German cuisine widely available, but do not play an important role. Meat is usually braised; fried dishes also exist, but these recipes usually originate from France and Austria. Several cooking methods used to soften tough cuts have evolved into national specialties, including "Sauerbraten" (sour roast), involving marinating beef, horse meat or venison in a vinegar or wine vinegar mixture over several days. A long tradition of sausage-making exists in Germany; more than 1,500 different types of sausage () are made. Most "Wurst" is made with natural casings of pork, sheep or lamb intestines. Among the most popular and most common are "Bratwurst",
Bratwurst also common, "Weggla"/"Weckla" being the word for "bread roll" in the Nuremberg dialect), with mustard. Another way of cooking Nuremberg sausages is in a spiced vinegar and onion stock; this is called "Blaue Zipfel" (blue lobes). The "Würzburger Bratwurst", also known as the "Winzerbratwurst", comes from the city of Würzburg in Franconia. Its size is similar to the "Thüringer Rostbratwurst", but its ingredients include white Franken-Wine. The "Thüringer Rostbratwurst" is a spicy sausage from Thuringia. It is thin and long. It is traditionally grilled over a charcoal fire and eaten with mustard and bread. The name "Thüringer Rostbratwurst" is also