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Below far left Tourist market, Lübbenau,
Brandenburg Below left Traditional beer wagon,
Ettal, Bavaria Below center Allgau cheese factory,
Immenstadt, Bavaria Below center right Grape
vines, Reichenau, Baden-Württemberg Below
Typical German loaves, BavariaAbove left Pretzels garnished with poppy seeds Above center Wine shop on Cremerstrasse, Wetzlar, Hesse Above right Spritzgebaeck, chocolate-dipped biscuits
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Backhendl
Roast chicken
Bratwurst
Grilled sausage
Currywurst
Sausage served with tomato
ketchup and curry powder
Eis
Ice cream
Forelle
Trout
Eisbein
Boiled pigs’ trotter
Käsekuchen
Cheesecake
Kuchen
Cake
Rindfleisch
Beef
Salat
Salad
Schinken
Ham
Suppe
Soup
Vorspeise
Starter
Wiener Schnitzel
Thin cutlet in breadcrumbs
Wurstsalat
Sausage saladThe Flavors of Germany
Breads
Germany is home to an incredibly
large variety of breads, including
pretzels, Laugenbrötchen (salty
sourdough rolls), Semmel (milk-
dough rolls), Berliner Landbrot (mild
rye breads), Mehrkornbrotchen (mixed
grain rolls), and many more. Bakeries
are ubiquitous, so freshly-baked
bread and rolls are always available,
and in many regions, such as Swabia,
there’s no meal without bread.
German breakfasts consist mainly of
different types of bread and toppings
such as jam or cheese.
Beer
Beer is more than the most popular
beverage in Germany – it is a way of
life, with many regional specialities
and locally produced brews available
throughout the country. Bavaria, a
major brewing center, is home to
brands that are known the world
is filling and hearty; beer and
pretzels, white sausages, Sauerkraut
(dish made with fermented
cabbage), and roast pork are fixtures
of the traditional Bavarian menu. The
Weisswurst (white sausage) has its
origins in Munich, where several “rules”
were made for its consump tion,
including not eating it after midnight.
Wine
Germany is renowned for its
delicious white wines, particularly
those made from the Riesling
grape. Among the most highly
prized are those from the
Rheingau region. Lovers of red
wine can try Assmannshausen
Spätburgunder, produced from
the Pinot Noir grape. German
wines are largely categorized into
three groups according to their
quality: the lowest is Tafelwein,
then Qualitätswein, and the highest
is Qualitätswein mit Prädikat. The
term Trocken indicates a dry wine,
Halbtrocken, semi-dry, and
Suss, the sweet variety. Excellent
sparkling wines known as Sekt,
are also produced in Germany.over for quality and taste, such as
Beck’s, Löwenbräu, and Bitburger.
Brown ales are popular, partic ularly
in the south, but the most
commonly drunk beer is pilsner,
a bottom-fermented lager.