The BEST German Food - What to Eat in Germany

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  • Опубліковано 24 вер 2022
  • What to eat on your German vacation from Bratwursts and pork to great beer and wine to go along with sweet treats all over the country. This video goes through some of the best food you can have in Germany from traditional treats like saurbraten to snacks such as German pretzels and so much more. The best food to eat in Germany.
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  • @LBerti96
    @LBerti96 11 місяців тому +391

    The national beer is the regional variant nearest to you at any given time

    • @WoltersWorldEats
      @WoltersWorldEats  11 місяців тому +22

      💯

    • @DonToasty99
      @DonToasty99 11 місяців тому +5

      Especially in Upper Franconia. Almost every village or small town has its own brewery(s). And every beer is better than the one before. Plus: food and beer are very cheap if you are outside of the tourist areas.

    • @uberraschungsschlumpf6456
      @uberraschungsschlumpf6456 11 місяців тому +8

      Here in Cologne over 25 types of "Kölsch"!

    • @nyckk_
      @nyckk_ 11 місяців тому +5

      ​@@uberraschungsschlumpf6456 Kölsch ist pisse, genau wie der FC.

    • @rippspeck
      @rippspeck 11 місяців тому +1

      @@nyckk_ Muss man so abnicken. Mit Kölsch kannste dir die Füße waschen, aber trinken würde ich die Plörre nicht.

  • @monie1527
    @monie1527 Рік тому +661

    As a German FROM Germany I can tell you our foods are regional, just like everywhere else. I encourage everyone to try EVERYTHING. Guten Appetit!

    • @50buttfish
      @50buttfish Рік тому +20

      Schnitzel in one town, isn't made the same in another. Bier was regional too, my favorite "Dinkelacker" is not longer available. The food is rich, so a LOT OF WALKING after a meal is great.

    • @ronaldf.a6008
      @ronaldf.a6008 Рік тому +4

      Hallooo

    • @ronaldf.a6008
      @ronaldf.a6008 Рік тому +3

      @@50buttfish hallooo

    • @christopherx7428
      @christopherx7428 Рік тому +8

      Excellent advice! Always try the local specialities. Even if it turns out you didn't like them, at least you tried!

    • @hashistgesund207
      @hashistgesund207 Рік тому +4

      @@50buttfishthe Schnitzel will be simillar in Restaurants That are Good quality since its austrian but the sides will different aswell as the sauces my favourite for Schnitzel is gravy and spätzle wich is typicall for Baden würtenberg

  • @fipse
    @fipse Рік тому +494

    As a German I thank you a thousand times for mentioning Rotkohl and not just Sauerkraut!

    • @CrazyAbdul1000
      @CrazyAbdul1000 Рік тому +31

      But everyone allways forgets Grünkohl :/

    • @Trekki200
      @Trekki200 Рік тому +15

      @@CrazyAbdul1000 good luck explaining to foreigners that we Germans managed to make kale unhealthy...

    • @tantipopanti
      @tantipopanti Рік тому +6

      @@Trekki200 it is not unhealthy, but indeed very healthy... for the soul

    • @Gert-DK
      @Gert-DK Рік тому +1

      @@CrazyAbdul1000 I think Grünkohl has been declared a Superfood. It has so many healthy things. The food science usually says, "without the Grünkohl, there would not have been any Scandinavia". Off course exaggerated, but the point is the Stone age people could get their vitamins nearly all year round. Grünkohl can take some frost, so you can have them out in a light winter. If snow comes and covers them, they will still be fine.
      When I was young in the sixties, we ate a lot of Grünkohl in the winter, mostly as soup. Tastes so good.

    • @SK-yb7bx
      @SK-yb7bx Рік тому +9

      Rotkohl ist sehr lecker mit Apfel.

  • @patrickoneill5338
    @patrickoneill5338 Рік тому +352

    I have not been to Germany, but have hosted German guests. Their obsession with mineral water cannot be overstated.

    • @hablin1
      @hablin1 11 місяців тому +11

      Yes I drink about 4 ltrs a day it is truly an obsession 🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @nepomuk6385
      @nepomuk6385 11 місяців тому +33

      I'm German and I only drink water without gas, we exist too ;)

    • @hablin1
      @hablin1 11 місяців тому +9

      @@nepomuk6385 ja aber im Ernst wir trinken unheimlich viel Wasser im Gegensatz zum GB 🇬🇧

    • @vidaronosu4394
      @vidaronosu4394 11 місяців тому +5

      @@nepomuk6385 In englisch sagt man nicht wirklich wasser mit gas. Richtig wäre ''i only drink water without carbonation''. :D

    • @Jigit18
      @Jigit18 11 місяців тому +26

      ​@@vidaronosu4394yeah germans shouldn't gas things

  • @mikewingert5521
    @mikewingert5521 10 місяців тому +106

    I lived in Germany from 75 - 83 with the army and completely adored the people and the food. Germany is a wonderful country…..🇬🇧

    • @TheHikrr
      @TheHikrr 10 місяців тому +11

      Vielen Dank! Sowas hört man gern👍🙂

    • @ogcowboy5743
      @ogcowboy5743 8 місяців тому +16

      I was there from 88 - 96 with the Army and I agree is was a great time.
      I understand that since however it has changed with the European Union and mass immigration and not for the better.

    • @weishi9804
      @weishi9804 7 місяців тому

      a view not share with your prior back in 1945, some of them gladly want to see all German rot.

    • @mikewingert5521
      @mikewingert5521 7 місяців тому +2

      @@weishi9804 Again in English please.

    • @mikewingert5521
      @mikewingert5521 7 місяців тому +1

      @@TheHikrr 👍🇬🇧

  • @raw.genesis9760
    @raw.genesis9760 Рік тому +439

    As a German that stumbled upon your video, it made me really happy cause i love the way you express about our food and i love german food (who couldve guessed) great video mate and on point accuracy.

    • @WoltersWorldEats
      @WoltersWorldEats  Рік тому +16

      Danke!

