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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.
Sauerbraten is one of the few german dishes I like. I don't know many but this is one I do cherish. My grandmother made the best, but I can't seem to duplicate it.
I do like Alton Brown's recipe, and there are many variations, but none are grandma's.
Each region is known for special dishes, and ingredients/preparation vary widely across Germany, so don't judge German food on the basis of the stereotypical sausages and such. The eastern parts show a bit of Hungarian and Slavic influence; some western areas show French touches.
Perhaps a fun thing to do would be to try the various Swiss/Austrian/Germanic-influenced dishes of northern Italy? That would fuse the two sides of your heritage pretty well.
Yup. Schnitzel is like veal cutlet-italian for ya. I forgot that too, but lovvvveeee it.
Hasenpfeffer-no way! I raised rabbits for pets, and everytime my grandfather would visit he'd make me cry, saying, "UMMMM! Nice Hasenpfeffer." Jerk!
How could anyone not like jaegarschnitzel with mushroom gravy and spaetzle with sweet and sour red cabbage on the side?
Apple strudel for dessert!
German on both sides of the family here, and grew up in a VERY German area of MO.
Yup. Schnitzel is like veal cutlet-italian for ya. I forgot that too, but lovvvveeee it.
Hasenpfeffer-no way! I raised rabbits for pets, and everytime my grandfather would visit he'd make me cry, saying, "UMMMM! Nice Hasenpfeffer." Jerk!
do you hear the "Silence of the Rabbits Clarice?".... BUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAH!
I like them with fava beans and a good Chianti... pthwuptutuptuptup....
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I raised rabbits for pets, and everytime my grandfather would visit he'd make me cry, saying, "UMMMM! Nice Hasenpfeffer." Jerk!
