10 Foods Germans CAN'T Live Without [The Ultimate List]
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- There are certain foods in Germany that people arguably can't live without. Learn which ones they are to try and decide for yourself, whether you will add them to your meal plan or not. 😉
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00:00 - Introduction
00:45 - Food #1
02:23 - Food #2
03:24 - Food #3
04:18 - Food #4
06:51 - Food #5
07:29 - Food #6
08:50 - Food #7
09:43 - Food #8
12:10 - Food #9
14:01 - Food #10
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I could sit here for hours, just to listen to both of you. Almost regardless of the actual topic. Such good vibes, such nice humor!
My mother (Irish descent) and Dad (German) had a small convenience store and made a meat salad from the left-over ends of lunch meats and with mayo and spices. It was a favorite item in their store.
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I'm a German expat living in Switzerland for more than 50 years. My German foods I can't live without are: Brot, Wurst, Döner, Matjesheringe, many varieties of Kohl!
The kebab has become what the hamburger is in the USA. And let's be honest, a kebab tastes much better than a hamburger.
Duisburg NRW Monopol ,each 40metric ton trucks carrie this substance around EU/Germ.
-try something better change into Greek Gyros !!! much more cleaner meat
@@grachoderunwiderstehlichen but its porkmeat....
@@animeterror yes "Schnitzel raw" and for hours this pork swim in spicy oil than Greek heros put it onto the shaft and let it run -tasty
The copy is crushed in a maschine and
(it could be that Adult-Cowmeat is also inside stupid customers have no time to proof when they ordered also difficult for eyes to see what is younger cow and senior cow if the meat cells are crushed!😠)
quirled with some spices which is beside of the greek taste ,all in all both nation's want nearly the same sale price only at greek gyros have more wight (few oz /gr. ) so more worth
not at any circumstance pork-cells smallering when they burn/roasted -that is more wight of pork-cells not water ,not salat ,not tomato wight
@@grachoderunwiderstehlichen oh yes. I love Gyros too. I guess the turkish copy it and made it with meat from a cow...?! ;) But Döner is lecker too.
@@HenryAusLuebeck taste is yours !
Look at the price-diff. between Gyros (pork) and Döner the most here in NRW is lighter only Türkish people install more vaggie's
In the South of Germany and Austria potatosalad with mayo is a No Go.
In the south Fleischsalat also does not contain mayo (and it is called Wurstsalat)
Growing up in a german community in South America, and based on the literature and teachings of "Entsandlehrer" at our schools, I was under the impression that "Kartoffel" was up there with Bier, Sauerkraut and Bratwurst.
Oh it is, especially among older people. My grandma basically eats potatoes every day, she rarely eats other carbs.
I just adore watching your channel! I am on deployment to Germany and I miss my husband so much. Watching your channel makes me less homesick. Thank you!
When I was small my grandmother gave me a thick slice of "Sauerteigbrot" with butter and "grober Landleberwurst". I loved it!
Now my older son became a vegetarian and convinced us to join him. If I will ever return to the meaty fraction it will be because I miss this kind of "Butterbrot".
Mayonaisesalads never (zu schmierig), cabbage sometimes, Schorle always, beer sometimes (at the Wiesn or a soccergame).
Now I am hungry and I think I will prepare a Gemüsesuppe (with Rosenkohl too).
Hahaha hope the soup was yummy 😉
I am Dutch, so from the Netherlands and I lived most of my life in Arnhem (Arnheim) and I would frequently go to Germany for fuel and grocery shopping and curry wurst was always one of the items, for sure, was currywurst. In the 6,5 years I lived in Gdansk, Poland I never saw it, but guess what, here in Athens Greece they had it for 1 week at the Greek Lidl. In 2 varieties. And also 1 week there was Dutch kibbeling.
I would add pfannkuchen to the list. Just walking down the street in Rügen, I smelled that somebody is cooking pfannkuchen. Felt very nostalgic. Have not cooked pancakes for years.
I can completely live without Fleischsalat. And Sauerkraut once a year is also ok. But I can't live without german bread. Was I Beijing for some weeks. Every bread was made with a ton of sugar. It was a hard time.