    • @marcovonfrieling8762
      @marcovonfrieling8762 Рік тому +2

      I just stumbled upon this video as well, but as a German living in Austria I must complain about the list of sausages being incomplete: Käsekrainer (also called "Eitrige", especially in Vienna), Burenwurst, Waldviertler or Debreziner are worth mentioning as well.

    • @WoltersWorldEats
      @WoltersWorldEats  Рік тому +9

      @@marcovonfrieling8762 the list may never be complete, far too many to name. We appreciate it when you add to the list. Spread the knowledge 👍

    • @DeannaAllison
      @DeannaAllison Рік тому +3

      We have all these things in Austria too ... sometimes with different names - for example, a Frikadelle is called Fleischlabel or Fleischlaibchen!

    • @edelweiss-
      @edelweiss- Рік тому +4

      i love german food because it is rustic and hearty :). german cuisine is typically hearty, subtle but sufficiently spiced and garnished with many different sauces, mostly made from the roast. Most German dishes contain a lot of meat (especially pork because of the history). There are also many game dishes. These are accompanied by potato dumplings and red cabbage. But there are also vegetarian dishes like Leipziger Allerlei. Because of the possibility of cultivation and stabling, there are many dishes with cabbage, turnips, spinach, peas, beans and pork.

  • @valeriekrueger91
    @valeriekrueger91 9 місяців тому +45

    My dad was a prisoner of war who came from Saxony and used to make Quarkkäulchen quite often. Also Bratkartoffeln, Hackbraten, Rotkohl, Kartoffel salat, and desserts like Rotegrütze, Griessbrei, Milchreis and lots of recipes from his homeland. He passed away in 2002 😢I really miss him and his cooking. ❤

    • @Weltraum1000
      @Weltraum1000 9 місяців тому +10

      What a beautiful sad story. Such memories are what bind us humans together. Many love greetings to you.

    • @margritpiepes8242
      @margritpiepes8242 8 місяців тому +3

      My Dad was from Saxony as well and he cooked so good I still can't copy his Chicken Fricassee or his stuffed cabbage .He loved sweets ,my mom would bake a cake every weekend and we did have griesbrei with raspberry's in the summertime to eat .rote gruetze oh yeah .!😁😁

    • @user-bo1rj2xu2s
      @user-bo1rj2xu2s 8 місяців тому +1

      How'd describe his roll in WW2 to you?

    • @ianm2170
      @ianm2170 8 місяців тому

      "Roll [not role] in WW2": That is a sausage joke, right? @@user-bo1rj2xu2s

    • @sputnikcaviar5592
      @sputnikcaviar5592 6 місяців тому

      So he was German....and you are a German-American?

  • @GivemeTHEfoodNOW
    @GivemeTHEfoodNOW Рік тому +203

    When you are in northern germany, a must try is Fischbrötchen (they come in tons of variants, try them all). Most of the foods discussed here are pretty regional (more like southern germany), with some exceptions like Schnitzel or Wurst. Great video

    • @NazriB
      @NazriB Рік тому

      Lies again? Smart Bundesliga Evil Angel

    • @ruffymon
      @ruffymon 11 місяців тому +5

      Besonders das Matjesbrötchen sollte er mal probieren sowie Kohl und Pinkel

    • @gequetscht1031
      @gequetscht1031 11 місяців тому

      And our "Absacker" is not Jägermeister or "Unterberger" but "Helbing Kümmel"

    • @CrusaderNvsk
      @CrusaderNvsk 11 місяців тому +4

      Naja, eher Bayrisch und nicht Süddeutsch die Schwaben und Alemannen sind da eher verschiedener. Habe die Guten alten Maultaschen vermisst

    • @BernhardSchwarz-xs8kp
      @BernhardSchwarz-xs8kp 7 місяців тому

      Aber ja - und die Herringe aus dem Fass nicht vergessen.

  • @si_quest
    @si_quest Рік тому +365

    German food is probably the most underrated food in the world. It is soooo good. It's not massively diverse, like France for example but they're experts in their stuff and honestly, they have food items that will stick with you forever. The issue is that it never looks that appealing, or sounds like it might be delicious when written on paper, but then you try it and it's amazing. Sausages, pretzel, knödel, the different pork styles , honestly you will remember them a long time . Even a German Kebab, you will probably struggle to find a better one for the rest of your life.

    • @WoltersWorldEats
      @WoltersWorldEats  Рік тому +23

      I love it. My wife isn't as big of a fan sadly

    • @si_quest
      @si_quest Рік тому +10

      @@WoltersWorldEats My mum is the same, it is hearty, not the lightest/healthiest or diverse but the stuff you listed, they do so well honestly, I find it very memorable

    • @si_quest
      @si_quest Рік тому +7

      @UCH-Cp1caUKI6gGmxY5NmY4w I know where Kebab's are from but it is essentially part of German culture now, the same way curry is in the UK. I've had authentic Turkish kebab and it's delicious but there's something special about turko-german ones

    • @Joseph-xt2qg
      @Joseph-xt2qg Рік тому +2

      We LOVED the doner kebabs there! Haven't tried one in turkey yet, but it will be interesting to compare.

    • @si_quest
      @si_quest Рік тому +3

      @@Joseph-xt2qg same. They are insane in Germany. And I’ve had them all over Europe.
      Sometimes Authentic doesn’t mean better. It’s different in turkey anyways still very good

  • @XteVision
    @XteVision Рік тому +6

    Hirschkeule mit Preiselbeeren, Karpfen in Biersosse, Sahneheringsfilets, Matjes, Kohlrouladen, Pilzeintopf ...

  • @icedriver2207
    @icedriver2207 8 місяців тому +2

    Potato balls (Kartoffel Klose) Absolutely love those things.

  • @jonnythunder92
    @jonnythunder92 Рік тому +5

    Pork knuckle = amazing.... Jagerschnitzel = next level awesome.

