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Oktoberfest - Frühstück (breakfast)

Sep 18, 2024

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Updated: Sep 27

"To the window, to the fall... festival!"

Start your Oktoberfest festival with a hearty German breakfast. The large variety of different kinds of rolls, pastries, meats, cheeses, spreads, and the traditional German Frühstücksei (breakfast egg) is unlike any breakfast in any other country.

Breakfast Beverages

Coffee and juice are the drinks that are most popular drinks at a German breakfast table. However, hot tea or hot chocolate are common choices, too.

Brötchen

The most essential food to an authentic German breakfast is the fresh baked rolls called Brötchen. Brötchen translates to little bread and would be called rolls or buns in English. In other parts of Germany, they are called Weck, Schrippe, or Semmel.

Brotchen - Dirndl Kitchen

Muslibrotchen (granola rolls) - Dirndl Kitchen

Weizenbrotchen (bread rolls) - Dirndl Kitchen

Germans wouldn’t dream of starting their day without these warm bundles of joy. Unlike American breakfast pastries, these aren’t sweet treats but versatile vessels for whatever toppings you desire.

Common spreads for Brotchen

Butter with herbs Marmelade Honey

Cheeses such as sliced Gouda and Emmentaler. Spreadable cheese like Frischkäse (cream cheese) is also common to find on the Frühstückstisch (breakfast table). Soft-rind cheese like camembert and brie and specialty cheeses like walnut cheese are popular, too.

Meats commonly available at a German breakfast are sliced meats or meat spreads. Sliced meats include salami, pork bologna, boiled ham, and dry-cured, smoked ham. Some of the most popular meat spreads include Leberwurst (liverwurst) and Teewurst (tea wurst, which tastes like spreadable salami).