Flönz blood sausage is one more interesting specialty of Dusseldorf. This nourishing delicacy is often served for breakfast in local restaurants. The menus of local restaurants specializing in the national cuisine always feature many first-course dishes. Nutritious meat soups are an essential part of the region’s cuisine. Ähzezupp pea soup is, without a doubt, one of the most interesting local dishes that tourists will enjoy. Dusseldorf is famous not only for its diverse meat dishes and excellent beer but also for its delicious dairy products of the highest quality. This is the motherland of the famous Halve Hahn cheese that has a pleasant creamy texture and rich taste. Local restaurants and pubs traditionally serve this cheese with a rye bun that is a very popular local appetizer.
Potato dishes are as popular as meat ones in Dusseldorf. Potatoes can be roasted, mashed, used as the main ingredient in casseroles, and served as a popular garnish to roasted sausages. Residents of Dusseldorf like various sauces. Mustard is an essential sauce for many meat dishes. It remains one of the main products in the region, so there is even a museum dedicated to mustard in the city.
Local grocery shops also offer small buns with different types of the locally produced mustard. During your stay in Dusseldorf, consider trying popular local beer – local breweries make an excellent dark beer called Altbier. In autumn and winter, breweries of the region make one more popular beer type, Sticke. It has quite a high alcohol content of around 6%. Fans of sweets and desserts will also find wonderful pies, strudels, and all kinds of sweet pastries in Dusseldorf restaurants.
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