American reacts to BEAUTIFUL German Christmas Markets
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I love how you can watch this even as a german and be fascinated about what's happening in other parts of Germany during Christmas. Every Christmas market in Germany has something unique that you don't find in other cities and it's absolutely beautiful.
So true ✨ it's wonderful! ❤️
Plauen and Leipzig FOREVER
Für mich als "Düsseldorfer Jung" ist Köln eigentlich eine verbotene Zone , aber der Weihnachtsmarkt sah echt gut aus . Ich glaub den schau ich mir doch mal an , auch wenn es da kein echtes Bier gibt 😉
I live near frankfurt but visited the one in Heidelberg last year and they had an artificial ice skating ring set up, where you could rent shoes and have a timeslot to scate around
I really necer saw something oike it at a christmasmarket, itsl was magical ♥️✨️
Please watch a video about the ore mountains in saxony - especially Seiffen or Annaberg. It's a region with an outstanding christmas tradition. Every year at christmas time the region Transforms into a fairytale. 😊
2:00 Yep, they are
5€? all markets I visited it was 2€, each city hast it’s own unique one with every year changing designs, so some people keep one collecting and return the rest.
As a German who lives in Berlin and goes to the Christmas market at Alexander platz every year I am happy they included it🥰
Yet one has to wo der why dw decided to go with that.
Others in Berlin are nicer
They are OPEN this year. And I prefer Kokosmakronen! Lecker!! 😄 And your "För-Zängenboul" is just great lololol. It is fire tongs punch according to my translator. 😀 You pay a deposit for the mugs (about 3 €). You MAY take them home with you, but It's not quite legal. But I cannot imagine that anyone will sue you as long as you don't leave the market holding your mug high and yelling at the next policemen: "Die hab ich geklaut!" That could result in curbing your Christmas vibes considerably .... 😅
3:10 The small lights were usual light bulbs, but with a lower voltage. They were connected in a way, that it fits with a higher voltage. Electric christmas tree lights could work with 220 V, because there were 30 and each one is ready for about 8 V. Or you have a chain with 20 lights a 1 V and a power adapter to provide 20 V
I visited the Christmas market in Stockholm a while back. Takes place in the old town on a square where there have been markets for more than 700 years. I know that this channel focuses on Germany, but you could maybe check out the Dutch guy Daniel who does daily walks around Stockholm. He will live stream his walk from the market in a few days time. The channel is called Let's walk around Stockholm.
also, look at" free tours on foot" to London and other places even Chicago
To be perfectly honest with our Swedish friends... Stockholm is not my first choice to spend even a day in the dead of winter. I'm depressed by the idea that it doesn't get light there until 9 in the morning and then it's dark again at 3 in the afternoon. The winter here in Germany is already too disgusting for me and 6 weeks too long. I don't like going somewhere where winter is even worse than it is here...
I am from the Erzgebirge (where those wooden decorations are from).
I've just been to the christmas market in our nearby city last week after two years not going due to Covid.
It was lovely - though pretty cold (14 degrees F)
Merry Christmas to you.
We have a large outdoor German style Christmas market here on the waterfront in Vancouver BC. Lasts a month, lots of fun. We have other markets as well so it is a good time. Covid put a dent in it but we are getting back to normalcy with some caution.
I visited the Cologne Weihnachtsmarkt some weeks ago, and it's back to normal :-) Oh the Reibekuchen!
About the mugs. You pay a deposit for the mug. You can either return the mug and get your money back or keep the mug. It's usually between €3 - €5. Many people collect the mugs because they have a different design every year and also at every market.
Sir, in Chicago there is a BIG German Christmas Market, with stalls from Germany. Have a pleasant Christmas and a happy new Year. Elmar from Germany.
Since we do have alot of Christmas markets in germany you should definetly check out other videos for it. There are so many that even a German person likes to watch them on UA-cam, cus it would be hard to go on every single one in one life 😂
German Christmas Market (Christkindlmarkt) in Carmel, Indiana.
November 19th - December 30th, 2022.
Thursday: 4 pm - 9 pm, Friday, Saturday & Sunday: 11 am - 9 pm
The most beautiful Christmas market I've ever been to is in a forest. This really adds to the magical, comfy atmosphere. Unfortunately, it's really crowded because of that, but it's still great.^^
Which one is it? :)
@@voyance4elle Halsbach
@@sailorcat Thank you :D
10:11 They are temporary structures, the markets are open for 3-4 Weeks.
