Saturday, November 28, 2009

Culux


Must give a mention to Culux (Curry Deluxe), on Rudolfplatz. Currywurst is practically a German national dish, but the relationship to what any english person knows as "curry", i.e. indian food, is slight. It's simply a sausage with a basic, spicy, ketchup-like sauce made from curry powder. Usually served as a take-away snack on a small paper plate, maybe with chips (pommes), to be eaten on the street with a two-pronged, plastic fork. Being a food, and especially curry, snob I steered well clear of this particular food for a long time.

However, I had my first ever Currywurst in Culux a few weeks ago, on the recommendation of a friend, and it has got me hooked. Basically, you mix and match the sausage, sauce flavour and hotness, and style and topping of your chips to create your ideal snack meal. The sausages, as with all german ones, are large, meaty and tasty, and there is a good variety to choose from (Bratwurst to Chorizo to Tofu). The sauce is still basic, but actually pretty good, again with a wide variety of flavours.  The chips are hot and fresh and crispy and generally excellent.  You can have your currywurst topping anywhere from mild to super-, mega-, or ultra- spicy (which comes with an age limit and a disclaimer of responsibility for the effects on your health). Personally, I'll stick in the middle with just "hot", I'm not looking to impress anyone.  The staff are cheerful and friendly too, which is always a plus.

Sunday, November 22, 2009

iPod random question meme

[inspired by Monika]
1. Put your iPod or i tunes library, or MP3 player etc... on shuffle.
2. For each question, press the next button to get your answer. (I picked random questions from someone else's site)
3. You must write that song name down no matter how silly it sounds.  (The silliness is rather the point, however, see My Life Story below)

IF SOMEONE SAYS "IS THIS OKAY" YOU SAY?

The Norwegians Gave me a F# (Deaf Center / Carlo Fashion)

WHAT WOULD BEST DESCRIBE YOUR PERSONALITY?
No Trust in a Man (Andrew Cronshaw)

WHAT DO YOU LIKE IN A GIRL?
mur (Alva Noto + Ryuichi Sakamoto)

WHAT IS YOUR LIFE'S PURPOSE?
Dischordzilla (Luke Vibert and BJ Cole)

WHAT IS YOUR MOTTO?
Bamboo (Outkast)

WHAT DO YOUR FRIENDS THINK OF YOU?
Mali Sajio (Songhai)

WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT VERY OFTEN?
Ring of Stars (Lights Out Asia)

WHAT IS 2+2
?
Matagorda (Black Before Red)

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR BEST FRIEND?

Needle in the Camel's Eye (Brian Eno)

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE PERSON YOU LIKE?

All in All (Roy Harper)

WHAT IS YOUR LIFE STORY?

Waiting on an Angel (Ben Harper)

WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GROW UP?

Trash Scapes (Ellen Allien)

WHAT DO YOU THINK WHEN YOU SEE THE PERSON YOU LIKE?

Plexus Solaris (Tetsu Inoue and Carlos Vivanco)

WHAT DO YOUR PARENTS THINK OF YOU?
Po-Boy (McGhee, Sonny Terry and Brownie)

WHAT WILL YOU DANCE TO AT YOUR WEDDING?
Les Grandes Marches (Moderat)