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Tried This? 22 Want to Try? 184 [IC5qcGc] View all photos [IC5qcGc] JOHN MACDOUGALL / Staff --------------------------------------------------------------------- Volkswagen Originalteil Copy Link Facebook Twitter Reddit Flipboard Pocket Comment Comment Place of Origin Wolfsburg, Germany Wurst news ever: Volkswagen sells more sausages than Beetles, and in 2015 and 2017, it sold more sausages than cars overall. (This should come as no surprise, since sausages have both a lower overhead cost and a lower purchase price than the average car.) But the remarkable popularity of the Volkswagen Originalteil (German for "original part") has landed the auto maker a space in the tubular meats hall of fame. In 1973, the company started making the currywurst sausages, known as "item no. 199 398 500 A" in the Volkswagen factory, at the company headquarters in Wolfsburg. Meant as a breakfast or lunch item in the company's cafeteria, the sausages were served whole or chopped up and tossed with Volkswagen's own factory-made curry-flavored ketchup. These days, 30 kitchen staffers, most of them trained butchers, are put solely on weiner duty, making 18,000 sausages every day. The pork is sourced from local farms, and the recipe, which includes curry powder, pepper, and ginger, is a company secret. The sausages come in two lengths, and are dried, smoked over beechwood, and then steamed at 350degF for 100 minutes. The finished product is shipped in packs of five to VW dealerships all over the country, who then gift it to customers after a successful sale. In 2017, Volkswagen sold nearly 7 million sausages, more than the number of VW-brand cars sold worldwide that year. While the iconic Beetle flits in and out of existence (VW has stopped or threatened to stop production several times in the bug's life), the Originalteil, which the company recognizes as its "most popular non-vehicle part," curries on. Sign up for our newsletter and get the best of Gastro Obscura in your inbox. [ ] [Subscribe] Thanks for subscribing! View all newsletters >> sausagesfactoriescars Where to Try It * Volkswagen Headquarters Website Wolfsburg, D-38436 , Germany Written By Rohini Chaki Rohini Chaki Sources * newsroom.vw.com/company/ meet-the-sausage-thats-one-of-volkswagens-most-popular-products/ * www.realclearlife.com/cars/ volkswagen-now-making-best-selling-sausages/#1 * jalopnik.com/ did-you-know-volkswagen-sells-ketchup-and-sausage-5910326 * fortune.com/2016/02/19/volkswagen-sausages-wurst-cars/ Place of Origin Wolfsburg, Germany Want to see fewer ads? Become a Member. Want to see fewer ads? Become a Member. 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