Discover the Viktualienmarkt Munich on a culinary tour
Nowhere can you experience anything better Munich than on a culinary tour at the Viktualienmarkt in Munich. This food market in the old town reflects the soul of the capital Bavaria's Again. With its warm, but also its rough sides. Strolling through the Viktualienmarkt, the sight of the apples, the grapes, the pears makes my mouth water.
It's the same with vegetables. Leeks, cauliflowers, white cabbage, or potatoes tempt you to reach for your wallet. But the produce offered at the Viktualienmarkt isn't cheap. That's why we only come here when we need fruits or vegetables that we can't get anywhere else. They're more expensive anyway. And you won't find them fresher anywhere else than at the Viktualienmarkt in Munich.
The Viktualienmarkt Munich reflects the soul of this city
The Viktualienmarkt in Munich is not just a fruit and vegetable market. Nowhere else can you experience the soul of this city as concentrated as at the Viktualienmarkt. Here you will encounter Munich's international flair as well as Munich's grumpy locals. At a stall that White sausages A few Japanese people are standing by the counter. They are being explained how to eat this Munich specialty.
At the beer tables in the beer garden overseas visitors relax with a glass of beer. From there they can watch the goings-on in the market. Suppliers from the Munich area deliver products from the region. A tone of conversation can be struck, that is somewhat rougher. Especially when market visitors block the way of the deliverymen, who bring potatoes, cabbages, salads or apples from the farms in the area. "Geht's waider (make way)", is not uncommonly heard. You hardly hear a "please" or "thank you". People are stressed. Rough tones can also be heard from the stands more often than in Munich's shops. Munich-style! Rough, but warm.
Experience tradition at the Viktualienmarkt in Munich on a culinary tour
Tradition is very important at the Viktualienmarkt in Munich. Whether at the Christmas market, during carnival or when the maypole is set up. These are traditions, that are upheld and take place every year. They are mentioned on television. Every year you read about them in the newspapers. And of course, Munich visitors have heard about them. Therefore, these events are attractions for inhabitants and visitors alike. The market is also a place, where new traditions are born. The Fountain Festival on Viktualienmarkt in Munich is such an event. For years, the statues of folk singers and folk actors, who adorn the fountains on the market, have been decorated in summer. Today's artists show their art in front of the statues of their predecessors.
For us, the Viktualienmarkt is worth a visit at least once a year, just to experience this Munich experience. You can find it in that intensity only here. A place that shows, what makes Munich so special. The warmth of the people of Munich. But also the flair of the city, which it gets from its inhabitants and from the visitors, who year after year come in tens of thousands to the capital of Bavaria. It is precisely this mixture of originality with a pinch of internationality that makes Munich so special for us, a feeling which is best experienced at the Viktualienmarkt.
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Munich joke: Japanese tourists bury the displays at a fruit stand on the Viktualienmarkt. Marktfrau: "Go away with your Wurschtfinga, you Saupreiss". Then she looks up and sees the face of the malefactor and adds: "You Japanese". So sans, the Munich.
Mandatory program for all students of the nearby German School of Journalism: A reportage on the Viktualienmarkt (I did that at that time, but unfortunately not canceled). Too bad that none of these reports has collected. That would be a worth reading book ;-)
That would be interesting to read, Robert. :) Thanks for your comment.
This year I was twice in Munich and stayed in a hotel at the Viktualienmarkt. The market is unique in every season. Greetings from Salzburg, Claudia
I can only agree with that, dear Claudia.
A very nice contribution! My favorite stall at the Viktualienmarkt is the Mercado Latino.
Although not Bavarian, but Argentine - but muuuuuy bueno;)
Regards
Milena
A great tip, Milena. We remember that for our next visit to the Viktualienmarkt.