  • @bobgunther2927
    @bobgunther2927 Рік тому +22

    Another great summertime drink is a Radler

  • @connieglenn9064
    @connieglenn9064 11 місяців тому +55

    We lived in Germany for many, many years with the US Army (Augsburg, Berlin, Frankfurt, Heidelberg, and Mannheim). I think we have tried almost everything in your video and LOVED it all. LOVE your video and enthusiasm! Thanks so much for sharing.

    • @williametchell9852
      @williametchell9852 4 місяці тому

      If you can find schweine Krusta you will discover an incredible pork sandwich

  • @nielsenn7012
    @nielsenn7012 Рік тому +21

    German food is so good. Much respect from Denmark 🇩🇪🇩🇰

    • @nozee77
      @nozee77 Рік тому +4

      Danish food is amazing as well!
      Best wishes from Germany! 🙌

    • @donfluso9042
      @donfluso9042 Рік тому +2

      Mange tak 👍

    • @daveking-sandbox9263
      @daveking-sandbox9263 Рік тому

      I’ve lived in Germany for 50 years but I always prefer the food when I’m in Denmark 🙂

  • @hassanalihusseini1717
    @hassanalihusseini1717 Рік тому +77

    When I studied in germany in Hamburg I learnt to love "Labskaus" made by the mother of a friend. At first time I did not want to eat it as it looked as if somebody vomitted on your plate...But after I had tasted it it became one of my favourite food of Germany.

    • @cocobunitacobuni8738
      @cocobunitacobuni8738 Рік тому +2

      Labskaus is excellent as is Sauerfleisch

    • @jef0183
      @jef0183 Рік тому +4

      So funny. With me (as a German) it was exactly the same. I don't come from the north, where Labskaus is common, so I never ate it as a child or teenager. I felt quite the same that it looked like the horrible end of a party night. And in Hamburg, a friendly customer literally almost forced me to order it at lunch. And it was delicious! I've loved it ever since, too.

    • @hayati6374
      @hayati6374 Рік тому +2

      @@jef0183😂😂 my grandma makes it but half my family hates it. I’m from close to Hamburg

    • @larsdetering8996
      @larsdetering8996 11 місяців тому +3

      My mother used to make it from time to time, so I was used to it, although I live in the Ruhrgebiet. My parents came from Bremen, where Labskaus is more common. I remember having a schoolmate over for dinner one evening. At first glance at the dish he had an expression on his face I will still remember when I'll be on the dissecting table. He probably thought we were going to poison him...

    • @falk6121
      @falk6121 5 місяців тому +1

      @@larsdetering8996 😂😂😂😂😂😂

  • @filb
    @filb Рік тому +29

    German food, just like the Dutch food, it is so underrated.

  • @liqiz1755
    @liqiz1755 8 місяців тому +8

    German food is very delicious, I like rouladen and the pastries stuff like Berliner or plunderteig 😃

  • @scottscottsdale7868
    @scottscottsdale7868 Рік тому +5

    I lived in Freiburg for a year in 1984. It is the single greatest place I have ever lived.

  • @merle6509
    @merle6509 Рік тому +15

    Be careful when you order "Jägerschnitzel" in Germany: In the west you will get the fried meat with mushroom sauce but in the east you will get fried sausage "Jagdwurst" with noodles and tomato sauce - it's a totally different dish. ; -)

  • @debelix
    @debelix Рік тому +14

    My favorite German food is Schwäbische Maultaschen!

  • @LeoFtravels
    @LeoFtravels Рік тому +14

    I absolutely love German food

  • @billgrandone3552
    @billgrandone3552 8 місяців тому +4

    My grandmother made the best Knodel that I have ever eaten. The traditional German version is made with bread, parsley, and some spices, and boiled in water and served. My grandmother added diced bacon, salami, andham, celery , celery leaves, onion, parsley, garlic powder, salt and pepper to the mix , made them the size of softballs, and boiled them in chicken broth. On a cool autumn evening with a beer, or the depth of winter served pipping hot and with a glass of wine, it was heaven.

  • @HolyDiverBronco
    @HolyDiverBronco Рік тому +6

    I love German food Rouladen is one of my favorites.

  • @wmf831
    @wmf831 Рік тому +37

    Very nice video. If you let me, I like to add that Germany's food is very diverse and VERY different from region to region. Hamburg and Munich for example have nothing much in common food-wise. But for some reason only the typical south Bavarian foods make it into everybody's list of foods to try. Foods from the south and north, east and west and everything in between are very different. But one thing is true and common all over Germany: Germans love to eat seasonally and regionally. That is why we have seasons for specific produce ... and it really pays off to try them at their season, as that is when they taste best. Yes, if you go to a supermarket you will also find imported produce outside of its season, but it's really no comparison.
    Just to clarify, although the waiter will probably understand you, we don't call it water with gas :-) We call it carbonated water (Wasser mit Kohlensäure or we simply say "Sprudel" - because that is what it does!)
    By the way, we don't only eat all the heavy meals you described, that is what tourists like to eat, and that is fine, but we might only have it once in a blue moon. So the question, how do you digest it, is the same question we would ask for an American breakfast with scrambled eggs, sausages, bacon, pancakes or waffles with sirup ... So there you go!
    Usually we just walk it off, but as I said, that is a) not what is eaten all over Germany and b) we only eat these things rarely. In fact I have NEVER eaten a pork knuckle or any similar dish, Würstchen, maybe twice a year, Sauerkraut, I have gone years without eating it, but I had it once this year and so forth. So maybe instead of knocking yourself out with these heavy dishes go somewhere where the locals eat and order what they have on their plates, and don't be surprised if you don't even find the heavy dishes on the menu of these restaurants. Be adventurous, have fun!

  • @StamfordBridge
    @StamfordBridge Рік тому +10

    I wasn’t hungry when I started watching this, but had eaten something by the time I finished.

  • @robertheusmann671
    @robertheusmann671 Рік тому +39

    I am german and I really liked your video, but I am surprised that you only covered the southern cuisine of Germany, i am from northern Germany and would recommend you dishes like „Grünkohl“ or „Matjesbrötchen“ which comes to mind. Definitely check them out when you are in Germany again

    • @daveking-sandbox9263
      @daveking-sandbox9263 Рік тому +1

      Maybe he likes the food in southern Germany better.