Same!
Your loss
I love the way you both of you say smoothly ❤️🥰🇯🇵🇩🇪🇨🇦🇨🇴
Jen, you are right about döner. I think:🙂 there is a two-type döner to I know. Those are Turkish döner and German Döner. in my opinion, German Döner was created in Berlin. And the German Döner kebab is originally from Germany. Of course, I am not an expert. But I live in Istanbul as a Turkish😊. And I lived for the last two months in Berlin. For the first time, I ate German döner at the turkısh restaurant in Berlin. The döner there was different than Istanbul's döner. That was unlike any doner that I eat in Istanbul. The preparation and content of the meat are also very different. Also, I saw that it was selling as a German doner kebab in Dubai.
Maybe, Turkish people have created a different kind of doner than traditional Turkish doner by adding interpretation. When I talked with the döner shop's owner, they had mentioned that they were trying to make it suitable for the taste of Germany.
Ah super interesting, thanks for sharing!! 🤗
I'm learning more from your videos than from my observation from the past 5 months living in Berlin. I love the happy way of presentation :)
I love sauerkraut and it's my go-to for heartburn. It takes care of it instantly.
I LOVE Nuernberg Roastbrats !
I order them from a shop in mid Missouri! .......I plan next year to hit Christmas Markets throughout Germany !
My heritage is Irish/English/Italian and I love Sauerkraut. My Grandmother use to make it fresh in the winter,and bury it in the snow. Warm Sauerkraut with soften apple slices,black pepper with caraway seeds is my favorite & the purple kraut. Some are much much better than others,that’s for sure.
That actually sounds quite delicious, although I’ve never been a big fan of Sauerkraut. My aunt used to “brown” it a little, so it didn’t taste quite so sour. My heritage is English/German
@@patriciamillin1977 In USA we have several Sauerkrauts that I’ll classify as Crisp & Crunchy,Super Crisp & typical Jarred & Fermented. I enjoy the latter. One secret for me,drain the liquid or most of it. Draining will severely reduce the sour/acidity flavor. Cabbage is a cruciferous Super Food and fermenting it adds all kinds of good bacteria. Maybe that’s why Germans are trimmer & Live longer? You have Happy Insides.
@@rickyn1135 I think my aunt actually did drain it, maybe that’s why hers wasn’t so sour. I never made it myself, I only ever ate it at my aunt’s or in the canteen at work. In recent years I have unfortunately developed intolerances to certain foods, incl. Sauerkraut.
Found your channel and love the information you provide. Every time I watch your videos I say “smoothly “ along with the hand gesture.
You both are so sweet! I am moving to Germany next week so I am watching so many of your videos!!
I really appreciate all the videos you made, it is very interesting and full of information for a person who visit Germany the beautiful land I have ever seen.
Hahahh! It wasn't cut out! I love this video!
If you like Sauerkraut, go to Silesia/Poland. There you will get Sauerkraut with meet, with sausages etc and Sauerkraut with Sauerkraut ...
Love your list! ☺️ From my observations, I think Nutella probably needs to be number 11.
We love oure bread, because it´s the easyts and cheapest way, to fill your stromach. Whith Wurst, Mett, Käse, Quark, Marmelade oder Honig. If it gets a little dry, mix some eggs with salt and pepper and dump breadslices in it. Then put it in a pan. Goldenbrown and delicious!
Fun. I speak German fluently so I enjoyed you video!
I actually am gluten-intolerant and I’m moving to Germany, but funny enough in Munich there are options of both gluten-free bread and even gluten-free beer 😀 And it’s much easier to find than in my country, which is super cool because I actually love bread but can only eat the gluten-free version. Also love the currywurst dish because it comes without bread, unlike most other meals of fast food world.
When my son was still allergic to gluten, Schär was my go-to brand for "fancy" snacks (anything too complicated for me to make) for us.
This was very timely for me because I’m going to Berlin in 10 days. I already have a list of things. I’m going to need to enjoy gastronomically.DANKE!