Most citys have these small to medium wooden huts.
Pagoda tents 3x3 m are also very common.
Most of the huts represent small very specialised shops, that are also present at differnet festivals during the summer.
11:30 You have to pay a deposit for the mugs, usually 1-2€. If you give the mug back, you get the money back. But many take a mug home as a souvenir, that's why there's a new design every year.
Are you aware of the concept of "Advent"? In Germany Advent-time starts 4 sundays before christmas.
Each Sunday is an Adventssonntag (1. Advent, 2.Advent, 2.Advent, 4 Advent, then xmas)
During this Advent time, especially on the Advent sundays people tend to spend time with their family or friends. Bake xmas cookies or otherwise prep food together or (pre covid) go on xmas markets.
Many households have a wreath of fir branches with 4 candles. And each Advent you light one more candle.
Many german Christmas markets are also more thatn twice as old as the USA. Exaple Christmas Market in Dresden is this year 588 Years old.
@Ryan_Wass get lost scammer.
I'm an absolute summer person so I can't say that Christmas is my favorite time of the year but even though I've lived my entire life in Germany I never fail to get amazed by Christmas markets. Literally EVERY city, town or even village has one and all of them are so different. The smell of baked goods us everything.
"Feuerzangenbowle" (lit. "fire tongs punch", rum-spiced red wine punch) = FOY-ER-TSUNG-UN-BOWL-UH
At 1:26 there is a miniature of the "Michelstädter Rathaus". The old town hall ot my home town, built in 1484. I don't think it's on the Christmas Market in Michelstadt, but the building is pretty famous. There is even a miniature in Disneyland Paris. 🙂
As to you quetion at 4:15: This year NO entry restrictions at German Christmas markets. No tests or certificates required anymore.
I have to drive almost 30 miles for a big Christmas market. In the next town the Christmas market is quite small, yet I went there for bratwurst. 😂 We even have a Christmas market in our small village. A sweets stall, a crêpes stall, a bratwurst stall and a mulled wine stall. It starts next weekend, just for two days. Very small, but very pretty.
One can find these wooden ornaments at Thuesday Morning, HomeGoods, Marshalls, Ross.
Man, i cant wait to go to cologne this year...
Im finally gettin bit more independant and travelling alone, so this year im finally gonna go there...
hopefully not alone tho.
i love Christmas markets. The one at our smaller town does have several Crêpe/Waffle stands, and OH MY GOD are those good. Like, its dark outside, ya be eating a hot crêpe (in my case actually a savoury one, with cheese), and drinking Punsch/Glühwein (i hate Wine in general, so i drink the alcohol-free thingy), and its so good. Its warmin ya up and just makin happy
Grüsse aus BERLIN und bleibt alle gesund und FIT.
2:09 yes,they thankfully are open. At least in my region they are.
The Mugs Cost a Deposit, mostly 2 Euro or 2.50. You get it back when you return the mug.
I still remember watching the movie Feuerzangenbowle in chemistry when I was in high school. Then we talked about it and after that we made that all together and everyone got a cup😂😂😂 (I'm pretty sure we did a bit of a stretch with the meaning of that drink saying that it's just 'wine' (Branntwein also includes the word wine after all, because not everyone was 18 yet 🤫🤭😂)
Of course it was not nearly enough for anyone to be intoxicated😇
Edit: (Branntwein is another ford for the type of 'rum' we used... and since it's hard liquor it's officially only allowed after 18)
you get a mug pretty much everywhere but you pay around 2$ extra that you can claim back if you bring back the mug
the shops are there usually for around a month. some are truck-like, but most are small houses out of wood
There are some Christmas markets in the US, the one in Philly is quite good. Just do a search on "Christmas markets in the USA (or your state)"
Yes, they are all opened!
Yes they are pop ups. You will find them in spring and summer times for our spring and summer festivals. The mugs will have a 2 euro deposit on them so you can keep them or return them and get your 2 euros back. I moved to Germany from Seattle back in 1982 and have allways loved going to the different Christmas markets. I try and go too at least 2 or 3 markets every year.
