Avril & Bleh Meat Market

Servatii Cincinnati Christkindlmarkt Is an Ohio Tradition With German Roots

"A Cincinnati institution since 1894, this fifth‑generation downtown butcher still makes sausages the old‑style way in a USDA‑inspected facility many find hard to believe exists in the city center. At the market, I zero in on the finely ground white brats (unsmoked pork seasoned with salt, white pepper, nutmeg, and parsley, poached, shocked in ice water, then browned on the grill), the smoked all‑pork Beer Baron links with mustard seed, paprika, garlic, and a hint of cayenne, and the Nuremberg sausages made once a year specifically for the event." - Wendy Pramik