    • @wildlifewarrior2670
      @wildlifewarrior2670 11 місяців тому

      I thought he did describe the first one you mentioned

    • @stefanieuhl2628
      @stefanieuhl2628 8 місяців тому +1

      And don’t forget the Kutterscholle Finkenwerder Art - this is a fish sooo delicious! ( Hamburg, Bremen and coast area)

    • @uweschnellmann3394
      @uweschnellmann3394 8 місяців тому +1

      How ABOUT KIELER SPROTTEN ? verschiedene herring salate katenschinken etc.

    • @Alexseya
      @Alexseya 2 місяці тому

      No one covers northern German cuisine lol

  • @c.h.ingate5271
    @c.h.ingate5271 9 місяців тому +6

    I studied German for 2 years in high school here in the U.S. 2 years later I was drafted into the army and they sent me to Germany; so I know the place rather well! In 2006 a friend, who was from Ecuador, and I went to Germany for the World Cup. Our very first day in country, we went to a supermarket. Outside the market I introduced him to German sausage served the traditional way: sausage, brot and mustard. He was delighted to say the least!

  • @woltersworld
    @woltersworld 11 місяців тому +41

    We are heading back to Germany to film more German food & drinks videos. What food topics and / or drink topics would you like to learn about Germany? Let me know so we can bring some more tasty treats videos on Germany!

    • @WoltersWorldEats
      @WoltersWorldEats  11 місяців тому +1

      Please let us know.

    • @nameWithX
      @nameWithX 11 місяців тому +3

      Mettbrötchen.
      Radler/Alster - Krefelder/Diesel

    • @perhagen1719
      @perhagen1719 10 місяців тому +2

      fish. Germany has a lot of international food as well

    • @TheArrangment
      @TheArrangment 7 місяців тому

      Try and keep your goofy children out of the camera it's annoying thanks

    • @markk7881
      @markk7881 7 місяців тому +2

      Spaghettieis, or spaghetti ice cream, is a German ice cream dish made to resemble a plate of spaghetti.

  • @waydegardner7373
    @waydegardner7373 Рік тому +63

    We traveled down the Rhine in Dec ‘21 and loved every stop. The Christmas markets are a bucket list item. The food, the sweets, the mulled wine all make great fare. My absolute favorite was the crispy pork knuckle at Peter’s Brauhaus in Cöln. And the various nougat at the markets were incredible. Loved Bavaria. Actually loved them all. The German people were very hospitable.

    • @woltersworld
      @woltersworld Рік тому +1

      Yummy!

    • @garnwalkerstables
      @garnwalkerstables Рік тому +3

      I had the same experience ❤️. We went to the Christmas marts in 2019 and I've never met lovely people!!! It made me want to go back!!❤️❤️❤️

    • @larsdetering8996
      @larsdetering8996 11 місяців тому +1

      @@garnwalkerstables Oh, you actually "never met lovely people"? That's so sad to hear.😉 But nice to know you wish to go back nevertheless.
      Yours
      L. Detering
      Bochum, Northrhine- Westphalia, Germany

    • @juliussiegfeld8181
      @juliussiegfeld8181 6 місяців тому +1

      I hope, that when you stayed in (Cöln) Köln/Cologne, you also tried a Mettbrötchen, which is raw pork meat with salt and pepper and onions on the top?
      Many people won't try it because "oh, raw meat, surely disgusting", but it's THE breakfast in the cities of North Rhine-Westphalia and for some reason much more delicious than it should be. At least one thing where people of Düsseldorf and Köln agree on together!

  • @chaddnewman2699
    @chaddnewman2699 11 місяців тому +18

    I fell in love with currywurst when I was stationed in Berlin in the ‘90s. I couldn’t find it here in the US for years, but it started to appear in some local German restaurants in the past 5 or 10 years. Love it!

    • @WoltersWorldEats
      @WoltersWorldEats  11 місяців тому +2

      Thank you for your service. Glad you're finding it now.

    • @waynebimmel6784
      @waynebimmel6784 11 місяців тому +1

      Whip up your own curry ketchup, its super easy.

  • @davinnicode
    @davinnicode Рік тому +10

    Green kale hands down the most underrated dish. It is very popular in North Germany.

  • @JootjeJ
    @JootjeJ Рік тому +72

    I love your genuine enthusiasm. However, I missed my favourite German food: the Alsace flammkuchen. It's like a very thin crust pizza with creme fraiche, cheese and bacon.

    • @Snowshowslow
      @Snowshowslow Рік тому +13

      That might be because the Alsace is officially France (although culturally of course influenced by both). I think they have something similar in Reinland-Pfalz, though?

    • @arnodobler1096
      @arnodobler1096 Рік тому +6

      @@Snowshowslow There is the southern German variant Dinnele, Dünnede (names vary by region), quite similar, but the dough is different.

    • @Snowshowslow
      @Snowshowslow Рік тому +2

      @@arnodobler1096 Ah thanks! :) I had never heard of that variant.

    • @ronaldf.a6008
      @ronaldf.a6008 Рік тому

      Hallo gaes

    • @MichaEl-rh1kv
      @MichaEl-rh1kv Рік тому +3

      @@Snowshowslow Yeah, the dough of Dinnede is more like a bread dough. In former days, as only wood-fired ovens were used to bake bread, the Dinnede was made from the same dough as the bread and put in the oven before the bread (while the temperature of the pre-heated oven was still to high for bread).

  • @YPS2000
    @YPS2000 11 місяців тому +12

    I just want to say, that I absolutely appreciate the enthusiasm as you talk about german food culture. I am always bumped to see that people think, that german food is boring or they say its bad, because its so regional and diverse! Thanks for showing all of this!