Greetings from beautyful Lübeck! 💜
On the mugs you have to put down a deposit. Return the mug and you get your money back or keep it and you essentially bought it. Where I live in Aachen tourists like to keep the mugs and some people even collect them. I am not the biggest fan of alcohol but you can also get hot chocolate , although some people even drink that with alcohol at the Christmas market. lol
In Berlin you can bring your mulled wine with you in the Ferris wheel. I was yesterday there… like every year… and instead of mulled wine we get mulled gin. It’s gin with apple juice and spices
About the mugs; you pay about like 2€ Pfand/Depot. And you yourself decide if you
1. Take the mug home (for 2€!!) As a souvenir
2. Bring it back and get your cash
Or 3. You're either too drunk to bring it back or want to "gift" someone else (probably poors or kids) 2€. So you just leave it on table or give it to someone
Love your video. About the mugs.. you pay extra for the mug but if you return it you get back the extra money
They did away with all disposable containers at most public venues in Germany and here in Austria. You pay like 4 euros for the mug as a deposit, you either give it back and get back your 4 Euros, or keep it and take it home. This way, 70% less trash ist created.
Niederegger is _the_ Marzipan Brand i germany. They have an actual Museum dedicated to it.
"Fürsengenboll" 🤣🤣🤣
I would love to see you reacting to the north of germany like Schleswig-Holstein, its completely different to the sausage and Oktoberfest south :)
I was on a Market in our City Castle
You should watch Rothenburg Ob der tauber, there is a very nice cristmas market too
06:47 we have one in cologne before we got married. 😊 I wonder if it is still there. Now we have 2 kids 🥰
This year, thankfully, the Christmas markets are more open and less restricted again and we've already been to ours.
The only downside is that this year everything has become extremely expensive. E.g. we got something we had two years ago (Scandinavian winter ham - tastes really great!), which was cheaper 2 years ago and the portion twice as big. That is the disadvantage of this year at the Christmas market!
A couple of years I was at a German Christmas market in Tokyo... Sponsored by Volkswagen. That was kinda... Interesting 😂
if you ever go out of ideas i would recommend taking a look at „Mein Schiff“ a germain cruise. Or if you go out of germain content move on to switzerland 😉
I have thinking, that's in USA or UK more Christmas Live is. More Singing and shining streets and Gardens.
Christmas market with Covid restrictions was a much more relaxed affair than this year.
The shops are like pop ups :) in my rural hometown of austria, there every year the same shops but its beautiful every year...and in austria we have the "christkind" no santa claus ...the christkind is like a christmas angel or something like that but no santa ;)
Christmas markets are always an experience. Meet with friends and have a good time. And most importanty, buy Christmas tree decoration and other ornaments or even gifts for your loved ones.
In Europe, Christmas markets are not only in Germany, most Christmas markets are easily accessible by walking or public transport.
You generally can't have them in the US, or at least one of each party cannot savor mulled wine, Feuerzangenbowle, mead because then they would drive the others back home under the influence...also openly drinking alcoholic beverages in public, especially in front of minors. For the US they probably must make paper bag covered mugs. 🙂
At all of our open air festivals, no matter what season, we always have glasses, mugs, moste often real plates if regular dishes are served with real metal cutlery. Yes there are some where you get cardboard or wooden containers for drink or food, even with wooden cutlery. But in Germany there are almost no disposable plastic containers at fests anymore.
One final hint: There is a website dict.cc where you can hear most words in foreign languages. Just enter the word and see the translations (more language pairs than just English/German). There is a little loudspeaker icon and you can hear often several different people or computer generated voices pronouncing the words. Let us know if you find it helpful to hear and copy, e.g. Feuerzangenbowle.
You can also use google translator
Those stores are not permanent but some of them are like food trucks and travel, you will never find normal pop up tents like in the us at a market like that. Europeans are crazy about looks
1648 is the year of the first christmas market in Lübeck
Search for the Vienna (Austria) Christmas Market. I am German, but in Vienna is the most beautiful (imho)
There are not so many markets at this year, because the energy costs are so high. Before corona there was a lot of them but with the beginning of the ukraine war, the energy costs went high and all prices too. The bigger citys have a market, but this year most smaller citys and villages renounce. Also my city. Our christmas market had a medival style the last years before corona. Thats all gone....
