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Breaded Chicken breast stuffed with young summer leeks, diced tomatoes and creamy spinach on a creamy herb sauce, served  with any of our 14 different side dishes.

 

With the iconic tapping of the first keg of Oktoberfest beer, the mayor of Munich marked the official start of the 175th Oktoberfest in Munich, this past Saturday, September 20th. At 12:00 noon a twelve gun salute is traditionally followed by the tapping of the keg and the joyful announcement of "O'zapft is!" (Bavarian for "It's tapped!"). The first Oktoberfest was observed in 1810 in celebration of the October 12 marriage of Crown Prince Ludwig (who went on to become King Ludwig I) to his bride Princess Therese, who is the namesake of the Oktoberfest grounds known as "Theresienwiese," or "Wiesn" (meaning meadow) for short. Learn more about the history of the original Oktoberfest.
From its beginning as a horse race in 1810 to honor a prestigious marriage, the Munich Oktoberfest has evolved into the world's largest fair, with over six million people attending every year. Over time, the celebration was extended to currently just over two weeks of non-stop merriment. Due to weather considerations (the last week of September in Bavaria often being blessed with great weather) the date was eventually pushed forward. Even though the main portion of the celebrations falls into the month of September, the original name stuck.

The modern Oktoberfest centers around one of Germany's most well-known products -- beer -- which flows in copious amounts during the popular sixteen day merriment. Six select breweries, five of which export their beer to North America, serve up the fabled refreshment: Löwenbräu, Spaten, Paulaner, Hacker-Pschorr and Hofbräu. These brewery giants, along with innumerable small to medium size German craft or micro breweries, abide by a strict purity law which dates back to 1516. The 1516 decree mandates that three ingredients - barley, hops and water - and nothing but these three ingredients are to be used in the making of German beer. Read more about the quintessential German beverage, sometimes lovingly referred to as "liquid bread," in our guide to Oktoberfest beers.

Christina Stoll-Shewmaker

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