Pickled herring.
Jever Pilsener (my favorite beer.
Blutwurst. (Bloodsausage)
Gebrannte Mandeln ( a treat)
I eat Sauerkraut directly out of the glass, in the morning. Good for my microbiome.
You girls have such great chemistry! Love it 😍
Ich bin typisch Deutsch ich mag alles was ihr auf gezählt habt.😋😊 Kohlgerichte gibt bei uns öfters im Herbst/Winter.
Just found you guys , enjoyed your beer glass video, im of German descent, grgr grandfather was from Darmstadt. Heading to Bavaria again to review some beers. Keep up the vids. I subbed u guys.
My grandparents came from Germany now I know why I love bread and many of the other foods my mom gave us were German . I enjoy watching and learning things about my heritage.
I love love love the bread here!! It’s everywhere, even on the train platforms so you can get a quick breakfast on your way to work. Those pretzels with butter and chives are to die for, they’re so good.
good job!
Vacationing in Germany and looking for food to try. And this is a good list as a reference :D
Ihr seit so goldig !
I actually like all the German foods you mentioned. Not every day but regularly. The only one I really miss when aboard is bread.
I want to add the following:
Quark, Potatoes, Pickles, for the whole of Europe Pizza e Pasta, Schorle actually comes from watered wine
For the Shrimp Cocktail.
Cocktail sauce usually is being made with a tiny amount of Cognac, which almost never is in the Shrimp Cocktail sauce.
Give it a try. A few drops and it will enhance the taste tenfold.
If you want to try making cocktail sauce by yourself here is how I do it.
First i rub the bowl out with garlic, but I don't add garlic pieces to the sauce.
Creme Fraiche, Mayonnaise(the egg variant, not the salad milkpowder variant), ketchup, paprika powder (sweet), s&p, little vinegar, tiny amount of cognac.
Mix that and leave it be for say 20 minutes to "soak".
The rubbing with garlic only perfumes it...
I am now working in Holland, I miss shupfulnudeln mit saurkraut. Easy simple dinner
Yvonne, try Orange + Sekt + blue Curacao (liqueur) and you get "grüne Wiese". So yummy! It's more a thing in the east
I think you missed one most important food which issssss none other thaaaaaan.........METT!! my german collegues love mett and they go to the german market on fridays and buy frsh bread, meat and onions and eat fresh. but sadly I am a vegetaarian and could never taste one! its like a tradition in my office! few other observations areeeeeeee....a) not everything is colour+Kohl or Blumenkohl, we have lot of kohlrabi too! b) my german friend loves doner and cant live without it!! c)I think you missed german style kale with potatoes and other similar stews which they serve in the mensa regulary! d) totally agree with you about the beer 24*7*365.
Mett and cale is somewhat regional in Germany
Danke schion ...Guten tag...!!
I lived in Germany for a short time years ago and OMGosh I loved eating all kinds of salats eventhough I don't like mayo, but it tasted different; became ADDICTED to apfelschorle, any wurst, sauerkraut, rotkohl salat, döner kebabs, shawarmas, and the delicious bread, Schwarzbrot and pretzels are my favorite.
Coming from a small city in Mexico at 22 this was such an eye, and mouth lol, opener!!!
I like all the stuff on the list. Maybe I could set aside two or three things, but certainly not all of them. Btw. "Mett" should have it's own point.
on point :-)
When I was a kid living in Germany we used to buy these hot brötchen on the way to school sometimes. Such wonderful hard rolls that were steaming hot and then you'd dab a bit of butter or even better, Kräuterbutter!!!
That sounds really delicious!
Love you guys❤from kuwait
Westfalische salami, that's what I always got at InterMarché and LeClerk (yes, Poland has French supermarkets)
Love your videos..I am German living in the USA and I can not find any good German bread..it breaks my heart..that is the #1 thing I miss the most..thank you for sharing 💙
Hi Jen and Yvonne ... I live in Bavaria and I love Brezen, Brot und Semmeln (Brötchen) and I don't want to live without all that tasty food
Kartoffel? No love? I'm really confused.
