To my taste buds and memories, the Costco / Kirkland Beef Dinner Franks make for a reasonable approximation of what I was accustomed to eating in Germany. I cut a cross-hatch pattern on top, warm up some ketchup, sprinkle on some curry powder. Geschmeckt!
Ha, I drive a VW. Next time I'm at the dealership I should swing by the parts department and see if I can get it delivered to the US. Gotta get the ketchup and plate too.
"During the Second World War, [the] university patented the homogenisation of cheese milk and attempted to have charges levied on Danish cheese produced using homogenised milk. Their attempts failed, as it could be proved that this method had been introduced 20 years earlier in Denmark by Marius Boe."
I always assumed that was somewhat normal of ag schools... is it that unique? Aside from the weird "can of cheese" of course -- I mean, is it uncommon for ag schools to sell their produce like that?
I went to the Wolfsburg Autostadt and took a tour at the factory next door a year ago (https://www.autostadt.de). It was a great tour. The guide was making jokes about the currywurst. I didn't realize he was serious. I guess I could have had some at the museum.
Its a highly automated factory so it was very interesting to see work done (or not done) by machines. If you're in the area, its well worth the visit. The auto museum is a huge complex next to the factory; its not just VW stuff.
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[ 2.9 ms ] story [ 51.6 ms ] thread> The product is sold in 11 countries but is not available in the United States due to its rules on the import of uncooked meat.
But, there is still hope that they might make it available again:
> In the past Volkswagen has sent a team of chefs to the United States to replicate the product with locally sourced ingredients.
Complete with patent-dickery:
"During the Second World War, [the] university patented the homogenisation of cheese milk and attempted to have charges levied on Danish cheese produced using homogenised milk. Their attempts failed, as it could be proved that this method had been introduced 20 years earlier in Denmark by Marius Boe."
Peugeot, the car company, invented the pepper grinder and still makes them.
They started making pepper grinders before they made cars though, so perhaps you could argue they're a kitchen tools company that also makes cars.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nokian_Footwear
Its a highly automated factory so it was very interesting to see work done (or not done) by machines. If you're in the area, its well worth the visit. The auto museum is a huge complex next to the factory; its not just VW stuff.