It's more like you drink your wine at the stand where you got it from and give the empty cup back ☺️
This year there aren't any restrictions, so it doesn't matter if you're vaccinated or not
I've never liked Christmas markets. It's an atmosphere like in a shopping mall, only wet and cold, everything is overpriced, mediocre quality, totally over-commercialized. You can drink "mold wine" (🤣) in much nicer, cozier places with friends. But especially women are totally into it: Shopping, meeting friends, and drinking all in once. They would love to go there every day.
You would love Lübeck, too.
17:52 Blacksmiths still have a tradition here. We have a lot of stables here and horseshoes are still done the traditional way.
Most of them use the medivial/christmas/sesonal markets as advertisment for their side buisness.
Please react to the original "Dinner for One" which is in English and Germans watch it every New Years Eve
Come here to Dortmund, we have the biggest Christmas tree in the world.
yes the chrismas markets are open in this year and this is bautiful btw i was born in germany and all ist cool except one thing the 4g network.
u need to pay a rent or we call it PFAND for the mug. So you got money back when u bring back the mug. Greetings from Cologne with the biggest Christmasmarket.
there are tons of vids released about actual german christmas markets. and almost no restrictions anymore. this year hits a different event the markets. war and energy. many ice skating areas this year are missing, some are replaced. the lights will turn on later and goes off early but at the other hand the markets are full and full of activity. just look a few one frome some expats (black forest family as example) because this official look like dokus about the markets shows you nothing.
greetings
You've never been in NYC during the Christmas season.
try to look up the weihnachtsmarkt annaberg buchholz
🎄🎅🤶🥰 Hmm ein schöner heißer Glühwein oh ja 🤩 normalerweise zahlt man Pfand wenn man Glühwein kauft, Geld das man zurück bekommt wenn man die Tasse wieder zurück bringt. Will man die Tasse aber behalten nimmt man sie einfach mit nach Hause, denn dafür ist der Pfand da, man hat die Tasse also schon bezahlt.
Google translate: "🎄🎅🤶🥰Hmm a nice hot mulled wine oh yes 🤩 usually you pay a deposit when you buy mulled wine, money that you get back when you bring the cup back. But if you want to keep the cup, you simply take it home with you, because that's what the deposit is for, so you've already paid for the cup."
Best regards from Germany ✌
In a mug ?Glühwein is hot wine with Christmas spices
11:36 You pay a deposit (2-5 Euro) for the mug. If you want a souvenier , just keep the mug.
4:00 Not accepting simply being recovered may be better, though. I mean I wasn't complaining about technically being "immunised" by having recovered when I got COVID earlier in the year but recovery, unless I am mistaken here, isn't anywhere near as much of a blanket protection against all strains of COVID as vaccination is. There isn't one COVID, there are quite a few COVIDs by now. And if you get one of them and recover, you're now protected against that one. But that seems to be it.
They are popup shops but unlike in the US you are not allowed to park the trucks there because it's a pedestrian only area. And who wants to see trucks during christmas? They take up too much space and destroy the christmas feeling.
And you will almost never ever get disposable cups anywhere in Europe.
How far are you actually away from moving here? I don't know if your smile is fake, bit you look very happy while watching German videos ;-)
@@Michael_from_EU_Germany and this is the reason why he smiles whilst watching videos about Germany? Or is this a reason to move to Germany? Whats your point?
@@Michael_from_EU_Germany Obviously not today, but humans can plan years further...
Feli from germany recently made a Video about german christmas traditions. Maybe you want to watch that one, too 😊😊
Dresden is missed. Deutsche Welle hates Saxony?
Unfortunately, I only saw your Christmas market videos now, after Christmas... but I still want to show you the Christmas market of my hometown... a Christmas market and a medieval market in one, located in a beautiful old German town... to make you a little more envious... 😉
I would love to show you and your family the Esslinger Christmas Market 😉
ua-cam.com/video/dH74481EkhA/v-deo.html
At 100k subscribers u gotta come over to germany
No, this year there are no corona restrictions on the Christmas Markets.
"... but these people arn't even from Europe"
That one Swedish woman: 🤨😐😑
nice to see, i wanna move to lübeck
You have to pay like 2€ extra when you ge the drink in the Mug. When you bring it back you will get the money back.
As a American living in Germany, the Christmas market are beautiful. Every little town has it own.
almost everyone
We have it in france too but its more in biggest cities
@@mayfielcl I live near France and love Christmas market in Colmar 🎄
Every year it is just wonderful to go to the christman markets^^
Also hello to Germany! Hope you like Germany to live in!
