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",
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