German cuisine and Germany’s landscape have one thing in common: it’s varied. German cuisine is much more than sausage and meat. Below is a list of what to eat in Germany to get the all rounded experience while there.
Mains:
Wurst (sausages): currywurst, frankfurter, blutwurst, bockwurst,
bierwurst, knackwurst
Schweinshaxe (Roasted Pork Knuckle)
Eintopf stew
Schnitzel
Königsberger Klopse meatballs
Sides:
Sauerkraut
Kartoffeln (potato)
Knödel dumplings
Spätzle pasta
Salted Pretzels
Snacks:
Ritter Chocolate Squares
Wunderbar chocolate
Haribo gummi bears
Dessert:
Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte-Black Forest Gâteau
Rote grutze fruit dish
Berliner doughnut
Frankfurter Kranz cake
Drinks:
Spezi or Mezzo Mix (Cola & Orange)
Capri-Sun
Bionade energy drink
Fassbrause
Beer:
Reinheitsgebot beer purity law
Weiss (Wheat), Dunkel (dark) Helles draft
Radler (half beer half lemonade)
Hofbräu, Kölsch, Bitburger, Paulaner, Augustiner-Bräu, Erdinger, Löwenbräu
Becks
Wine:
Riesling
Hot Glühwein
Eiswein (dessert wine)
Spirits:
Jägermeister
Schnapps
Flugel energy vodka
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