German cuisine is a rather varied and original cuisine (the collection of the menu differs depending on the land).
National cuisine of Germany
In Germany, they love meat, especially pork, from which German sausages and sausages are prepared. But if you wish, here you can try rather unusual meat dishes in the form of “Hackepeter” (a dish made from raw minced meat with the addition of eggs, spices, salt and pepper). The Germans consume vegetables in fairly large quantities, especially cabbage, potatoes, carrots, as well as legumes (beans, lentils, peas). Tourists are advised to try the “Leipziger Allerlei” (vegetable stew). Eggs are another popular ingredient for preparing German dishes, so in food outlets it is worth ordering an omelet with herbs and potatoes or stuffed eggs.
It is worth noting that Franconia lures tourists with Nuremberg sausages, Cologne - with almond cookies, Hamburg - with smoked fish, eel soup, fried sea tongue, Bavaria - with fried pork and sausages with sweet mustard, Erfurt - with fried meat in a beer-based sauce.
Popular German dishes:
- Weisswurst (pork sausages served with various sauces);
- “Sauerbraten” (beef marinated with vinegar and wine, fried with apples, vegetables, ginger and beetroot syrup);
- “Schnitzel” (chop cutlet);
- “Schnauzen-und-potenti” (sauerkraut and salted pork stew);
- "Zwibelkuchen" (onion pie).
Where to taste the national cuisine?
If you are looking for a quick bite of fried sausages or boiled pork sausages, check out the Imbuss sign. And if you want to thoroughly satisfy your hunger, then in Berlin you can go to the restaurant "Gerichtslaube" (here you should enjoy marinated pork leg, roast smoked pork back, homemade Berlin cutlet; on average, a hot dish in this institution will cost 10-17 euros), in Cologne - in “Fruh Brauhaus” (in addition to sausages, pork knuckle and schnitzel, beer is ordered here, which is poured until visitors close the glass with a special stand), in Dusseldorf - in “Zum Schlussel” (the menu consists of from rustic German cuisine to more sophisticated food: try blood pudding, German soups, grilled fish).
Cooking courses in Germany
In culinary courses in Dresden, those wishing to learn how to cook various sweet pies - with cherries, apples, curd mass, egg cream, and in Hamburg - boiled fish in a spicy thick sauce, as well as eel in various variations (for example, fried or boiled eel, which is the basis soup).
If you are a foodie, take a trip to Germany with the Gourmet Food Festival (Cologne, February-March) and the Berlin Food and Wine Festival at the end of February (guests are delighted with tastings, workshops and food shows) …
