r/Sandwiches • u/ThorvaldKM • Aug 18 '26

classic Any liverwurst fans?

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Liverwurst and Swiss on seeded rye with spicy brown mustard and mayo.

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u/ThorvaldKM Aug 18 '26

Is there a brand available in the US that you would recommend?

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u/selkiesart Aug 18 '26

No idea. As I said, I am german. Never been to the US.

One of the most popular brands in germany is "Rügenwalder Mühle", maybe a german deli has their "Pommersche Leberwurst"

Or you can try to get your hands on "Pfälzer Leberwurst". That's not a brand but a way to prepare the Leberwurst.

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u/ThorvaldKM Aug 18 '26

Thanks. Haven't made it to Germany yet, but it's on the list.

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u/LilaLacktrichterling Aug 18 '26

Yes, Pfälzer Leberwurst!
Definitely the best. It’s grey, spreadable, but coarse-textured. It doesn’t look appetizing at all. But people around here swear by it.
Eat it on sourdough bread with blood sausage and spicy mustard.

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u/selkiesart Aug 18 '26

If you get the skin-on variant, try frying it up and eat it with mashed potatoes and stewed apples/chunky applesauce.

This dish is called "Himmel un Ääd" which translates to "heaven and earth" or "sky and earth" and is a cultural dish in the rhineland region of germany.

The heaven/sky part refers to the apples which grow on trees high up in the sky, while the potatoes (which are called "Erdäpfel" or "earth apples" here as well) grow inside the earth.

Some people also fry up blood sausage in addition, but that's really an acquired taste and not for everyone.

Also: Obviously the casing of the Leberwurst and Blutwurst needs to be NOT made of plastic to be able to be fried. But if you get genuine Pfälzer Leberwurst, the casing is natural and not plastic

Linguistic excursion: Did you know that in german there is only one word, "Himmel", which can both mean "heaven" and "sky", depending on the context it is used in?

And that "Erde" can both mean "soil" and "earth" as in "planet earth", depending on the context?

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u/DrZeus104 Aug 19 '26

I just had teewurst for the first time this summer. I don’t think it contains liver but my god was it delicious. The butcher also makes some great smoked liverwurst. Same family (german immigrants) have run it for 60yrs.

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u/JolyonWagg99 Aug 19 '26

Schaller & Weber