Food for if you're feeling brave

Are you looking for something other than roast pork, pasta and pizza? Here are a couple of exciting alternatives – they might take some stomaching at first but they will be sure to reward you with some unforgettable culinary experiences.

Do you like spicy food? Really really spicy? For example, in the Würzburg snack bar Mywurscht you can sample a Currywurst (curry sausage) with Indian chilli, habanero curry and Mexican sauce; the level of spice is reminiscent of the feeling of taking a big swig from a bottle of Tabasco sauce. But don't worry, you can also try the "mild" or "moderately spicy" versions so that you can enjoy your sausage without burning your mouth.

Think dining with Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, Dracula, etc. sounds great? Then thrill yourself and your tastebuds at the "Gruseldinner" (spooky dinner) in Regensburg. The four-course menu, for example with a blood-coloured soup, salmon from Transylvanian mountain streams, bled-dry pork with a port wine sauce and a gratin from the grave, is almost incidental when terrifying creatures come to life all around you in five acts.

Amateur detectives are in their element here. In contrast to sitting at home in front of the television, guests at the crime thriller dinner at the Riegele Wirtshaus restaurant in Augsburg can influence the action themselves. This makes things particularly exciting because no one knows what's going to happen next. You can see performances of shows including Soko Semmelknödel (CSI semolina dumplings), Tarte de la mort or Scherlock Holmes und die vergiftete Maultäschlesupp (Sherlock Holmes and the poisoned Swabian ravioli soup). At the height of the action during the crime thriller dinner, you could almost forget that there's also some fantastic food on offer.