Hahahaha, true we did not speak of the good old Kartoffel ... well room for a part 2 at some point 😉
@@simplegermany Love you guys, keep it up.
You girls!!! you forgot to mention German Kuchen/Torte 🍰!!! I‘m not into sweet food and Germany has changed my mind and tatse since I first tried that first traditional Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte 🤤!! haha you should do another video of all the kinds of 🎂💞.
Hahaha, yes there needs to be room for a part 2 one day 😉
Ha ha, true! I’m not a fan of Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte (I don’t like sour cherries), but some cakes are really awesome. My mum always said Germans make the best cake, but the English make the best chocolate.
@@patriciamillin1977 But Donauwelle is awesome.
@@alicemilne1444 I like the creamy parts, not the cherries, lol. I like fresh cherries or sweet cherries, but not the sour ones (Schattenmorellen) they use for those cakes.
@@patriciamillin1977 I don't agree the Swiss and the Beligan make the best chocolate. You have to triy tham if you don't belive me.😁
The best German pancake is made with apples baked inside with powdered sugar on top. My grandmother who was born in Cologne made them on top of the stove in a castiron frypan not in the oven. The pancake was thick and the size of a 10" pan. She made them one at a time for each of us who sat quietly at the breakfast table. The apples were soft but not mushy like canned apples.
That sounds super delicious! ☺️
Vegan/Vegetarian Döner is a thing! In Düsseldorf, Gemüse Döner by Bilk S station has both meat and seitan options, and I’ve had a seitan döner in Berlin too. And of course, many döner places will do something quite similar with falafel.
balli is great too but pretty expensive
Merci
A lot of younger Germans are vegetarian or even vegan. It’s very common to find meat substitutes or a vegetable options of these foods. Especially the bigger cities have a ton of places for all kind of diets :)
A lot of older people too!😂 I (52) am vegan for about a year and I'm pretty happy that Germany improves its vegan skills more and more! 😊
I love döner khebab soooo much my favorite German meal
Haha I'm english and the only thing i could live without thats on your list is sauerkraut. I guess thats why Lidl and aldi do so well in the UK.
My favorite German food is Flamkuchen and shupfulnudeln, of course with weisbier
Love this video I love bratwurst I love it so much I have flown to Frankfurt from the States just for it. I was introduced to it 2002 at the Frankfurt airport on the US military side. I haven travelled back to Germany at least once a year if not twice for it.
I saw Döner kebab with bread more than 15 years ago in Turkey
I love bratwurst, currywurst, and kebabs. Was stationed in Frankfurt a long time ago.
Seit ich selbst fermentiere und auch mehr Rohkost zubereite, ist Kohl deutlich wichtiger für mich geworden. Egal welcher Kohl, roh oder knackig warm gemacht mag ihn am lieber als weich gekocht.
I love almost every type of cabbage. Wirsing is my favorite. Also Wirsingrouladen 😍 I don't really need Schorle in my life but Apfelschorle can be really refreshing in summer sometimes. Beer is awesome, though. Also Döner! There are so many varieties and you can put anything you want in there.
you musst try "Krautnudeln" :)
@@xDasMottex oooh, was Google ausspuckt, sieht verdammt lecker aus 😋
In Hassia there is Fleischsalat without mayonnaise.its with oil etc.
Schorle is also called Half- half, because its half juice, half sparkling water
I actually think there is a frontier between north and south when it comes to the use of mayo in salad, like potato or meat (Wurstsalat 😅) . Very funny list with such a lovely sense of humor
love all kinds of bread. can you imagine being german and having to eat gluten free? my cousin's twins can't eat bread. unimaginable to me.
But afaik there are two kind of germans when it comes to butter/margarine: Those who put butter and Nutella on their bread roll and those who use just Nutella without butter. And Germans are also „divided“ into butter vs. margarine. I like both, but I use margarine on a daily basis. Butter on the other hand is a must for Mettbrötchen. 🤤🤤🤤
I have to say I'm vegetarian, so won't have most of those when I move to Germay hahaha. But regardless, I was in Germany for a couple of weeks when I was about 18 yo and OMG I feel in love with Apfelschorle and can't wait to be back in Germany to have more!! Also, I'm Spanish and I can't live without bread, so will be awesome to try some when (hopefully) I move to Germany early next year!
