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[personal profile] yhlee asked me about my favourite German dishes, which I hadn't written about before and thus am happily able to reply to in detail. Now, several of my faves wouldn't count as German (what with being Italian), but I do love products of our local cuisine as well. Here are a few of my all time favourites, with illustrations and thus hidden beneath a cut.



1.) Veal steak with morels in cream sauce and Spätzle (a sort of pasta) (Kalbssteak mit Rahmmorcheln und Spätzle)

Alas, those are not Spätzle in the picture, but to give you an idea:

https://i.pinimg.com/originals/c5/03/c2/c503c27616f793cf0bbe541acf910e5b.jpg

Spätzle are these:

https://th.bing.com/th/id/OIP.qHmcTn4xIZD3PKolGa3W4wHaEb?pid=ImgDet&rs=1

In combination with a tender veal and morel cream sauce, it's absolutely delicious, and I melt when I eat it.

A recipe for people who like to cook.

2) "Forelle Müllerin" or Trout a la meunière

Aka my favourite fish dish. One benefit of living near the Alps with lots of mountain streams is that there's no shortage of fresh trout. And my favourite way to prepare it results in this:

https://images.kitchenstories.io/communityImages/537ceab5724256de619462ac2b627d9b_88f40f3e-cdbd-4433-8ebc-4c6220405b8d/537ceab5724256de619462ac2b627d9b_88f40f3e-cdbd-4433-8ebc-4c6220405b8d-large-landscape-150.jpg

It usually gets served with boiled potatoes, and I have salt and pepper ready for those, but the trout doesn't need it.

A recipy for the cooking minded

3.) Flädle Suppe, or: German Pancake soup

Very good to eat in winter, which is why they serve it at most of the little skiing bistros, the "Almen" - it fulflls the double function of warming you and making you feel you've eaten a lot when you really haven't.

https://th.bing.com/th/id/R.eeb7a6b0f050f333f96051505f24dfa4?rik=VNex8NwbaSYdAA&pid=ImgRaw&r=0

A recipe in English for a change


4.) Corn salad with grilled oyster mushrooms, aka Feldsalat mit gebratenen Austernpilzen

The perfect summer dish. Doesn't make you feel heavy, and is delicious. It tastes well with other grilled mushrooms, too, but this is my favourite combination.

https://www.bing.com/th?id=AMMS_85e2455061ea79b0aed8ada8bb8d77c0&w=459&h=459&c=7&rs=1&qlt=80&o=6&cdv=1&dpr=1.35&pid=16.1

Of course, there is a recipe


5.) Nürnberger Bratwürste mit Sauerkraut (Nuremberg Sausages with Sauerkraut)

Because I have to fulfill at least one cliché about Germans. Also I am from Franconia, and Bratwürste taste better in our province than anywhere else. The Nuremberg ones are the smallest edition available. You usually get six aat minimum when you order them at a restaurant. Sauerkraut needs their very spicy taste as a contrast, and vice versa. Sometimes you get mashed potatoes as well, but I'm fine with just the Sauerkraut.


https://th.bing.com/th/id/OIP.ss8u455FFR1uJbIuPBzaGgHaE8?pid=ImgDet&rs=1

A recipe for the Bratwurst curious!


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Date: 2022-01-27 09:25 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] vilakins
Yes to the first two when I lived in Frankfurt! Back here I've had both imported dried spaetzle and fresh that a friend made. I don't like sausages but Greg gets the bratwurst and sauerkraut at our local German cafe. I might ask them about making the eierkuchensuppe as they always serve soup and I'd love to try that one.

Trout can't be bought in this country - you must catch it yourself with a special licence. I don't know why - there are plenty of salmon in the rivers and they're freely available to be fished or bought.

Date: 2022-01-28 08:53 am (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] vilakins
Trout are plentiful in our rivers, but they're not allowed to be farmed. In my opinion it's basically elitism.

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