Overview

• Mayor Sören Link mounted a plaque at Peter Pomm's Pusztetten-Stube in Marxloh stating Peter Hildebrand invented the curry-seasoned sausage in 1936.
• Authors Tim Koch and Gregor Lauenburger presented invoices for English curry from a Hamburg spice mill dating to 1935/1936 alongside multiple eyewitness reports.
• Duisburg plans to mark September 22, Hildebrand's birthday, as a local Day of the Currywurst following the plaque installation.
• The claim challenges Berlin’s long-held attribution to Herta Heuwer in 1949, with Hamburg narratives also persisting, and the origin question remains contested.
• The Marxloh imbiss reports a surge in visitors seeking the 1936-style preparation, which cooks the sausage in tomato sauce rather than frying.