All of The Eden Meat Market's Bratwurst are quality inspected and handled.  Original Pork & Beef Bratwurst and Baby Bratwurst are displayed in our meat case.  All other specialty brats, which are flash frozen to ensure excellence, are in our brat case.  Our wide variety of bratwurst have different flavors and characteristics, especially with our newest "link", Jalapeno Brats.  Taste the homade difference of an Eden Meat Market Bratwurst!

Cooking Instructions

Thawing: If frozen, leave bratwurst in package and thaw in refrigerator overnight.

Cooking: Put thawed brats on a hot grill, 8-10 minutes each side. If frying, use one tablespoon of butter or margarine. On medium heat, fry both sides 8-10 minutes, covered. Precooked, Potato, and baby Bratwurst will take less time.

Beer Brats: Put thawed brats in a deep pan. Pour one can of your favorite beer for every four bratwurst. Add onions if desired. Cook on medium-high and boil 5-10 minutes. Take brats out of beer, discard liquid, and grill or panfry on both sides until browned. (Some people grill brats first, then simmer in beer - whatever your preference)

Side Dishes: Traditional Side Dishes for bratwurst consist of sauerkraut, hashbrowns, baked beans, mushrooms, and/or German potato salad in our deli case.

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What is a Bratwurst?

Wurst:  Sausage.  There are over 1,500 different kinds of sausages coming out of Germany, all with different names, ingredients, flavors, and characteristics.  To simplify things, wursts are grouped into three broad categories:

Kochwurst:  Primarily boiled sausages such as liverwust (braunsweiger), homade liver sausage, or blood and tongue.

Bruhwurst:  Parboiled or scalded.  Bratwurst, homade wieners, ring bologna, and yachtwurst would be considered bruhwurst.

Hartwurst or Rohwurst:  Hard, dry, preserved sausage.  Mostly sliced and eaten cold.  Some examples would be hard salami and our own summer sausage.

Today, wursts are so much a part of everyday German life, that the word itself is in everyday sentences and slang.  For example, whenever there is a crucial decision to be made, Germans often say,  "The wurst is at stake!"  ("Es geht um die Wurst!")

Bratwurst:  Known primarily as a "frying: sausage, this linked German sausage may be fresh or precooked.  They are usually 1" to 1 1/2" in diameter and 4" to 6" long.  It may be a fine or coarse ground wurst and is always browned before serving - either in a skillet or on a grill.  They are most popular in Germany, Switzerland, and parts of the United States.

13 Different Varieties

* Original Bratwurst

The original bratwurst, the one that started it all.  Definitely our most popular variety.  Most satisfying bratwurst around.

*Precooked Bratwurst

Fully-cooked for easy grilling.  Won "Reserve Grand Champion" award for precooked sausage.

 Reserve Grand Champion

*Hungarian Bratwurst

Same bratwurst as the Cajun but with Hungarian paprika and then lightly smoked.

* Cheese Bratwurst

Could there be a better Wisconsin combination?  Cheese and brats!

* Onion & Garlic Bratwurst

Real onions and extra garlic give this brat a unique, but distinct flavor.

* Italian Bratwurst

Fennel seeds and red pepper are added to give this brat an authentic Italian taste.

* Beef Bratwurst

100% beef rather than the traditional beef and pork mixture.  Great flavor!

* Jalapeno Bratwurst

Our newest brat.  We turn up the heat adding chopped jalapeno peppers, and plenty of them!

* Smoked Bratwurst

Same bratwurst as the original, except smoked lightly to add hickory flavor. 

* Potato Bratwurst

Potatoes and onions are added to make this a local favorite.  Earned Champion award for "specialty bratwurst" category.

 Champion

* Baby Bratwurst

Same mixture as the original, but stuffed into a smaller casing.  Won "Reserve Champion" award in 2006 for breakfast sausage.

 Reserve Champion

* Turkey Bratwurst

Turkey is used in place of pork and beef making a healthier, leaner brat.

* Cajun Bratwurst

Extra spices with red pepper make this brat pleasing to anyone who craves hot food!

Bratwurst Pricing

Original Bratwurst

$2.69 lb

Baby Brats

$2.99 lb

Specialty Bratwurst

$2.99 lb

Specialty Brat of the Week

$2.29 lb