Sauerbraten is a national and traditional German pot roast with beef. The meat will be marinated for some days, and you serve it usually with potato dumplings and cabbage. But it tastes great with any pasta, as you can see in the picture, preferably with some ribbon pasta as they are perfect for a gravy. [read more...]
The Wiener Schnitzel is the most popular meat dish known in other countries. Very interesting is its origin. Wiener Schnitzel comes originally from Austria and the name is protected by law and it has to be cooked with veal. In Germany we enjoy it a lot with pork instead of veal, and in this case [read more...]
The Germans love quark! Quark is so popular in Germany that it accounts for almost half of that country’s total cheese production. The word means “curds” and it is a cow’s milk cheese, almost identical to Fromage Blanc, but is whipped before packaging and has a slightly higher fat content. Quark can be eaten like yogurt, blended [read more...]
As you probably know, Germany is the European center for carnival. Before spring “Karneval”, ”Fasching” or “Fasnacht” will be celebrated in many regions of Germany. In Cologne, Bonn, Koblenz or Mainz you can watch the biggest and most colorful parades, visit the most fun parties with singing and drinking from Thursday (“Schmutziger Donnerstag” in Swabia or “Weiberdonnerstag” in the Rhineland) to Wednesday, [read more...]
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