I love your Denglish
Hallo Ihr zwei , ich bin deutsch und esse kein Brot, weil ich es nicht mag und auch nicht gut vertrage. Es geht sehr gut ohne 🙂 Ein toller Kanal, wirklich interesannt.
So I am officially a German! 🎊😄 Which I already knew by the way, but this is the ultimate confirmation. 😊 Ohh, I can't wait for those tasty breakfasts again... we have all of this range of food, but it's not as much as tasty as the German versions... I mean originals of everything. 😋 Only thing I don't remember while in Germany, I think it's the Schorle. And I can't wait for it, something tells me it's a thing well to my liking. And yes. Everything you talk about is exactly as I know it, as I love it, as I miss it... and so on. Very very good. 🍴
I think it’s so funny- and so accurate- that BIER is on your list of foods! I live in Bavaria, and it’s regarded as a Lebensmittel here, 😂!
I'm already aware that this 'topic' is a whooole science of its own. 😂 Bier is a beverage but it's also nourishing, it's an (mostly and normally) an alcoholic drink, but it's also tradition and the most OK'd in public and for any occasion.. So what does one make of all of it combined? I think they're going to touch on drinks/beverage in more detail, so you're right - BIER does fall under the food and the beverage categories altogether. 😂
It is because it makes you fat😋
Backfischbrötchen! a must have! Am besten mit Wels oder Krabben.
German Bread is nicer than chocolate , fills you up and makes you feel good. And so many varieties with nuts and seeds. I am German and when I fist moved to England over 40 years ago I missed bread the most. English bread than was a tasteless disgrace. Only fit to be toasted to disguise the fact there was no taste to it.But luckily things have changed and I can buy my german style rye bread any were now.
Schöne Liste. Bei dem Thema Schorle vermisse ich aber Weinschorle, an einem heißen Sommertag gerne auch mit Eis....
Ihr Damen seid fantastisch! Love your videos so much better than Feli from Germany! Vermisse deutsches Mampfie! Schnabuliere sehr gern feine Gerichte! Grüsse aus Canada, formerly from B. W. ❤
I loved your video, as always though 💗 but, I am a vegetarian, not beer or bread and potato lover.. and I am going to move to Germany next month with my husband.. now I'm really confused.. Will we survive there at all 😅 what are we supposed to eat there? 😎😬
For me: Döner, bread, acceptable beer, onions, good milk. Not necessary for a happy life but highly liked are: both kinds of Bratwürste, Leberwurst (the good kind, pfälzisch), cheese, asparagus, sparkling water for Weinschorle, Schupfnudeln, Mayo, Leberkäse, fries of some kind, normal pizza, Wirsing soup, Lauch.
i grew up with fleischkäse, apfelschrole, and kartoffelsalat!
Im mexican living in Germany for almost two months and something i cant live without now are Radlers !!!!
I couldn't live without the "Fleischsalat" of that specific butcher of our town. And yes.. my husband has to be quick, if he wants to have his share of it. 😀
I can't live without Currywurst :-)
Trivia:
- In the cities of Ruhr area, it is often called: "Ruhrpott Carpaccio" (because the Wurst is sliced).
- There is an ongoing battle between the Ruhr area and Berlin who invented the Currywurst.
- Herbert Grönemeyer, a popular singer-songwriter and coming from Bochum, a town in the Ruhr area, wrote a famous song about the Currywurst: ua-cam.com/video/MnZT0cXNRJQ/v-deo.html .
- In the northern part of Germany, the Currywurst is not made out of a "Bratwurst" but a fried "Brühwurst".
Kartoffeln, Fleischsalat, Mayo
und Gurkenwasser. Der beste
Kartoffelsalat.😋
Wonderful video: Creative, informative, funny!
My 2 Pfennige:
Fleischsalat: No ham but sausage - Fleischwurst.
