Bratwurst Bucyrus, Ohio (which calls itself the "Bratwurst Capital of America") has held the three-day Bucyrus Bratwurst Festival annually since 1967. Bratwurst Bratwurst () is a type of German sausage made from veal, beef, or most commonly pork. The name is derived from the Old High German "Brätwurst", from "brät-", finely chopped meat, and "Wurst", sausage, although in modern German it is often associated with the verb "braten", to pan fry or roast. While sausage recipes can be found as early as 228 AD, the first documented evidence of the "Bratwurst" in Germany dates to 1313 and can be found in
Beer garden benches, a gravel bed, and freshly prepared meals. Some modern beer gardens use plastic chairs, fast food, and other variations of the traditional beer garden. The largest traditional beer garden in the world is the Hirschgarten in Munich, which seats 8,000. Australia has many beer gardens, typically as part of a pub, or often next to sports fields. In Austria, the beer garden is called "Gastgarten" (guest garden). They serve food such as "ein Paar Würstel" (a pair of the German "Bratwurst") or "Schweinebraten" (German pot-roasted pork). When ordering beer, the choices are usually a "Pfiff " (0.2 liter), a