Dear MEL Topic Readers,
Why young Germans think this career is the
wurst
Wurst is German or Austrian sausage, a cylindrical
meat food made from ground meat with salt, spices and other flavorings. They
can be boiled, pan-fried, broiled, or barbecued. Sausage is essential for
Germans. German sausages, in particular, include Bratwürste, Rindswürste, Frankfurters/Wieners,
Knackwürste, and Bockwürste, which can be served in any meal or used in various
dishes.
The sausage was originally developed to preserve
meat. Sausages may be preserved by curing, drying, smoking, or freezing. There
are so many traditional or innovative ways to make sausages. Making sausages is a labor-intensive job. Butchers work many hours from early morning in a cold kitchen
to put their products in the showcase. Young people prefer less-demanding jobs
especially in major cities where they can find other jobs easily, thanks to Germany’s
low unemployment rate. As a result, the number of butcher’s shops has declined nearly
in half during the last two decades to 12,000.
There is also a social trend to avoid meat
products. Since there are so many other alternative foods that provide healthier
and greener nutrition, people consume less red meat products. In fact, vegetarian
and vegan sausages are becoming popular.
Just like mom and pop bakeries in France,
more traditional foods are getting mass-produced and sold at chain stores. With
the help of AI and robots, there may be no need to train humans to do those
unpopular jobs.
Capitals and technologies seem to be playing
more important roles even in the food industry rather than labors and skills.
Enjoy reading the article and think which sausage
you’d like to try in Germany, man-made or robo-made.
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