Decadent Advent at Munich's Christmas markets: gold almonds, luxury salmon and other delicacies

Created: 2022-12-08 09:13

The big Christmas market on Marienplatz runs until Christmas Eve.

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Not only do the Christmas bells ring, but also the tills.

Because for mulled wine, delicacies & Co. you often have to dig deep into your pockets at the Munich Christmas markets this year.

Munich - We recently reported on the punch at the Eiszauber am Stachus: seven euros per cup, plus a three-euro deposit - many a visitor rubs their eyes in amazement.

However, this is not the end of the story.

We looked around pre-Christmas Munich - and discovered some amazing products at amazing prices.

The inner courtyard of the residence is well filled, people are obviously enjoying themselves.

So did the two students Svenja (21) and Daniel (20), both from Stuttgart.

You bought yourself a bag of fries with cheese sauce and spicy jalapeños here at Christmas Village.

Makes 6 euros, which they themselves find quite steep.

"It's expensive for us as students - but unfortunately that's the way it is when you go to the Christmas market.

When we were just walking through, we didn't see anything else that would be cheaper either.” The two of them don't get a drink at first.

Because: "We really think a mulled wine for 5 euros or more is too much," they say.

Christmas markets in Munich: 6 euros for eggnog and 17 euros for gold almonds

Next door, the three friends Silke (35), Moni (32) and Katharina (36) afford the well-known eggnog – for the price of 6 euros.

"It's very expensive here.

We've just come from the fairy tale bazaar in the Olympic Park, where the prices were much cheaper," they said.

Nevertheless, the three of them refuse to be dissuaded from a warm drink – eggnog and lumumba are part of their annual tradition.

"It has to be, even if it's expensive.

We'll just drink one."

Kate (29), Max (30) and Lisa (29) got it relatively cheap at Marienplatz.

The stand, which donates part of its earnings to the Wieskirche, charges 4 euros for the enjoyment of the mulled wine, one euro more with a shot.

"We paid 24 euros for four mulled wines with a shot and one without," says the troupe from Fürstenfeldbruck.

"That's really good for Munich prices," say the three.

The stand owners find the low price by Munich standards a matter of course.

"We come from the countryside, we could never sell mulled wine that expensive there - and that's why we don't do it here either," they say.

Some colleagues seem to see things differently.

In any case, a few corners further on at Marienplatz, roasted almonds and peanuts with edible gold in the crust are offered.

100 grams for 17 euros.

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Munich's Christmas markets are more expensive than elsewhere - Wittelsbacherplatz all the more so

Irma (65) from Hamburg, who is strolling through the city center before Christmas on a visit to Munich, prefers hearty dishes to decadent dishes.

She loves Bavarian food and therefore buys a roll with four grilled sausages at the Sendlinger Tor.

"I'll pay 5 euros for that," she says - and takes a bold bite.

It comes off relatively cheaply, because on our Christkindl tour bratwurst rolls are usually around 7 euros.

“I'll accept another five euros, those are Munich prices, but I wouldn't pay more.

A long bratwurst in a bread roll costs 3.50 euros in Hamburg.”

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Tina (33) and Claudius (36) have to dig a little deeper into their pockets.

You bought yourself a salmon smoked in a wooden barrel at the medieval market on Wittelsbacherplatz.

"We paid almost 18 euros for a piece of salmon with a roll," say the two.

Alternatively, they could have chosen a potato instead of the roll.

"It's something special, not always just a red sausage.

It's expensive, but it's also really good.” So good that the two would even buy another portion.

Whether it's salmon on Wittelsbacherplatz or eggnog in the Residenz: Enjoyment costs money.

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The standman explains the price with the quality of the fish.

“We only sell wild-caught salmon.

We can't have an organic certificate because the fish didn't grow up on a monitored organic farm, but in the wild," he explains.

In general, Wittelsbacherplatz is known for its higher prices, but also for its high-quality products, he says.