For those nostalgic for one of Berlin’s favourite fast foods.
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Dutch Baby Recipe
This is a fabulous weekend brunch dish.
Liebig’s Extract of Meat
Liebig’s Extract of Meat is a historical product. It was a thick, dark, syrupy beef extract paste sold in glass bottles, and later in tins as well. It gained popularity first as a food for the poor, and then also as an ingredient in middle-class kitchens. It was also called “Liebig’s Fleisch Extract” (“Fleisch” meaning…
Marzipan Recipe
A classic Marzipan recipe.
Bavarian Beer Purity Laws
Bavarian Beer Purity Laws are not actually the oldest beer laws [1], but they are oldest still in effect today. In the 1500s, Bavaria was its own realm or dukedom within the Holy Roman Empire. On 23 April 1516, William IV, Duke of Bavaria, decreed purity laws for beer brewed in Bavaria — a set…
Underberg Bitters
Underberg® Bitters is a digestif made from herbs and gentian root. It doesn’t contain sugar, as other bitters do. It is sold in small bottles wrapped in brown paper. You need to sip it, or chug it. History Notes Underberg Bitters were developed by a Hubert Underberg, who first brewed it commercially in 1846. As…
Jägermeister Bitters
Jägermeister are the most popular bitters in Germany. It is made from 56 ingredients that include rhubarb and saffron. It is 35% alcohol. Some find Jägermeister Bitters the most approachable of bitters, though for others it still tastes too much like cough medicine. It is highly marketed in North America, especially towards youth. In North…
Mock Marzipan Recipe
For those with nut allergies. You can use another flavouring such as orange or rosewater, if you wish.
German Food
Food preferences in Germany aren’t universal. In areas closer to the French border, noodles are popular, as well as snails and quiche-like tarts. Wine is used instead of vinegar in sauces and marinades. In areas closer to the eastern Europe borders, people make more use of items such as caraway, paprika, vinegar, and dumplings. Schleswig-Holstein…
Ice Wine
Ice Wine is a sweet dessert wine, usually made from white grapes, but now some are made from red grapes. It is made in Germany, Austria, Slovenia, Australia, New Zealand and Canada. German Ice Wines are considered the best, and are the most expensive by far. A 375 ml bottle of van Volexm Saar Riesling…
Stollen
Stollen is a yeast-risen fruit and nut bread made particularly at Christmas in Germany. It comes in various sizes, up to 2 kg (4.4 pounds). In theory, the long, flattened oval shape of the loaf is meant to resemble a baby wrapped up in a blanket. It is often packed in cardboard boxes for easy…
Zwieback
Zwieback are slices of bread baked in an oven to make them dry and crispy. They are often made from bread that is slightly sweetened, or has egg in it. Some variations have mashed potato in the bread. Usually the bread is purpose-made from a recipe intended for it to be made into Zwieback. The…
Teltow Turnips
Teltows are turnips that were originally developed in the town of Teltow in the Berlin-Brandenburg area of Germany. They are no longer actually grown in Teltow but in the neighbouring town of Kleinstmengen. Many other varieties of turnip are now being sold as teltow, even though they aren’t really.Unlike most other turnips, Teltows are not…
May Turnips
May Turnips are white and very small. They can be round, averaging 1 1/2 to 3 inches (4 to 8 cm) wide, or long, 3/4 inch to 2 inches (2 to 5 cm) in length. They are mild enough to eat raw in salads, or you can cook as a vegetable. They are considered a…
Peach Schnapps
In the truest German sense, this is a distilled brandy (or “eau de vie”) distilled from Peaches. Most common today, though, is grain or potato-based alcohol with added peach flavouring. Genuine Peach Schnapps will be dry-tasting, not sweet. But then, it would probably be wasted on what seem to be the popular uses for Peach…