annually, around 99 percent of which is consumed locally in Greater Cincinnati. Queen City Sausage is the next largest producer, while multiple small and artisanal producers also make goetta in and around Cincinnati. Goettafest "Glier's Goettafest" is an annual culinary festival held in August on the Ohio River waterfront near Newport, Kentucky's Newport on the Levee. The festival celebrates both the dish and Greater Cincinnati's German American heritage. While the main focus of the festival is goetta served in many different ways, it also typically includes music, dancing, and other public entertainment. In 2019 it expanded to two consecutive weekends. The first festival was held in 2002. Misconception Glier's markets goetta as the "German Breakfast Sausage," which may create the impression that it is something commonly eaten for breakfast in Germany. Cincinnati food expert Dann Woellert says, "Will you find something on a menu called goetta in a Westphalian gasthaus? The answer is no," but that grützwurst and knipp are similar "meat gruels". Further reading Cincinnati Goetta: A Delectable History (2019) See also List of regional dishes of the United States Similar dishes Balkenbrij Black pudding Blutwurst Boudin Groaty pudding Grützwurst Haggis Jaternice Kaszanka Kishka Knipp Livermush Lorne sausage Pölsa Red pudding Scrapple Slátur Stippgrütze Weckewerk Westfälische Rinderwurst White pudding References Cuisine of Cincinnati Kentucky cuisine American sausages German-American culture in Cincinnati German-American cuisine Breakfast Meat and grain sausages Savory puddings Precooked sausages American pork dishes