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Recent Examples of knockwurst
The event continues through Oct. 5, offering special food items celebrating Bavarian sausages: knockwursts, rostbratwurst and weisswurst.
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Marcus Smith,
Sacbee.com,
26 Sep. 2025
Maienfels Biergarten Grab a tankard of German beer or a knockwurst platter at Maienfels Biergarten, 505 W. Mulberry St.
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John Coffren,
Baltimore Sun,
25 May 2023
Among their items: pastrami and corned beef sandwiches, knockwurst and hot dogs.
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Rob Charry,
sun-sentinel.com,
5 Aug. 2021
Burgers like the Abe Froman topped with knockwurst, The Sophia Loren with mozzarella and artichoke pesto and The G.O.A.T. with goat cheese and spicy candied bacon, all served on pretzel buns.
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Shonda Talerico Dudlicek,
Naperville Sun,
8 July 2018
Lunch will include knockwurst, red cabbage, carrots and potatoes, followed by birthday cake and ice cream.
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Courant Community,
18 Sep. 2017
Marcus Smith,
Sacbee.com,
26 Sep. 2025
Maienfels Biergarten Grab a tankard of German beer or a knockwurst platter at Maienfels Biergarten, 505 W. Mulberry St.
—
John Coffren,
Baltimore Sun,
25 May 2023
Among their items: pastrami and corned beef sandwiches, knockwurst and hot dogs.
—
Rob Charry,
sun-sentinel.com,
5 Aug. 2021
Burgers like the Abe Froman topped with knockwurst, The Sophia Loren with mozzarella and artichoke pesto and The G.O.A.T. with goat cheese and spicy candied bacon, all served on pretzel buns.
—
Shonda Talerico Dudlicek,
Naperville Sun,
8 July 2018
Lunch will include knockwurst, red cabbage, carrots and potatoes, followed by birthday cake and ice cream.
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Courant Community,
18 Sep. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for knockwurst
Noun
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The Garbage Salad of salami, jumbo shrimp, provolone and a few extras was conceived at Gene & Georgetti before becoming a standard menu item far beyond River North.
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Its version is a blessed union of hot and pepper hams, Genoa salami, pepperoni, a thick ring of mild provolone, and an Amoroso’s roll.
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Faster than a speeding frankfurter, in comes the second annual Wienie 500.
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This Jewish deli does far more than pastrami, with a full deli counter and dine-in menu—there are frankfurters with saurkraut and other pickled things, knishes and latkes, matzo ball soup, and even gefilte fish—but the sky-high sandwiches are the reason to take the train alllll the way uptown.
Noun
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The breakfast also includes eggs, sausage, kielbasa, ham, homemade beans and salsa, orange juice, fruit salad and coffee/tea.
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The team said traditional Pittsburgh staples, including pierogies, kielbasa, and chipped ham, inspired many of the new items fans can try.
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On the final lap of the two-lap sprint, we were treated to some incredible three-wiener-wide racing down the backstretch.
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The German served up wiener schnitzel the following year, while in 1988 Scotland’s Sandy Lyle laid on some haggis – sheep’s offal minced, spiced and served in its stomach, and plated up to the sound of bagpipes.
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Techniques like curing and smoking are common, and some deli meats (including mortadella and bologna) are made with ground meat and spices that are piped into a casing, then cooked.
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One editor compared its flavor to bologna.
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Try the Miners Beach special, covered in pepperoni, sausage, jalapeños, ham, and pineapple.
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The event features unlimited pepperoni and cheese pizza, smashed burger sliders, crispy chicken bites, garlic butter pretzel sticks, fries and fruit, and winners can win free Dave & Buster's gameplay for a year.
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The only food stall that was open during kickoff sold turkey legs for $23, a smash cheeseburger for $20 and a giant western sausage for $20.
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For now, the Ortizes have hired a local butcher to provide menu items like Italian sausage and other meats.
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And if mixing in the occasional pizza night or pickleball game with your old-school weenie roasts and stargazing sessions gets more folks out of the house and into the fresh air?
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Enrich a can of baked beans (beanies) with bacon and hot dogs (weenies) for a nostalgic summer dish everyone will enjoy having on the table.
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“Knockwurst.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knockwurst. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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