German Cuisine

German food habits are stable from generation to generation. Toast or bread rolls with eggs, honey, marmalade and strong coffee is the traditional breakfast. Noon is the time to have the main German meal. A smaller meal that consists of sandwiches only is called Abendessen. The Germans prefer the grilled fish. The most favorite – the herring, the salmon, the sardine and the tuna. Sausages is the most wide spread meat. It is interesting that there are more than 1500 varieties of sausages available in Germany. The stews, made of turnips, carrots, peas, beans and cabbages, are also very popular among the locals.

There is a proverb that meat, a dark sauce and some potatoes make German meal. That’s why Germany is considered to be a high-potato-consumption country. Every region of Germany is known for its specialty. In the Rhineland Sauerbraten is famous. Northern Germany can boast Labskaus, which is a mixture of corned beef, potatoes, pickled herring, red beets and onions.

Beer remains the national drink of Germany. German beer is well known all over the world. Beer law is the oldest in the country. Wine production is another prosperous industry of Germany. Among German white wines we should name Silvaner and Mueller-Thurgau. As for red wines Dornfelder and Spaetburgunder are worth trying.