Every fall over six million people come to Munich, Germany to celebrate, dance, and maybe drink, making Oktoberfest the world’s largest folk fest.

Oktoberfest became a pinnacle of festivities in honor of the wedding of King Ludwig I and Queen Therese over 200 years ago. Since then it’s been celebrated in the same location every year, Theresienwiese.

With such an important occasion to honor Oktoberfest has been a crossroads of German culture allowing the Lowland Deutsche and the Rhineland Deutsche to interact and exchange cultural aspects.

One of the most iconic German dishes is Schweineschnitzel mit rotkraut.

Recipe: 

Pork

4-8 loin pork chops

Salt & pepper

2 tbsp of butter

1 sliced onion

For the Red Cabbage:

2 lbs of washed red cabbage

1 diced apple

2 tbsp of butter

1 bay leaf

Salt and pepper

A few juniper berries

1 tbsp of flour

1 tsp of apple jelly

1-2 cloves

Apple cider

Directions:

Lightly pound the pork chops and season with salt and pepper. On high heat, fry the pork chops in butter with onions on both sides. Reduce the heat, cover, and let simmer for 20 minutes.

Melt the butter in a saucepan and add the cabbage and apples. Mix thoroughly while seasoning. Reduce to low heat and add a cup of water. Once the water has evaporated dust with flour and sprinkle with jelly, cloves, and cider.