If you love celebrating all the great beers and foods of Oktoberfest, there are still a few places in America that break with tradition and continue their Oktoberfests beyond early October after the biggest one in Munich, Germany has passed.

If you’re looking for a good one to attend this year (or want to start planning next year’s Oktoberfest trip) you can find out more in our recent Top 10 Best Places to Celebrate Oktoberfest in the U.S. article here.

2010 will mark the 200th anniversary of Oktoberfest which is celebrated by millions of people in dozens of cities around the world each year who are looking to celebrate the best of German and Bavarian cuisine, beer, and music.

The spirit of Oktoberfest is the spirit of bountiful hospitality, so to make it easier to celebrate the occasion in your own home, you can find out more about cooking The Top 10 Foods to Help You Celebrate Oktoberfest at Home below.

1. Schweinsbraten (Roast Pork)

• Schweinsbraten: Roast Pork With Dumplings and White Cabbage Recipe from The Passionate Cook

• Pork Roast with Beer Glaze Recipe (Schweinsbraten) from Recipe Link

2. Haxn (Pork Knuckle)

• German Pork Knuckles Recipe from Anjelikuh

• Schweinshaxe With Roasted Pork Ribs, Sauerkraut and Potatoes Recipe from Kitchen Project

• Pork Knuckle Recipe from Bakespace

3. Steckerlfisch (Grilled Fish on a Stick)

• Steckerlfisch Cooking Technique from Nature’s Images

4. Wurstl (Sausage)

• A Dozen German Sausages From Brilliant to Wonderful from About.Com: German Food

• Beer-Basted Sausage With Caramelized Onions and German Mustard Recipe from The Global Gourmet

• German Sausage Recipes for the Home Sausage Maker from Let’s Make Sausage

5. Hendl (Chicken)

• Bavarian-Style Roasted Chicken Recipe (Oktoberfest Chicken) from Space Wildschwein

• Huhnchen Gulasch Recipe (Chicken Goulash) from In the Kitchen With Oma

6. Brezeln (Pretzel)

• German Style Soft Pretzel Recipe from Cookography

• Laugenbrezel Recipe (German Pretzels) from Angie’s Recipes

7. Reiberdatschi (Potato Pancakes)

• Potato Pancakes Recipe from The Smitten Kitchen

• Wanda’s German Grandmother’s Recipe for Potato Pancakes from Edible Antics

8. Kasespatzle (Cheese Noodles)

• Oktoberfest Kasespatzle Recipe from Off the Broiler

• Allgauer Kasespatzle Recipe (Spatzle Mixed With Grated Cheese from Allgau and Fried Onion) from Kuchenlatein

9. Knodeln (Potato or Bread Dumplings)

• Pretzel Dumplings With Creamed Chanterelle Mushrooms Recipe from Delicious Days

• Kartoffelknodel Recipe (German Potato Dumplings) from What’s 4 Eats

10. Sauerkraut

• Bavarian Sauerkraut Recipe from Simply Recipes

• Chicken Breasts and Sauerkraut over Egg Noodles from Recipe 4 Living

Enjoy!

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(Photo Credits: Oktoberfest Pretzels by Ugly Agnes, Schweinsbraten by Mdid, Hax’n by Noqbad the Bad, Steckerlfisch by S.alt, Wurstl by Pokpok313, Cooking Paprika Hendl for Dinner by Danielshaurette, Pretzels by Kimncris, Potato Pancakes by Daniel Spils, Kasespatzle by Su-lin, Rouladen by Der Dennis, and Pork and Sauerkraut by Yumievriwan.)

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