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Germany: Oktoberfest, 2007
"It's tapped!" That's what they were shouting in September 2007 in the Theresienwiese, "Queen Therese's Meadow", when the ceremonial first barrel of beer was tapped by the Mayor of the City of Munich, officially opening the 174th Oktoberfest.
Over the course of Oktoberfest 2007, more than ten million liters of beer were drunk by the visitors from all over the world who came to the "Wies'n" to visit the fourteen massive tents housing the Big Six breweries and other food and entertainment facilities, to ride the thrill rides, to eat roast oxen and roast chicken and charcoal-grilled mackerel and soft pretzels and decorated gingerbread, and generally to have a great time.
You may not have been able to get to the tents yourself, but wherever you are, if you're reading this it's easy for you to visit our extensive German recipe collections. Stop in and make a little Oktoberfest for yourself right at home!
You can also find out more about Oktoberfest here at the Oktoberfest.de FAQ page.
(Also: The article from German news magazine Der Spiegel about the big business aspects of Oktoberfest is an interesting read.)
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