Café Niederegger

Lübeck, Germany

Lübeck's famous marzipan house, right across from the Rathaus since 1806. Niederegger is known worldwide for marzipan, but the upstairs café serves proper northern German food. Their Frühstück platter includes Teewurst on dark bread with cornichons and onion rings. The marzipan museum upstairs is free. Tourists come for the sweets, locals come for breakfast.

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Sausages served here

Teewurst

Pomerania / Schleswig-Holstein

Teewurst is a spreadable raw sausage from northern Germany. Finely ground pork and beef, cold-smoked over beechwood, soft enough to spread on bread with a knife. The name comes from 'Tee' (tea): Pomeranian ladies of the 19th century served it at afternoon tea gatherings. Two grades exist. Rügenwalder Teewurst uses a coarser grind and has PGI protection since 2007. Feine Teewurst is ground finer, almost paste-like, and spreads even more easily. Both are eaten raw, always on bread, never cooked.

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