  • @HannibalFan52
    @HannibalFan52 Рік тому +33

    It's been nearly 60 years since I was last in Germany (my father was born and raised there), but I remember the food fondly. Breakfast at my Oma's house was broetchen with sweet (unsalted) butter and honey. I used to walk down to a little farm stand every morning and pick up a liter or two of fresh milk, too. Oma had an allotment behind the large house, and among other things she grew spargelkraut. Seltzer/soda was known as 'spruedelwasser' or 'fizzy water', which it certainly is!
    Thank you for bringing back some wonderful memories!

    • @barfuss2007
      @barfuss2007 11 місяців тому +1

      call it just Sprudel. Und zum Honigbrötchen gehört ein Kakao.

    • @patriciagerresheim2500
      @patriciagerresheim2500 11 місяців тому +1

      @@barfuss2007 Well, I *am* going by 60-year-old memories. 😁

    • @barfuss2007
      @barfuss2007 11 місяців тому +1

      @@patriciagerresheim2500
      we are very close, I was born in 1962. My grandmother war borm in 1918.

  • @MitchDussault
    @MitchDussault Рік тому +22

    Maybe not as a tourist, but if you find yourself living in Germany or on a long term business trip and wish to save money on really good food: Look for workers cafeterias or what they call canteens. Canteens have a limited daily menu of typically one or two main dishes, but if you're thinking of some bottom barrel US middle school fare, you'll be wildly and happily surprised. It's really very good, fresh-made with healthy salads and vegetables for sides and it's usually very, very inexpensive. At least, it was when I lived there several years ago.

    • @romank90
      @romank90 Рік тому +1

      I honestly can't remember when I last saw a canteen outside of a factory - must be 2005 or so. I don't think its a viable goal but definitely worth a try of - by a miracle - you find one.

    • @MitchDussault
      @MitchDussault Рік тому +1

      @@romank90 ah, that's disappointing to hear. I hope I don't mislead anyone but it's been a long time since I lived there and the one I used to go to is still operating, according to Google.

    • @KeithHouchens
      @KeithHouchens Рік тому +1

      had one on the base I was stationed at for the German workers on the base but anyone could eat there

  • @julieratcliff7043
    @julieratcliff7043 Рік тому +7

    My in-laws are from Germany. I had to be married to my husband 20 years before my mother-in-law would teach me how to make my husband's favorite German meal. His parents are from different regions and she taught me both ways.

    • @lw7108
      @lw7108 11 місяців тому +4

      So... What is your husband's favorite German meal?

  • @cskaffe162
    @cskaffe162 Рік тому +3

    Legit one of the best "german food" Videos. Im German and i am watching some of those type of videos. Somethimes i think like wtf is that but THIS video is so on point! This man knows what he is talking

  • @JamesSmith-pc6bh
    @JamesSmith-pc6bh 9 місяців тому +5

    I was stationed in Germany for three years and i absolutely loved the food and the beer. We would walk around town in the winter and get little finger size sausage on an incredible bun that was crunchy on the outside and soft as a cloud on the inside, they were incredible.

  • @anthonyholroyd5359
    @anthonyholroyd5359 Рік тому +10

    When I was in Berlin a couple of years ago I was told to try anything except German cuisine. Now Berlin is an international city and there are excellent international cuisines to be tried . . . But I fell in love with German cuisine. Its . . . Heavy . . . But its also just fantastic.

  • @dleland71
    @dleland71 Рік тому +12

    WOW! Your video has brought back countless memories as I was stationed in Illesheim Germany (a little town near Bad Windsheim) in '76-'77 in the US Army. I have tons of memories of great food. I was a Military Policeman and at the beginning of our shift my partner and I would drive our jeep into town and pick up a bag of brotchen, 500 grams of sliced wurst and a jar of brown mustard. It was great! Maybe a currywurst or two smothered in that ketchup... Also, any town or village worth it's salt had a local brewery (off duty enjoyment).

  • @user-wc9vy4oc5h
    @user-wc9vy4oc5h 11 місяців тому +11

    As a german i can recommend Leberkäs in a Brötchen with sweet mustard. In southern Germany you can get it at almost every bakery or butcher shop. By the way great video. If you're very interested in german food you could try silisian white sausage. There's not only bavarian. Silisian white sausage is getting rarer in Germany, since silisia is part of poland since 1945 and the silisian culture and dishes are slowly dying out.

  • @idanceforpennies281
    @idanceforpennies281 Рік тому +3

    Schnapps is a great drink, and it also comes in a huge variety of flavours.

  • @johnjost4033
    @johnjost4033 10 місяців тому +2

    As an expat retired chef living in Germany, you nailed this!!!❤

  • @JonathanSirico
    @JonathanSirico Рік тому +4

    I lived in Bamberg for four years back in the late 90's. Boy, oh boy do I miss the food.

  • @GivemeTHEfoodNOW
    @GivemeTHEfoodNOW Рік тому +30

    Also some things to try which are somewhat regional: Frikassee, Flammkuchen, Altmärker Hochzeitssuppe, Königsberger Klopse, the east german Jägerschnitzel, Harzer Käse (also the Harz mountains are well worth a visit), Kartoffelsuppe (very different from region to region) ... and i cannot stress this enough: always check out the bakerys, i mean always.

    • @LythaWausW
      @LythaWausW Рік тому +2

      Wonderful advice. I recently learned that Frikassee is a beloved dish from my childhood in America called Chicken ala King.

    • @kirimvt
      @kirimvt 11 місяців тому +1

      There is also missing the schmalzkuchen

    • @titusjones1389
      @titusjones1389 11 місяців тому

      Sorry, no ear german jägerschnitzel, thats dogfood. Try west german jägerschnitzel.

    • @SahnigReingeloetet
      @SahnigReingeloetet 11 місяців тому +3

      Harzer Käs‘ da will wer die Welt brennen sehen

    • @kirimvt
      @kirimvt 11 місяців тому

      @@SahnigReingeloetet nah sehr lecker und proteinreich

  • @caolanochearnaigh9804
    @caolanochearnaigh9804 Рік тому +7

    As an Irish guy who loves pork as much as he loves beer, I feel like moving to Germany someday...

