The invention of currywurst is attributed to Herta Heuwer in Berlin in 1949 after she obtained ketchup, Worcestershire sauce and curry powder from British soldiers in Germany.
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The song "Currywurst" on Herbert Grönemeyer's 1982 album Total Egal is a tribute to the snack.
His books Die Entdeckung der Currywurst (The Invention of Curried Sausage) and Am Beispiels meines Bruders (In my brother's shadow) can both be found on the syllabi of German schools.
In Baden-Württemberg the sausage is called Oberländer and is used for making Currywurst.