I joined Dan from Germany during Oktoberfest for our latest appearance on Madeleine Brand's show, talking beer and sausage. As I say often, there's a lot more to German food and drink culture than these two things. And there's a lot more to Germany than Munich, the theme of my recent Slate article on great beers beyond Oktoberfest.
But sausage, beer and Oktoberfest are still great things, including the Bavarian weisswurst you see here, and we had fun talking with Madeleine about them. Take a listen here. /mark Photo: Flickr CC / 29850859@N05Talking Sausage and Beer for Oktoberfest with Madeleine Brand
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