hope
The disappointing experience came with a price tag of £6.50, which she ended up binning awkwardly in front of other market-goers who were clearly enjoying their own sausages.
Despite this negative first impression, Danielle hasn't completely written off bratwurst. Her friends who have visited Germany assure her the sausages there are actually delicious. She concludes that she may need to try a bratwurst from a different source to get a true sense of what makes this German classic so beloved, hopefully for a more reasonable price.
