This food holiday celebrates the fried sausage known as bratwurst. The name is derived from two German words: braten, which means to pan fry, and wurst, which means sausage.

The heavily spiced bratwurst is usually served on its own with a side of sauerkraut or in a roll with mustard.

While bratwurst originated in medieval Germany, Bratwurst Day is widely observed across the USA, especially in regions with strong German heritage and sausage traditions. Look for bratwurst festivals in Madison, Wisconsin, the Amana Colonies of Iowa, Las Vegas in Nevada, and Bucyrus, Ohio.