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rouladen with bohmische knodel, spaetzle, the aforementioned potato pancakes, the curry ketchup the OP mentioned (I have a half-full bottle at home in the fridge right now from my last shopping spree at the Euro food mart), so many hearty, tasty things I could list - good thread!
Let's not forget - from Kennedy's famous speech - the Berliner. Although, I much prefer the bienenstich.
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Reason: almost forgot dessert
rouladen with bohmische knodel, spaetzle, the aforementioned potato pancakes, the curry ketchup the OP mentioned (I have a half-full bottle at home in the fridge right now from my last shopping spree at the Euro food mart), so many hearty, tasty things I could list - good thread!
Sometimes I just add curry powder to regular ketchup if I don't have a bottle of currry ketchup on hand. Works in a pinch. Good with Kielbasa.
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When I lived on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, Yorktown (German town) I used to get this great stuff Underberg an after dinner drink in tiny bottles for that full feeling you get when they bring the cold cut platter after the main meal that's Bavarian I think. Otherwise I always liked the potato pancake. Not much left of that world up there. But that stuff really works.
When I lived on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, Yorktown (German town) I used to get this great stuff Underberg an after dinner drink in tiny bottles for that full feeling you get when they bring the cold cut platter after the main meal that's Bavarian I think. Otherwise I always liked the potato pancake. Not much left of that world up there. But that stuff really works.
Jaegermeister also comes in small bottles as an after dinner drink to help digestion. In America I've noticed that Jaegermeister is promoted as a mixed drink, something I've never seen in Germany. It tastes great from the bottle without any additives. Zum Wohl!
Let's not forget - from Kennedy's famous speech - the Berliner. Although, I much prefer the bienenstich.
I doubt if many people in the US ever realized that JFK actually called himself a jelly donut in that famous speech, instead of proclaiming himself a citizen of Berlin. I like a lot of those goodies too, but they would give me a carb attack for sure. Pflaumenkuchen (plum tarts) anyone?
I lived in Germany for nearly 4 years in the 1970s when I was in the US Army near the former inter-German border area about 100 km east of Frankfurt. The rural Rhoen mountain area that I lived in was home to countless Bavarian gasthaus eateries, and I sampled a good number of them!
One item I have never seen here in the US was served at Oktoberfest and festivals in other parts of Germany, roast oxen! I guess it takes a few liters of beer to wash down that heavy stuff.
I hate to say it, but my favorite German foods are bratwurst and schnitzel. I guess that's like saying "my favorite Mexican food is tacos", but oh well. I've been to a couple German restaurants and pretty much liked whatever I've had but I'm not too familiar with a lot of dishes from Germany. I really like learning about that culture though, I took up to German 5 in high school and still try to keep up with some German music and stuff like that here and there. I hope to visit there within the next couple of years.
One thing I do make fairly often is what I call "German stir fry". I cut up some brats, potatoes, onions and cabbage, throw on a little paprika and fry it up. It's good, quick and easy to make.
I would like to hear some good German recipes if anyone has some to share.
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Underburg not an advertisement lol