  • @martinwaddell8429
    @martinwaddell8429 10 місяців тому +11

    Just discovered Wolter with this video. I’m half Scottish and half German - my mother was from Hamburg. Another local Hamburg dish: Birnen Bohnen und Speck - pears cooked with green beans and ham, well tasty. The local Hamburg beer is good too - Holsten Pils. German wine isn’t just white; good reds too, from the Blauburgunder grape - German name for Pinot Noir. Love your enthusiasm and exuberance, Wolter; looking forward to exploring all your other food and travel videos, keep ‘em coming.

    • @karinsuden7700
      @karinsuden7700 2 дні тому

      Birnen, Bohnen und Speck haben mir den Glauben an die norddeutsche Küche zurückgegeben 😍

  • @MichaEl-rh1kv
    @MichaEl-rh1kv Рік тому +17

    2:50 I would like to amend: there are some more varieties of Bratwurst to mention. In the Southwest for example Thuringians were not much of a thing before reunification. The most sausage stands there will have a "red" and at least one "white". The red is sometimes also called "Schübling" and is similar to the "Bockwurst". It is sligthly smoked and can be cooked or grilled. The whites are either of the St. Gallen variety (typical sausage from St. Gallen in Switzerland) or the skinless "Oberländer" (Upperlander), in their home region Upper Swabia mostly referred to as "Geschlagene" (Beaten one, because the butcher "beats" or "slaps" the dough in boiling water instead of filling it into a skin). If you order a Currywurst, you'll be asked: From the white or the red?
    3:35 The Swabian variety of this would be called "Fleischküchle" (meat pie), the Bavarian "Fleichpflanzerl" (which derived from "meat pancake"), the Austrian "Fleischlaberl" (small meat loaf). Homemade ones (or handmade ones in really good restaurants) will be often somewhat fluffier (by putting small milk-soaked bread cubes in the meat dough) and more aromatic (by putting more herbs, onions and garlic as well as some nutmeg into the dough). Near the sea you will sometimes also get Fischfrikadellen (or Fischbuletten), which use hacked fresh fish instead of pork.
    4:20 The Schäufele is the meat from the pig's scapula (which means shovel, and a Schäufele is in the Franconian and Aleman dialects a small shovel). The Franconian receipt is to roast it, the Badenian and Swiss ones are to smoke it and then to cook it slowly either in Sauerkraut or in a broth from water and white wine.
    5:20 Again, small regional differences: In the Southwest as well as in Franconia and parts of Hesse it would be a variant of "Wecken" (like Weck, Weckle, Weggla), in Berlin "Schrippen". Both Wecken and Schrippen refer etymologically to the cuts in the top made before baking. If you buy grounded breadcrumbs in a bakery or a supermarket, you'll also encounter different names: "Paniermehl" (breadcrumb-coating flour), "Semmelbrösel" (Semmel crumbs) and "Weckmehl" (flour from Wecken); the latter two could als be offered as made from Brezel, which you would need for making a Munich Schnitzel.
    8:40 You should try some day Sauerkraut-Spätzle - Spätzle and Sauerkraut fried together in a pan. Simple, but good. ;) At fairs in the South you can get sometimes Schupfnudeln (fat noodles made from a kind of gnocchi-dough), which will then also be fried together with Sauerkraut, but for my part I like the sweet variety of fried Schupfnudeln with apple puree better.

  • @PilotVolunteer
    @PilotVolunteer 9 місяців тому

    Super informative. Thank You

  • @jamesmartin6713
    @jamesmartin6713 Рік тому +1

    nice video, it moves along well, lots of info very efficiently presented.

  • @eetwinkelvolbeat1958
    @eetwinkelvolbeat1958 Рік тому +7

    Very nice video. But you forgot the national food from the north of Germany. As a person that lives in Hamburg i can say, that traditionally food over here is more fish based. If you like fish you have to try a traditional “Fisch Brötchen” or “Labskaus”. Also there are loots of nice sweet things like “Franzbrötchen” or “Rote Grütze”. We have also very nice beer over here that you have to try. I was very impressed that you liked the food because most people I know that don’t live here doesn’t like our food at all.

  • @yvonneanitakramer7536
    @yvonneanitakramer7536 Рік тому +3

    One of the first videos that mentions Eisbein too! Good Job! 💯👍🏻🙂

  • @terrywong7879
    @terrywong7879 3 місяці тому

    Love it, nice description and spectrum of foods.

  • @misterbonesontour4640
    @misterbonesontour4640 Рік тому +2

    Nice Video 😁👍🤤 Thank you!

  • @rosc2022
    @rosc2022 Рік тому +4

    Those hotel breakfasts - OMG!!!

  • @TOWERKNIGHTS
    @TOWERKNIGHTS Рік тому +3

    it hurt me as he said that Käsespätzle are only a side dish
    Go more south to Schwaben near the Lake o Konstance there you can get the best
    Try also the regional and secional specials like Asparagus or wild meat and if you are in the soutern regions try Käsespätzle.
    My personal fafourite is Holunderküchle or Holundersirup with tabwater

  • @MrDamo34
    @MrDamo34 3 місяці тому

    What a great and informative video! Subbed.

  • @francis9436
    @francis9436 Рік тому

    Thanks for the amazing video, you brought me a lot of memories back. I was stationed in Heidelberg.

  • @kielstewart5249
    @kielstewart5249 Рік тому +3

    Hey Mark!
    Just wanted to say hello and that I really enjoy your videos. I am hoping to one day visit Germany and of course have some delicious food and drink.
    Thank you for continuing to make videos about this as it only raises my level of excitement.
    Hope you have a wonderful day.
    -Kiel (from Canada)

  • @andreasmetzger7619
    @andreasmetzger7619 Рік тому +8

    If you're ever in the part of the south that today is called Baden-Württemberg, try Kässpätzle or just any meal with Spätzle. Spätzle are noodles usually made out of eggs and flour and they're part of every good meal out there

  • @chipmunkhunt
    @chipmunkhunt Рік тому

    Loved this video. Brought back memories of my time in Berlin.

