Bratwurst oder Weißwurst (Ohne Brot/Brezel)
Grilled Sausage or White Sausage (No Bread/Pretzel)
Yes, with a tweak: order the sausage grilled or boiled, ensuring no bread, pretzel, or potato salad is served. About 5g net carbs per serving, lower than 8 in 10 German dishes.
What it is
Hearty German sausages – either a grilled Bratwurst (pork) or a boiled Bavarian Weißwurst (veal and pork) – served plain without the traditional bread or pretzel.
Key ingredients
Pork and/or veal sausage (Bratwurst or Weißwurst), water (for Weißwurst) or grilling fat (for Bratwurst), herbs, spices, salt. Served with mustard.
How to make it keto
Order the sausage grilled or boiled, ensuring no bread, pretzel, or potato salad is served. Confirm the mustard is sugar-free (many traditional German mustards are, but it's always good to ask). A side of sauerkraut is a good keto choice if available and not heavily sweetened.
Say this to the waiter (German)
Bratwurst oder Weißwurst ohne Brot/Brezel/Kartoffelsalat. Ist der Senf zuckerfrei? Dazu Sauerkraut, falls ungesüßt.
Bratwurst or Weißwurst, no bread, pretzel, or potato salad. Is the mustard sugar-free?
Watch out for
Standard accompaniments are high-carb bread, pretzels, or potato salad. Some mustards may contain sugar. Less common or lower-quality sausages might contain high-carb fillers.
Macros are estimates for a typical serving and vary by restaurant. Confirm ingredients with staff, especially if you have allergies. Our ingredient lists are generated automatically and describe how a dish is typically made.
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