The German states of Bavaria and Thuringia are embroiled in a row over who can lay claim to inventing the Bratwurst.

Forscher wollen in Erfurt den ältesten Nachweis für einen Bratwurststand gefunden haben. Wurstkuchl-Wirtin Alexandra Meier bleibt gelassen.

The rivalry between the regions who claim to have invented it is more heated than ever – and should it be 8cm or 31cm long?