  • @loueckert4970
    @loueckert4970 8 місяців тому

    Love this video, thanks for the tour...

  • @Joseph-xt2qg
    @Joseph-xt2qg Рік тому +16

    Spaghetti eis and Fleisch kase were two of our favorites! Plus there was a chocolate muesli from one of the grocery stores in our town that was incredible!

    • @tubekulose
      @tubekulose Рік тому

      It's "Käse" and "Müsli". If you don't have those letters on your keyboard you can substitute "ä", "ö", "ü" with "ae", "oe", "ue". 😊

    • @Joseph-xt2qg
      @Joseph-xt2qg Рік тому

      @@tubekulose yep. 0.5 batting average on this one, but I'm glad you understood.

  • @marcushoflmayr30
    @marcushoflmayr30 Рік тому +8

    Probably your most professional video till now!
    But... No mustard with the "Brezn"! Maybe butter or "Obazda"!
    Mustard only with sausage!
    And try Kaskrainer! It´s grilled sausage with cheese.
    For drinks: You forgot "Spezi" in Munich.

    • @petergrieb9168
      @petergrieb9168 Рік тому +1

      I honestly doubt, that a lot of people here know, what "Obatzter" is. Even many Germans don´t know, as it is realy bavarian. 🙂

  • @wolfmoonrising2280
    @wolfmoonrising2280 8 місяців тому

    Thanks for the great video!

  • @Gath8mm
    @Gath8mm 6 місяців тому

    What a great information filled presentation. Loved it!!!

  • @nathansmith8898
    @nathansmith8898 Рік тому +16

    As a Brit living in Bamberg I have to say this is pretty accurate. It's definitely a cuisine built on pork and potatoes. I'd also add in Flammkuchen to the mix, that's excellent too.

    • @saba1030
      @saba1030 11 місяців тому +2

      @Nathan Smith
      Bamberg is in Bavaria, different food to the "rest of Germany" 😊
      Greetings from Bremen

    • @barfuss2007
      @barfuss2007 11 місяців тому +1

      die Knödel nicht zu vergessen, die sind nicht immer aus Kartoffeln. Und natürlich Spätzle, Schupfnudeln usw.

    • @tacidian7573
      @tacidian7573 11 місяців тому +2

      Flammekueche

    • @BernddasBrotxD
      @BernddasBrotxD 11 місяців тому +1

      Typisches Bamberger Essen ist einfach Schäuferla mit Wirsing und Kloß

    • @nathansmith8898
      @nathansmith8898 11 місяців тому +2

      @@BernddasBrotxD Genau, Schweinefleisch mit Kartoffeln.

  • @martinbudinsky8912
    @martinbudinsky8912 Рік тому +3

    9:00 Just a heads up. Pilsner is not German but Czech.

  • @bradwallace383
    @bradwallace383 6 місяців тому

    I really enjoyed your post.

  • @unknown_norie
    @unknown_norie Рік тому +2

    Thank you for this brilliant episode

  • @GDPanda69
    @GDPanda69 Рік тому +7

    Having spent a lot of time in Bavaria when I was in the service, the one dish I definitely miss THE MOST has to be Leberkasse (mit ein Ei, of course!). Whenever I go to a German restaurant stateside, this is definitely the dish that I measure the place by!

  • @LupiFem
    @LupiFem Рік тому +19

    Hi Mark!
    My wife and I really enjoyed your video! It's so much fun to hear about the foods, that we grew up with from another perspective!
    A few annotations:
    - Currywurst from Berlin is okay, but the one from the Ruhrgebiet is so much richer in taste!
    - A Wiener Schnitzel with pork is called a Schnitzel Wiener Art.
    - A Frikadelle isn't predominantly used for sandwiches
    - Wasser mit Gas isn't used at all, it's Wasser mit Kohlensäure, oder Sprudel.
    - At 3:16 that is not a Schnitzel, it's called Kotelett.
    Of course, we could be wrong, some things are really regional!
    Thank you an please keep up the great work!

    • @philippmayenburg7282
      @philippmayenburg7282 11 місяців тому +1

      das bei 3:16 ist schon ein Jägerschnitzel. Die haben nicht unbedingt eine Panade

    • @jandamskier6510
      @jandamskier6510 11 місяців тому

      you are quite right

    • @mamakrabbe6674
      @mamakrabbe6674 11 місяців тому +1

      Koteletts haben einen Knochen, aber lecker ist alles 😊

    • @larsdetering8996
      @larsdetering8996 11 місяців тому +1

      Thanks for the hint to Currywurst in Ruhrgebiet. And if you really want to knock yourself out: Try "Dönninghaus" Currywurst in Bochum. That's the kind of sauce you want. (I know, I'm from Bochum so I might eventually be the teensiest bit of BIASED, but hey! Just tellin' as it is. ("Ich sach, wie't is.))

  • @MrEasterrabbit
    @MrEasterrabbit 10 місяців тому

    Normann from Freiburg here. You Sir did an awesome job with the video

  • @juana6671
    @juana6671 2 місяці тому

    Best food videos! Helped me a lot on my Germany trip! Thank you so much

  • @Glostahdude
    @Glostahdude Рік тому +3

    I am of German descent and we have the Knockwurst with Sauerkraut and Fingerlings once a week!! Love it!!

  • @andrewclark8630
    @andrewclark8630 Рік тому +3

    What wonderful and underrated cuisine.

  • @tkguha6918
    @tkguha6918 11 місяців тому

    You are a true foodie, really enjoyed watching the video. cheers!

  • @ajs11201
    @ajs11201 11 місяців тому

    Great advice. I think you got all the highlights. At the very least, you covered all the foods I know from my childhood. And I love the B-roll footage--great photos!.

  • @ladysaskiadebruijn7153
    @ladysaskiadebruijn7153 Рік тому +5

    We are in de black forest now a yesterday I've made kase spätzle with snitzel pieces. It was amazing. A nice hardy meal after a big hike is amazing.

