Germany is not too different in terms of it's food variety in comparison to the UK or the USA, for example, the basic elements and ingredients are virtually the same. If you are coming from the UK, Ireland, Canada, Australia or the USA, the you will probably notice in next to no time that German food is a lot saltier than you are used to back home. Most German chefs like to add extra salt (or possibly that is what they are used to) to their food as German tap water contains no Iodine or Sodium. Ttap water in other countries often contains these elements, which are essential for various parts of the body, such as the Thyroid. Since the German 'Jodsalz' - which is the most popular type of salt - contains most of the essential elements missing from the drinking water, then the German chefs use this to excess, thinking that it is a healthy addition, sadly.
There are of course many typically-German dishes and below you can find just a few of them. Please feel free to review the items and expand the content.
Maultaschen are a Swabian specialty food, consisting of an outer layer of pasta dough with a filling traditionally made of minced meat, spinach, bread crumbs and on ... read more >> Full Article
Blood sausage or black pudding or blood pudding is a sausage made by cooking down the blood of an animal with meat, fat or filler until it is thick enough to congeal when c ... read more >> Full Article
Lebkuchen are traditional German Christmas cookies similar to gingerbread, which were probably invented by Medieval monks in Franconia, Germany in the 13th century. ... read more >> Full Article
Sauerbraten is a typical Rhineland, Saarland and Silesia roast. It was originally made only from horse meat, but today beef is more commonly used, except by traditi ... read more >> Full Article
Saumagen is a German dish popular in the Palatinate. The name means "sow's stomach," but the stomach is seldom eaten. Indeed, it is used like a casing (German Pelle) as with s ... read more >> Full Article
Stollen is a bread-like cake traditionally made in Germany, usually eaten during the Christmas season as Weihnachtsstollen or Christstollen. Stollen (origi ... read more >> Full Article
Zwiebelkuchen, which literally means onion cake in the German language, is a one-crust pie made of steamed onions, diced bacon, cream, and caraway seed on a yeast d ... read more >> Full Article
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