ISO: The Best Mett or Mettbrötchen in Germany

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I’m travelling to Germany soon and would like to seek the best Mett or Mettbrötchen in all the land. I will be in the Mosel, Frankfurt, Nuremburg and Munich. For me, this is the most important thing I will do in Germany. I’d love to hear your recommendations for places to go nearish those areas. Ideally I’d love to find a few artisan shops, either hipster or traditional.

I realize this is a really specific request, so if you have an idea where else I might ask, please let me know.

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I’ve never seen it on a Mosel menu, I thought it more a Norther German dish.

Good luck.

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Thank you. I’ve seen it extensively in the other cities I’ve mentioned so I’m hoping to have some luck. Obviously, I can just walk down the street and find it but I’m hoping for some insider knowledge on the Best.

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Very rustic! You´re looking for this???

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Common in Berlin Martin? I don’t remember seeing it at any of the currywurst spots.

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yes! here in America we have low standards for pork handling so it isn’t legal to serve raw pork for fear of trichinosis. I make it myself, of course, but I want to eat the real thing. [snort.gif] [snort.gif] [snort.gif]

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Not at the Currywurst spots. But you could buy it in supermarkets. Fair to say that this is not top-quality. Best are old-school butchers.

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Paul,

you will find it, but not in big cities. You have to look for old-school butchers in little towns.

I would assume that in Nuremberg and Frankfurt you will find it.


Good luck,
Martin

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you will have trouble finding Ochsenschwanzsuppe in Bavaria now, too, not a problem when I lived there in the 70s.

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thanks! I’ll add that to the list.

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I think of Mett as being more northern Germany. I used to live near Rostock and ate it regularly. We bought it at a local butcher shop in Bad Doberan and it was delicious. I would ask around for old traditional butcher shops (metzgerei).

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I did find this resource http://www.metzgerei.org/ you can find butchers with it.

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Does this mean you will bring Mett to PDX?

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can’t bring meat of any kind from Europe. besides, my suitcase will be full of more valuable things, like 3 cases of Riesling…

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No I meant will you get someone making it?

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can’t sell raw pork for consumption in America, to my knowledge.