Cabbage: Love it but don't eat it often. Mostly in Winter. My favourites are Wirsing (savoy cabbage) and Blumenkohl (cauliflour).
9:40 Jen getting into German: "Jo, jo!"
Döner: This is the story I believe! But the sales points frequently are a disgrace: Chains with cheap crap disguising as "Döner". Buyers beware!
Agree to the last point: Can't live without German bread!!
You are not only on the spot, but also cute being on it.
Ohh you guys are amazing live yr lives to the fullest
Am so happy that you are bringing German words for me to learn...letting you know that I am doing my A1 level but struggling cos I wanna move to Germany 🇩🇪 Cos I am being very stigmatized in my country,,,,if u have any point of advice kindly help please! Thanks 🙏
So happy that Bier is considered a food!! 😂😍🍻
I am born and raised in Germany. I don't like "Fleischsalat" at all, or "Kartoffelsalat". At the moment i live without "butter" due to weight reasons. So i eat bread and "Brötchen" without butter. i got used to it. "Schorle" is nice. I could live without, but do i have to? 😀. "Currywust" i i coulnd't live without. I don't like "Sauerkraut" very much. I could live without it. Also "Rosenkohl". Which i do like is "Rotkohl". But i don't eat it on a regular basis. I love beer, und couldn't live without it 😀. But it must be german beer, because german beer is the best beer in the world. But i don't like every brand (some of the are even giving me a headache already during the first bottle). I could, but i don't want to live without "Döner" 😀. LIving witout meat and wurst? No way. Living without bread? Possible. But do i want to? I guess not.
Ich schaue Euch immer wieder gern. Die Auswahl der typisch deutschen Gerichte trifft es recht gut. Ihr habt Recht: Brot wäre das, was ich an Deutschland am meisten vermissen würde. :-)
After the health-fixated and vegetarian / vegan trends in society in recent years, I have to honestly say that I did not necessarily expect your meaty examples, but I would like to agree with them unreservedly. I like everything you've listed.
I am a Northern German and for me it has to be Nordseekrabbensalat mit doppelter Portion Nordseekrabben, Flusskrebssalat mutatis mutandis the same as before, Farmersalat, Weltmeisterbrötchen, Schwarzbrot, Frühlingsquark, Gyros, Döner, Dürüm, Brathering, Dosenhering in sauce, Currywurst, Apfelrotkohl, and Mövenpick Kaffee der Himmlische.
I miss fleischsalat for breakfast. We used to get it in Lidl in my area of England, along with other German items. We get something similar from Polish shops but it's not quite the same? BTW, You can't beat the various cabbage side dishes accompanied by a few Altbiers in the Füchschen brewpub!
8:17 Dropkick Murphys reference? O.o heck yes..
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Except for currywurst and doner kebabs, (not available in my small town) I absolutely love these foods, and the bratwurst is loved in the USA upper Midwest. Also great if you're on the Keto diet (rather popular here too). And your German bread is REALLY bread that's good!
I visit a restaurant in Aldea Brasilera/Entre Ríos/Argentina, a town founded by Germans. And I tried german sausage, chucrut, german potatoes, and cow meat (i don't remember the name of the recipe) and it was delicious.
I can't live without asado, milanesas, choripan, and empanadas and fernet with coke.
And yes I like cabbage 😁 and I ❤️ meat.
Thanks for sharing! I’ve tried fernet and coke and did not really like it 😅 -J
I can't believe how often and happy i get when I join to say smoooothly. :D
Ihr habt Butter und Margarine in einen Topf geworfen.
Aber Butter wird aus Milch gemacht,
Margarine aus Pflanzenfetten (z. B. Sonnenblumenöl).
Zwei Welten.
I thought that Germany had a lot of butter, but nothing compared to France. I love butter and i was in absoulte butter heaven when i was shopping in CarrefourThe one meat that my friends and family eat at breakfast is "mett" I can not even bring it to my mouth, the entire texture thing turns me right off
Absolutely love German breakfasts 😍
I love cabbage but it is more a winter thing