I can´t believe the US has nothing like that !
Every Christmas market has its own design of mugs. It's a tradition that some people take these cups home to collect, but you shouldn't do that too often. You pay about 3 euros deposit for it. So you are supposed to bring them back, but the market is also prepared for some cups to be taken away. And yes, the shops are pop-up shops, but mostly each market has its own kind of design. Everything should look the same. So they put up the little wooden huts or something like that and then sellers can rent them. My Home Town Baden-Baden by the way also has one of the most beautiful Christmas markets in south Germany :)
I think ours started selling mugs a few years ago to prevent that problem
I need to check next week, but I think most Christmas markets here in Vienna have such high deposits on their mugs, that they basically sold it to you on quite some profit in case you don't bring them back.
Ihr habt auch den besten fussballverein in ganz europa, wenn nicht in der ganzen welt!
@@pierremertscheit4206 Danke!
well, there's a few really beautiful ones - another might be the one in the black forest, on the "Ravennaschlucht". Especially by night it's a really nice look.
Mulled Wine (or Glühwein in German - literally Glow Wine) is a spiced wine that is served hot. That's why It's in a mug. It's propably hard to get in the US, but you can easily make your own at home. You just need:
1 Liter of wine (most commonly red wine, but white wine is also used)
2 cinnamon sticks
5 cloves (some recipes use more, some less)
2-3 organic oranges (or just oranges with an untreated peel)
4 Tablespoons of light brown sugar, or rock sugar. Adjust to taste
Add the wine, spices and sugar to a pot. Wash your oranges well and cut into slices. Throw them into the wine with the peel. That's why they should be untreated. Heat everything up, but make sure not to go above 80°C or you will have alcohol-free Mulled Wine :D. Then let it sit for some time. 15 minutes may be fine, but you can go longer. Then heat it up again (again: not to hot) and enjoy :)
There are a lot of different recipes out there though. Some use lemon slices as well, some more spices like cardamom, star anise, vanilla or whatever you want to have in it. It's also common to add a little bit of brown rum (called "mit Schuss" - literally with a shot)
Aldi in USA hat Gluehwein.
you need to try it its way bether then egnog or how it written maybe a video about it
I've been to a small Christmas Market here in South Carolina where I visit my partner at the moment. It was only for a weekend in a small town BUT they had mulled wine there!! I was very pleasantly surprised
Very cool of you to share the recipe!! :)
If you have the opportunity visit a German Christmas market in a year or two. The little man will love it
It's pretty sad they didn't show any of the amazing forest and castle christmas markets here in Germany! They are even prettier and have an enchanted vibe to it! Last weekend we went to the christmas market of Schloss Guteneck, it's super pretty!
It's OK, but I think it's entrance fee is too high.
Schloss Moyland am Niederrhein 😍. Or last week I visited Traben-Trarbach, where most of the market is underground in the old wine cellars. Oh, there are so many great markets all over Germany 😊.
Omg yes it's absolutely stunning!!
@@madremoja Ich lebe in Traben-Trarbach. Born and raised
I love the Striezelmarkt in Dresden, which is Germanys oldest Christmas market. What's special about it is all the rooftop decorations on the little stalls which are really beautiful with their Christmas figurerenes and sleighs and huts and stuff
Yes, definitely the Striezelmarket. I have so many fond memories of it.
yeah, but next to Dresden (about 70 km) is Chemnitz which has a beautiful Christmas Market too. Chemnitz is capital of culture of Europe in 2025 as well. So please travel to Chemnitz...
And the striezels that they make there are very good. If u know what i mean
It's now on my bucket list, my Dad (may he rest in peace) was born and grew up in Dresden.
As a guy livin in Dresden - the historic and medival one is even better
As a Lübecker, I'm happy you found out about Lübeck. This is the best place I've ever lived in.
Lübecker Marzipan ist ein Weihnachtsklassiker, tolle Stadt, sehr schön
I’ve been to the Lübeck Christmas markets in 2019… just stunning!!! And don’t get me started about the marzipan 🤤
War dort in 2020, sehr tolle Stadt und natürlich musste man Niederegger kaufen 🤣. Das beste Marzipan was ich kenne!
As a fellow Lübecker, I second that! Great city!
