Die Erfindung der Currywurst

The invention of the currywurst · करीवुर्स्ट का आविष्कार

A2German story, level A22 chaptersFree

Berlin, 1949. Herta Heuwer has a snack stand, a little ketchup and some curry powder from British soldiers. What she mixes becomes famous.

बर्लिन, 1949। हेर्टा होयवर के पास एक स्नैक स्टॉल है, थोड़ा केचप और ब्रिटिश सैनिकों से मिला करी पाउडर। जो वह मिलाती है, वह मशहूर हो जाता है।

Kapitel 1: Berlin nach dem Krieg

Berlin after the war · about 85 words · each German sentence with its English translation

Im Jahr 1949 ist der Krieg seit vier Jahren vorbei, aber Berlin ist noch zum großen Teil kaputt.In 1949 the war has been over for four years, but much of Berlin is still in ruins.

Viele Menschen haben wenig Geld und arbeiten schwer.Many people have little money and work hard.

Sie brauchen ein schnelles, billiges und warmes Essen.They need a quick, cheap, warm meal.

Herta Heuwer hat einen kleinen Imbiss im Stadtteil Charlottenburg.Herta Heuwer has a small snack stand in the Charlottenburg district.

Dort verkauft sie Würstchen an Bauarbeiter.There she sells sausages to construction workers.

Aber die Würstchen sind langweilig, und sie möchte etwas Neues machen.But the sausages are boring, and she would like to make something new.

In Berlin leben damals auch britische Soldaten.British soldiers also live in Berlin at that time.

Von ihnen bekommt Herta Ketchup, eine scharfe englische Soße und Currypulver.From them Herta gets ketchup, a spicy English sauce and curry powder.

Currypulver kennt in Deutschland damals kaum jemand.Hardly anyone in Germany knows curry powder at that time.

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