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Ok. Thanks, ks. I knew is wasn't the italian (dad's side). But mom's is german & english. Don't like the english, but know little of the german. (food than is, folks-no politicing here, by me)
You can still hear German spoken in the town I grew up in, the people speaking it had family that had been in MO, in this particular town, for over 100 years.
Frying potatoes in lard is still a common thing there, and yummy too, I might add.
German food... make something that looks like a crepe, fill it with a cooked fruit filling or Gnutella. Flop it over or roll it up. Drizzle with vanilla sauce. Food of the gods.
German food... make something that looks like a crepe, fill it with a cooked fruit filling or Gnutella. Flop it over or roll it up. Drizzle with vanilla sauce. Food of the gods.
That sounds good, but it sounds very French... Can I really serve this to my German in-laws as German food?
I do LOVE crepe dishes though... I have often thought about opening a small crepe restaurant (maybe even a crepe wagon)...
You don't like Bangers & Mash, Shepherds Pie, Cornish Pasties, or Beef Wellington?? Well I sure do!:-)
Ugh.... My mom always makes me Shepherds Pie (she retired to a British Island and now cooks "British cuisine") but I don't have the heart to tell her I dislike it - not a fan of all that potato. I do love the pasties though... So good and convenient too! The perfect on-the-go lunch food. A brilliant creation.
The only German food that I have found I like is spatzle (though I prefer Italian noodles - I guess spatzle is the German attempt at a noodle).
Every culture has its "attempt" at noodles.
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The only worse food I can think of is "English food."
Well, I'm with you there. But you hate bratwurst? That just ain't right ... I've had lousy German food, and delicious German food. Sauerbraten is so tasty when the spices are right.
In an effort to teach my kids about their heritage (my spouse and I are both 1/2 German), I would like to learn to make a few good German meals. Maybe I can even serve it to my German in-laws.
The problem is that most German food seems gross to me. I prefer the Mediterranean diet (I am also 1/2 Italian) of light salads, fish, pasta, etc. I have found German food unappetizing, filled with fat, and questionable ingredients (I don't want to know what's in all those sausages & casings). I hate bratwurst/sausages, lard/fat, bacon, mayonnaise, heavy creams, heavy vinegar/pickled things - stables in German dishes.
The only German food that I have found I like is spatzle (though I prefer Italian noodles - I guess spatzle is the German attempt at a noodle). Maybe I can make a meal around that? I also love good cheeses and even cabbages. Any ideas?
BTW, I am usually adventurous with food (love Indian, Thai, Korean, Japanese, French, Caribbean, Ethiopian, etc.). I have tried many German restaurants and just do not find the food appealing at all. Maybe I should just give up on the German family dinners.
Sorry if I have offended any Germans out there. But I'm German too. The only worse food I can think of is "English food." Don't get me started on the mince pies over there.
I'm the same way about a lot of German and English food. I don't like sausages at all. I don't like spaetzle, or German dumplings. But since you like spaetzle, I've been told that the point of spaetzle isn't the spaetzle but in whatever sauce you put on it. Apparently I have never had the right sauce because I while I will eat it if I have no other choice, spaetzle does nothing for me.
You could serve spaetzle (with some kind of sauce) with poached trout. Germans also like smoked fish - I don't know how you feel about that since one of your concerns seems to be health, and my only thing against German food is that I don't like the majority of it.
Heringssalat (herring salad) is very traditional and popular with dark German bread.
Rouladen is pretty good. Germans devote all of spring to white asparagus, eating nothing but that with prosciutto. Now I like asparagus but not enough to make a fetish about it. But it is healthy.
Or an onion tart (http://bakingjournal.blogspot.com/2005/05/elsssische-zwiebel-torte-alsatian.html - broken link). Or bean soup.
For dessert, maybe a Black Forest Cake. Or a kaesekuchen - German cheesecake made with quark.
Others have already mentioned stuffed cabbage, and strudels.
Thanks to whomever reped me yesterday. They put me at 1100.:-)
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