The shawarmas come from a Moroccan restaurant called Rissani and are loaded with chicken, fried potato wedges (!) , a big blob of grated carrot, cabbage and beetroot, tomato, cucumber, yoghurt, chilli and tabouli. The quantity of these that we consumed is testament to how bloody amazing they are!
The Street Food but not really Street Food Trail
We headed off one morning to hunt down some of Berlin's renowned cheap eats and started off with a shawarma, of course.
After that it was off to Angry Chicken for some Korean style street food. We had a bowl of the So So Angry Chicken that was a bit too sweet, not crunchy enough and not hot enough for us.
We then made our way to Curry 36 to try Berlin's famed currywurst. After so much hype, I think this is up there with one of the big food disappointments of our lives. A low point of our marriage even.
Too much sauce and not enough curry-ness. We just don't get it.
Those two meals above could've been two more shawarmas.
But!! We finished with a bang (after waiting in a queue for twenty minutes). A döner from what may be considered a Berlin institution, Mustafa's, rounded the trail off nicely.
Butcher Dinner
This meal was, hmm, interesting.
It was from an old school Butcher in Friedrichshain that we were very excited about eating at. After receiving a hot tip, I think we just managed to order the wrong things. Which tends to happen when you just point and hope.
Nix had the first schnitzel of the trip and was disappointed by it however the red cabbage that came with it was good . The mashed potatoes that tasted like Deb were a nice touch too.
Rather foolishly I let Nicola ordered for me and ended up with pasta drowned in the same tomato sauce used on currywurst with chopped up sausage through it. Not good!
The Bocks were decent though.
Perth > Berlin
Two burritos each in Berlin that came without cheese and were pretty bland were disappointments. Based on two burritos I think we can safely say that Perth makes a better burrito than Berlin. Fact.
Late Night Snacks
Any city where you can get a great kebab at 3am on a Monday night is a favourite in our eyes!
Food overall in Berlin was bloody cheap and bloody good. Some nights we considered making dinner back at the hostel but when you can eat well for just over €5 it didn't seem worth it.
The satisfaction felt from the final meal of our trip is summed up pretty well in this photo.
Rissani Shawarma Count - 7
Pug Sightings - 7
