pitch-black bratwurst

Freyberger's Halloween

Halloween is just around the corner and we, as an experimental artisan butcher, are naturally taking this as an opportunity to conjure up something extravagant in our witch's kitchen. And what could be better than a pitch-black bratwurst for the next spooky festival?

Halloween bratwurst

Our Halloween bratwurst is a Franconian bratwurst , refined with pumpkin, mountain cheese and cuttlefish. The sausage is only available from October 25th to October 31st in our stores and online shop . If you would like to order it, you can look forward to delivery throughout Germany. 

But the bratwurst doesn't come alone. Over the course of October, we'll be publishing more spooky but delicious recipes with this delicacy on our social media channels . The next Halloween party will therefore already have the right dishes. "Halloween and butchery, they just go together," explains Dirk Freyberger. Here is a video on how to make the bratwurst.

The reigning two-time Bratwurst King means that you can definitely take something with you from overseas. He experienced it himself at the World Championships in the USA. "If you shut yourself off, you'll gather dust," adds Dirk. And you don't even need a broom, jokes the master butcher. 

Butchery is not rocket science

"I don't want to commit myself, but I could imagine that we'll throw more products into the cauldron," reveals Freyberger. The Nuremberg native adds that you should definitely keep an eye on the social media channels . "How about a black meat loaf, for example? Or maybe a bloody burger?" asks Dirk humorously. 

It is still unclear what horror stories are in store. But one thing is certain: Halloween is a big topic in the butcher's shop and Freyberger has a lot planned to celebrate it properly.

But where does Halloween actually come from?

Halloween originated in Ireland. Halloween was a pagan festival of the Celts. The so-called Samhain festival. It was one of their most important celebrations and took place on October 31st. It is the eve of All Saints' Day, which is also the name of today's Halloween: All Hallows' Evening / All Hallows' Eve. The Celts used it to celebrate their harvest and the beginning of the cold season.

If you look more closely at Celtic mythology, you will find that on the day of Samhain, the dead went in search of those who were to die in the following year. To drive away these evil spirits, people dressed up and haunted the streets themselves.

The Origin of the Pumpkin Lantern

The pumpkin lantern is called Jack O'Lantern. According to Irish legend, there was a villain named Jack. When he died, he was denied access to heaven. But he was not allowed to go to hell either because he had tricked the devil during his lifetime. So he took a hollowed-out turnip, stuck a piece of coal in it and went in search of a place to stay. 

Based on this legend, people deduced that a burning piece of coal in a turnip could keep away evil spirits as well as the devil. The Irish took this custom with them when they immigrated to the USA.