Taste the best of Germany!
Germany is a country full of culinary delights. From sophisticated confections and delicate baked goods, to the textured flavours of its many meat and vegetable dishes, German cuisine treats the palate to a broad spectrum of tastes. Contrary to wide-spread stereotypes, German food is not only rich and heavy. German chefs have adapted their cooking styles to a lighter cuisine, while still incorporating traditional foods. Traditional delicacies like Eisbein, Saumagen and Sauerkraut are still around, but its cuisine is not limited to this.
The latest Michelin restaurant guide for Germany includes a total of 225 restaurants that were awarded one or more stars.
Food and cooking in Germany involve a strong social dynamic, creating the famous German “Gemuetlichkeit”, the cosy and comfortable feeling when one gets together with family and friends to enjoy a nice meal.
German products are loved all over the world, be it sweets, meat or wine, you can find them everywhere.
During the Spargelsaison, or season of white asparagus, Germans unite in their devotion to this delicate and delicious vegetable which makes its first appearance in mid-April and usually disappears around the end of June.
White asparagus time in Germany
There's much more to German cuisine than just brats, but these worldwide exports are popular for a reason – they taste great! The bratwurst is just one of a multitude of sausages that are produced in Germany. As with other dishes, different regions may use a variety of meats or spices to make their unique take on these anytime favourites. The versions from Thuringia and Nuremberg are now protected by the European Union as regional specialities.
German Bratwurst
The regional diversity of Germany’s popular brew is phenomenal. For connoisseurs the colour spectrum ranges from “light blond” through “amber” to “dark brown,” and the aroma, or bouquet, varies from “rich hop” to “soft malt.” Beer drinking can be a veritable science, or a refreshing pleasure on a warm evening.
Beer
Germany’s winegrowing regions are among the most northerly in the world. That is what makes German wines so distinctive: the grapes enjoy long periods of growth in moderate summer heat, which gives the wines their renowned lightness and fruity aroma. Except for two regions in eastern Germany, all the country’s winegrowing areas are in the south and south-west, where they are subject to the mild Gulf Stream climate from the west and the dry continental climate from the east.
Wines
There are many German products you can find in supermarkets around the world. From the famous Haribo Gold Bears to Ritter Sport chocolate, it's often a combination of tradition, quality and imaginative advertising that make one of many competing products into a lasting name and an everyday icon. For the next part of our series on German food, we take a closer look at a few German food brands that have gone global.
German brands
Here you can find a small collection of German recipes from drinks to food. Enjoy trying it out!
Recipes
The global crisis has been eating away at popular confidence in bankers, in managers, estate agents, politicians and even journalists. But not bakers, oh no, not bakers. Trust in at least one institution that has not crumbled: German bread.
Bread
Baden-Württemberg, with its rich array agricultural products, is known for offering a large selection of culinary delicacies. In particular, Swabian Maultaschen, sometimes also called Grüne Krapfen, noodles, or Herrgottsbscheisserle, are known as a delicacy of Swabian cuisine well beyond regional and German borders.
Maultaschen - A Swabian delicacy
