German Cuisine
By: Grace Finch
Breakfast, Lunch & Abendbot
Lunch: Its the main meal during the day. They eat between 12-2pm. often eaten outside of the home. Like at work or school etc. Lunches there are becoming lighter because of health and weight consciousness, sometimes its just a snack.
Dinner: the main dinner at night. Its normally spent eating with the family. German dinners are called Abendbrot. The dinners consist of a selection of whole grain bread, deli meats & sausages, cheese & a cold or hot drink. They normally eat pork, beef and poultry some fish but not a lot.
Side dishes: noodles, potatoes & dumplings and vegetables.
Health of the People
History of the Food
Prehistoric Germany liked their food bland. The earliest spices were parsley, celery, and dill. The Romans introduced fruit trees & grape vines along with oats and rye. Once all of those came in to play the food became more sophisticated.
The story Hansel & Gretel influenced the style of cooking also King Fredrick the great introduced potatoes.
Their Style
The Classics
Wurst
One of their favorite dishes is the Wurst. Its a whole bunch of meats put together into a sausage. They like the currywurst. Its exactly as it sounds its a wurst with curry sprinkled over the top.
Eintopf
Another favorite is the Eintopf. Its a soup they normally have in the winter. Its a mix of meat and vegitables. It started out just being a thing you make with your left overs.
Potato Pancakes
Potato Pancakes are a shallow-fried pancake of greated or ground up potatoes with flour and eggs. Its flavored with garlic or onion seasoning.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potato_pancake