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Raw minced pork (Mett) seasoned with salt, pepper and onion, spread onto a fresh Brötchen. A German raw-meat tradition consumed daily at every bakery and market.
Mett is German lean minced pork, traditionally from the shoulder, served raw on bread as Mettbrötchen. The tradition is centuries old in northern and western Germany; food-safety regulations require Mett to be ground and sold the same day. Cologne's Wochenmarkt stalls and Bäckereien like Backerei Zimmermann and Bastians serve it from early morning. The most common breakfast or second-breakfast order at any Cologne market.
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Nippesser Wochenmarkt ★ 4.8
nippes · Wilhelmplatz, 50737 Koln
Nippesser Wochenmarkt at Wilhelmplatz in Cologne's Nippes runs Mon-Fri 07:00-13:00 and Saturday to 14:30; one of the most authentic neighbourhood markets.
Backerei Zimmermann ★ 4.8
belgisches-viertel · Ehrenstr. 75, 50672 Koln
Backerei Zimmermann on Ehrenstrasse in Cologne has baked dark rye breads, Brötchen and Mettbrötchen since 1875; one of the oldest family bakeries.
Bastians ★ 4.5
altstadt · Auf dem Berlich 3-5, 50667 Koln
Bastians at Auf dem Berlich in Cologne's Altstadt is one of the city centre's most reliable traditional bakeries, serving Mettbrötchen and rye breads.
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