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Food and drinks at the Oktoberfest in Munich
The Oktoberfest is back this Fall from Sept. 18th – Oct. 4th
Entrance sign of the Oktoberfest in Munich
While most people will drink beer, you can also consume wine and sparking wine at the Weinzelt (Wine tent) for instance. Other beverages such as tee, coffee, lemonade and water are also popular drinks.
On the Wiesn you can eat many German, Austrian and European specialties.
Let’s see what you will find at the Munich Oktoberfest for the 200th jubilee.
Blaukohl:
It is a delicious German dish, a mixture of red cabbage with apples.
Brezn:
The pretzels you find on the site of the Oktoberfest and in the tents are enormous and large enough for 2 or 3 people.
Many order these Riesnbrezn (Giant Pretzels) with a beer for lunch or a snack.
Giant Pretzels at the Oktoberfest in Munich
Bier:
Germans are known for their beers. There are 1300 breweries in the country and many varieties of beers going from top fermenting like Weissbier to bottom fermenting beers like Märzen (beer for the Oktoberfest), Pilsener, Helles, Dunkel and Bock (dark beer with lots of alcohol)
Even during the crisis, people never ceased to buy the expensive beer. The number of liters consummed continues to go up!
In 2009 during the first week of the festival, 3,3 Million liters beers were sold to 3,3 Million visitors.
The price for beer this year should be between 8.30 to 8.90 euros.
Beer Mugs in Augustiner Bräu tent
Haxn:
If you order a haxn you will get pork knuckle. It is really delicious.
58,446 were sold in 2007 during the festival.
Hendl:
These are grilled chicken. In almost all the tents you will find grilled chicken. You can buy half a chicken.
521,872 were sold in 2007 at the Oktoberfest.
It seems like a big number but 20 years ago, it was so much more with 807,710!
Sign for grilled chicken
Kaiserschmarrn:
This popular Austrian dish is served on the Wiesn at the Oktoberfest. It is made of broken pieces of pancakes caramelized and served with apple sauce and powdered sugar. In some tents, you can see it being made in extra large oval frying pans.
It was first served to the Emperor Francois Joseph explaining the word Kaiserschmarrn.
There is a café on the Wiesn called Kaiserschmarrn.
Obazda:
If you are a fan of camembert, you may have tried or heard of this speciality made with camembert cheese and onions. I have never tried it myself.
Strudel:
It is without any doubt one of my favorite desserts. You can find many different sorts or strudels but the most popular are
- the apple strudel (flaky pastry with apples) served with vanilla sauce
- Topfenstrudel (flaky pastry with raisins and quark)
Würstl:
Whenever you order Wurst (Wurscht) you will almost get a sausage with cabbage, mashed potatoes or bread with mustard.
Germany is known for its excellent sausages and it has so many varieties. It goes from Bratwurst (smoked sausage you fry) to Cervelat, Frankfurter to Weisswurst (the most famous one sold at the Oktoberfest – a white sausage you boil and eat without the skin).
Sausage with sauerkraut and mashed potatoes
During your visit to the Oktoberfest, don’t forget to try one or two specialities. Enjoy and Happy travels to the Munich Oktoberfest!
