Tom writes: >>What are 'brats'?<< Tom, Something that I haven't had a good one of since my last visit to Germany. Mit senf bitte. Bock & brat wurst vendors were everywhere. Not sure of the difference between the two, but preferred the bockwurst. And the vendor shaslik (sp?) was my first taste of a hot sauce. The Indian curries served in London were the next. Very memorable. Had pretty good brats in while working a summer job in New Ulm, Minnesota and aso in the New Braunfels area when I was stationed in Texas. John