@@minonkh dann probiere Mal Marzipan von den kleinen Familienbetrieben in HL. Mest ist um einiges besser,👍
Dude I they should have talked about the smells more!
The smell of the Christmas trees, of the different baked goods or savory food stands, the spices in the mulled wine. Many times there's also stalls where you can buy whole spices. Christmas markets just overall tend to smell amazing.
True 😄
We have to pay a ‘Pfand’ (just like with our plastic bottles) which we get back when we return the mugs. It’s normally around 3-4€.
But of course every seller counts on some people taking the pretty mugs home, so they always have extra mugs near by.
There is also’Kinderpunch/ Punch’ which is also a heated kind of Grape or Orange juice. It’s without alcohol so kids can drink it too.
Often they are sold by local music orchestras, sports communities (soccer) or carnival organizations.
In smaller cities, local craftsmen can rent one of those hut’s as well and sell their self made things. For example self made clothes, ornaments, candles, necklaces and more.
Kinderpunch ist so lecker
I always make Punsch at home :) I usually heat grape juice or apple juice in a pot with a cinnamon stick and some other spices..
Pfand = deposit
German Christmas markets are unforgettable. Once you visit one, you go back and it at least 5 times during the season and find yourself wanting to visit or actually go and visit other cities Christmas markets.
That's so nice to hear ☺️
Yes, the shops and stands at Christmas markets are almost every time pop-up stands. From simple pavilions to actual vending trucks to detachable wood cabins.
Marzipan is made out of Rosewater, almonds and sugar. And there is a Museum in the Niederegger cafe. They have a very good restaurant as well. My cousin and her husband have a cafe pretty close to it.
the "secret ingredient" of marzipan is usually "rosenwasser" (=rose water), which is water infused with rose petals, that is a byproduct of distilling rose oil. It gives the marzipan a different flavor.
There is an authentic German Christmas market in Chicago. The Black Forest Family even made a video of it.😉😊
Wer dort Dresdner Christstollen kauft: Nach dem Backen ist der Stollen noch trocken. Stollen muß mindestens 2, besser 3 oder 4 Wochen kühl und trocken (so cirka 17 Grad Celsius) gelagert werden, bevor man ihn ißt.
Die Zutaten müssen erst "durchziehen" Dann wird der Teig "feucht". Er schmeckt dann nicht mehr trocken.
Stollen ist nicht dazu da, trocken in Kaffee getunkt zu werden. Dazu ist er viel zu schade.
Wenn er richtig durchgezogen ist, kannst man ihn ohne eintunken essen. Er schmeckt dann super lecker. Ganz anders.
(Wer keinen alten kühlen Keller hat, und ihn auf dem Balkon lagern möchte, sollte ihn sehr gut in einem großen Karton verpacken und aufpassen. Die Vögel oder Eichhörnchen reißen sonst die Folie auf und fressen den Stollen weg!)
Ich habe mal vor Jahren gehört, die Amerikaner wissen das nicht und tunken ihn trocken in den Kaffee. Vielleicht gibt es ja jetzt endlich eine Beschreibung zum Stollen dazu?
Falls nicht, kannst du es bitte übersetzen? Damit sie wissen, wie gut der Stollen eigentlich schmeckt.
Frohe Weihnachten❣🎄🎁
Ohh your reaction is very cute its like a child that visit a christmas market for the first time😉 This year we don't have controlls like 2021 in Cologne. I think we have 8 or more big christmas markets in the city. The mulled wine costs 4 to 6 euro. You can choose red or white one. If you want one with Rum or Amaretto than it costs 2 euro on top. Every year its nice to visit this wonderful markets but if you want to drink, food and buy some things it is very expensive but it's a great tradition for me and my family.
Merry Christmas 🎅
That guy told a bit of a different story about the Schwippbogen, than I know it .... I was always told that miners went to work while it was dark and came from work when it was dark, so people put lights into their windows so the miners had at least a little bit of light in the day
Side note: when you visit the Erzgebirge at Christmas time you see those in like every window... Or at least some other christmas lights...
And if you are a real Erzgebirgler you know what a Lichtlfahrt is ...
@@roesi1985 ah sry don't know that one ... I am from Dresden....
10:14 Those were "gebrannte mandeln" (burned Almonds) They are roated in melted sugar and are pretty much and absolute _must_ at christmas markets, next to "Schmalzgebäck" which are like bitesized lard cakes that are absolutely amazing