Delicious Oktoberfest Recipes (2024)

FAQs

What is the most popular Oktoberfest food? ›

– Brez'n – The number one Oktoberfest food, eating by the gazillions (probably). Nothing goes better with a giant-sized beer than a salty, soft Bavarian pretzel that's also the size of your face. Half Chickens – Hendl – C'mon, over 550,000 people are doing it. You'll see them behind the bars in the beer tents…

A bratwurst (like a hotdog) or schnitzel (pounded, breaded and fried meat) is a great place to start. For slightly less picky eaters, try a spaetzle (potato noodles - usually with onions and cheese), konigsberger klopse (German meatballs), or a German potato salad or marinated cucumber salad!

Backpacks and large bags are generally forbidden within the festival area. Leave everything at home that you won't need while partying. It'll be much quicker to get into the Oktoberfest if you don't have a bag or backpack with you.

Bratwurst. One of the most famous of German sausages, second only to the Frankfurter Würstchen, the bratwurst is typically made from veal, beef or pork. The recipe for the actual sausage vary from region to region and has to date, over 40 varieties. Cooking method: Listen to them sizzle in a pan or over coals.

Our Oktoberfest mustard is one of the mildest and smoothest mustards that we make! Both creamy and light, it's made with cider vinegar and honey and is reminiscent of your traditional honey dijon variety – but with a twist! Try it as a classic compliment to a grilled sausage or try it in this recipe for Mrs.

What is Oktoberfest drink? ›

Beer, of course. All the beer that is served at the Oktoberfest comes from famous Munich breweries, such as Paulaner and Augustiner. If you don't like one of Germany's favorite beverages, you can also get all kinds of other drinks, including non-alcoholic beverages, wine and cider.

Lunch in Germany is called Mittagessen and is usually eaten between 12 pm and 2 pm. Germans traditionally enjoy their main cooked meal for lunch rather than dinner. Lunch is often served after a starter such as potato salad. Lunches cooked at home may include Eintopf, Rouladen, Schnitzel or Sauerbraten.

A great idea for those drinking under 18 is to order a Radler, as this is a 50% beer and 50% lemonade mix. It's very refreshing and the perfect drink for when you're sitting outdoors on a warm sunny day.

⇢ Inside the Oktoberfest beer tents you'll find large bathrooms with plenty of stalls; outside the tents you can follow the weird Cupids pointing their arrows at the nearest restrooms. Seriously, this makes no sense but it's easy to remember. ⇢ The best tent at Oktoberfest is the tent you can get a seat and a beer in!

Of all these regional and national dishes, Germany is most famous for Currywurst, sausages, pretzels and Black Forest Gateau, but as you can see, there is plenty more to German cuisine than just these.

Sauerbraten is regarded as one Germany's national dishes and there are several regional variations in Franconia, Thuringia, Rhineland, Saarland, Silesia and Swabia. This pot roast takes quite a while to prepare, but the results, often served as Sunday family dinner, are truly worth the work.

But let's get down to the crux of the matter: Bavarian cuisine: Schweinebraten (roast pork), Schweinshaxe (pork knuckle), Weisswurst sausages and, of course, dumplings, dumplings and more dumplings. To top it off you need a litre of beer and a good serving of Bavarian hospitality.