  • @frednich9603
    @frednich9603 Рік тому +3

    Great rundown! We're excited for our Christmas market trip this year. I think the Nuremberg sausages are our favorite

  • @pamelacoles4634
    @pamelacoles4634 8 місяців тому

    Going in October… thanks for the tips!

  • @amazing5392
    @amazing5392 4 місяці тому

    Excellent Video❤

  • @lars611farmer3
    @lars611farmer3 Рік тому +8

    Hey, I just found this video and I really like it. Trying local bread varities from smaller bakeries is definitely worth it. It seeems like you tried food in southwestern Germany and Berlin. In other parts you will find different meals with more fish or other vegetables. One underrated kind of meal are our soups and stews. In the eastern part, they are heavily influenced by polish and czech recipes. Vegetables like green beans, peas, carrots, beets are also very common. We also have a type of collard green, Grünkohl, that is eaten in northern Germany. You can discover a lot more if you want to.
    P.S. Jägermeister is a college drunk shot here too :)

  • @brinkiTOgo
    @brinkiTOgo 10 місяців тому +5

    As a German I'm glad you didn't only mention bavarian food like many people do. For example Currywurst is very popular where I live but you wouldn't find Weißwürste here.

  • @chrisgarcia979
    @chrisgarcia979 Рік тому +2

    Brought back wonderful memories. Great food.

  • @sundok1
    @sundok1 Рік тому +2

    You have a great channel. You are so enthusiastic about food, and your knowledge is top-notch. Great vocal presentation!

  • @thomasbjor2332
    @thomasbjor2332 Рік тому +9

    Thanks for the video, man.
    When I was in Berlin last, for the first time, I had the pleasure of having a curry wurst! Another ting I wanted was a real Berlin Düner kebab, but that didn't happen. I really want to visit Berlin again, a really nice city to visit. Love from Norway

    • @daveking-sandbox9263
      @daveking-sandbox9263 Рік тому

      Doener Kebab is from Turkey, you might want to try it there first.

    • @saba1030
      @saba1030 11 місяців тому +1

      ​@@daveking-sandbox9263 NO.
      It was actually "invented" by a Turkish guy living in Berlin, and from there it spread over to Turkiye 😊

  • @ahmd5
    @ahmd5 Рік тому +4

    I stayed in Heidelberg and I loved the fresh apple juice.

  • @mbr5742
    @mbr5742 Рік тому +3

    Missed all the "Suppen" or "Eintöpfe". Lentil, Pea, Green Beans in various combinations with or without meat. Lentil soup with vinegar...

  • @Astrofrank
    @Astrofrank Рік тому +14

    For getting an overview how diverse German food can be, take a look at a book called "Die echte deutsche Küche". There is a chapter for every Bundesland (federal "state"), so you can combine foods from a specific area. Hint: You may need at twice the amount of marinade when making Rheinischer Sauerbraten. :-9

  • @Freunderealitaet
    @Freunderealitaet 8 місяців тому

    you are very well educated with our different regions .. great stuff :)

  • @llamaflap8570
    @llamaflap8570 Рік тому +2

    I've been learning German now for about 5 months on Duolingo with the intention of visiting Deutschland and this video is amazing, i was getting excited when i recognised German words you were saying, the Schweinshaxe is definitely on my list to try!!

  • @candiceholloway1258
    @candiceholloway1258 Рік тому +6

    One of my favourite cuisines.

  • @aldilidl4029
    @aldilidl4029 Рік тому +3

    Alter Verwalter!
    Der Typ hat sich wirklich sehr gut mit der deutschen Küche auseinander gesetzt!
    ( Auch mit der Trinkkultur ) ;-)
    Doch er hat leider Linsen mit Spätzle und Saiten vergessen.
    Doch das ist ihm nicht nach zu halten. Gutes Video für zukünftige Touristen!

  • @jimbrennan1181
    @jimbrennan1181 Рік тому +18

    Great video! One of my favorite German food items is Obatzda, a cheese and onion spread that doesn't get a lot of recognition. And of course, I love German beer!

    • @jkhaos1235
      @jkhaos1235 7 місяців тому

      My mother in law is from South Germany and she made obatzda and I was.. In heaven. :D such a yummy thing

  • @kanister21
    @kanister21 Рік тому +1

    You are truly a well experienced traveller and well educated. I'm glad you introduced the wine regions around the rhine river and Riesling and Apfelschorle.

  • @Itsabountifullife
    @Itsabountifullife 11 місяців тому +1

    Eeeekkkk, I'm so thankful for this information. We will be headed to Germany next week and I absolutely can not wait to explore the variety of yummy foods and beers.

  • @barbarasunday3514
    @barbarasunday3514 Рік тому +5

    I haven't been blessed to travel there yet but I am an imigrant's daughter anf grew up in a very German community, Oktoberfest is a season in Cincinnati and my father worked a biergarten every year..Lots of street food there. My favorite dinner is roladen, spaetzle and sauerkraut (forgive the spelling please) .My Tante was a very gifted baker. Her torte ,strudel, and pfefferneusse were the stuff of dreams and visiting was always a treat. OOH what memories!

    • @daveking-sandbox9263
      @daveking-sandbox9263 Рік тому +1

      I am an American, I have lived in Germany for 50 years and I don’t know what Oktoberfest in Cincinnati has to do with Germany, sorry.

    • @821lancevance
      @821lancevance 7 місяців тому

      ​@daveking-sandbox9263 massive population of Germans in Cincinnati and they have the second largest Octoberfest in north America but yeah be an old dick instead

  • @mikemarkowski7609
    @mikemarkowski7609 11 місяців тому +3

    I was in Germany on business and my local contact, Bernhard, took me to a restaurant and he ordered for me. Turned out to be the meter sausage with saurkraut and black bread. I ate the whole thing! Wonderful! Turned out he ordered himself the half-meter! Nothing but good experiences in multiple visits to Germany. And yes, don't order beer by brand, order by style and get the local version.

    • @ruffymon
      @ruffymon 11 місяців тому

      "And yes, don't order beer by brand, order by style and get the local version" This is how you order a Beer properly. Sehr gut mein Freund :)