For us Döner Kebab is not only a drunk food. Its an easy meal you can get when ever you are hungry. Its the most bought fast food in germany even topping curry wurst.
Döner is the best fast food ever, your favorite Dönerman is your savior on so many accasoins and being on good terms with them is so nice when you come from the the club and they know your order already and put extra meat
I am allergic to potatoes tomatoes and milk so I hope you in germany have currywurst without ketchup or give mayonaise only dressings for kebab as we slovaks
He forgot about „Maultaschen“!! It’s more popular in southern Germany but you can eat them in so many different ways! With broth, fried in a pan with some „Kartoffelsalat“, with „Semmelbrösel“ (some sort of fried breadcrumbs) and so on! And there are many varieties of them as well. With beef, with salmon, with mushrooms, game and so on!😄
Trust me Jägermeister is no only popular among students in the US😂😂 At every German birthday party age 18+ there will be at least one bottle of Jägermeister! We like it to drink with Coke, Fanta or RedBull. If you want to impress some of your friends with German booze try to order one of the following alcohols: -Berliner Luft (A Berlin Original, Taste like mouthwash with alcohol and sweet, sounds crazy but it’s good) -Francelico (Basically tastes like liquid Nutella/Hazelnut with some vodka) -Asbach Uralt (A brandy u mix with coke) -Obstler (Kind of fruit brandy but not sweet and quite strong, u can have lots of different versions) And if u really want to go all in: Stroh 80, got 80%alcohol u take 3 shots and your done. Don’t mix it and enjoy your throat and stomach melting away. Have fun😂
5:45 "Schäufele" (small shovel) is pork shoulder. Fränkisches (Franconian) Schäufele is grilled, Badisches (Badenian) Schäufele is hot-smoked and then cooked (either in Sauerkraut or in a brew from water, white wine and spices). 13:20 "Bubble" or carbonated water is something like an acquired taste in Germany. Originally it was a method to extend the shelf life of bottled water; the jeweler and clockmaker Jacob Schweppe (born in Hesse, but emigrated in 1766 to Geneva) developed the first industrial process to carbonate water; together with the mechanic Nicolas Paul and the pharmacist Henri-Albert Gosse he founded the first factory around 1790 at Geneva and in 1792 a subsidiary in London (producing carbonated water as well as ginger ale), which was not very successful, before Erasmus Darwin (grandfather of Charles Darwin) started talking up the beverage. In 1802 Schweppe sold 3/4 of Schweppe's and returned to Geneva. Other producers of bottled water adopted the process. Before that people only knew about naturally carbonated water (like the original Selters water from the Taunus region in Hesse, which gave its name also to Alka-Seltzer), which came mostly from mineral springs considered to be healthy, so some people believe to the day carbonated water to be more healthy and less prone to infestations. Most however are only accustomed to the taste since childhood. 15:25 The Döner Kebab variety, which is put into a Pide bread as a Kebab with veggies to go, was actually invented in Germany by Turk immigrants. It is now the most popular variety in Germany.
The food shown is mostly Southern food. Up here in the North there is much more fish on the menu. Also, remember Germany is extremely culturally diverse. Not only our dialects change from city to city or even village to village, but our food does as well.
Greetings from Hannover, Germany - Sausages are great. I really love some good Currywurst, especially the taste combined with the ketchup. But, to say the least, my favorite will stay the Krakauer sausage. The taste simply hits different. Schnitzel is a quite complex matter (ask an austrian about it), there are differences in variety of the meat (chicken, pork, plant-based) but also in the side-dish. Most commonly is the Jäger-Schnitzel (hunter schnitzel) served, as he said with mushrooms and the cream sauce and in best case combined with Kroketten (Mashed fried-up potatoes). Again, my favorite though is the Chili-Hollondaise Schnitzel, where the sauce is a combination of hollondaise combined with a few sprinkles of chili in it. Tastes perfect. Frikadellen are quite common, since they are easy to make. Some try to mix pork with beef, calling them half/half, most of them prefer them only with pork though. Often the meat is mixed with onions and other spices before being roasted. I never really realized that it is so different in other countries about the amount of bread, but yeah, we do have a lot. And they, of course, all taste different. Favorites are Hörnchen (small baked half ciruclar horn, with a light sweet taste) and the Käsebrötchen (small bun with cheese over it). The buffet, how it is displayed, is most commonly in hotels and public places, not that much at home. But all food in form of cheese or meat is definitly sliced up, ready to be put onto something. White asparagus is one of THE MOST AWAITED FOOD SEASONS of the year, probably only close to kale or green cabbage and pumpkin. It is made into literally everything, from soups to fried asparagus, you can find it. There are actually dedicated meet-ups, only to eat asparagus. You book yourself into a restaurant/hotel and only stay there to eat asparagus, of course with a ton of side dishes, which, ironically, normally would be main dishes. For beer, it is not that strict. You can get about all mostly famous beers from each region everywhere in germany. If you are talking about really local stuff, it comes from small breweries, not able to actually put out that much and only selling regional. Some of them are hidden gems, some of them are simply small. In best case, you can always ask a local, they mostly know. But it is always down to personal taste. In Hannover we have two big breweries named Gilde and Herrenhäuser, from which I would prefer the first. Some small local ones like Lindener Bräu and some punctual ones, only sold in their own restaurant, like the ones at Meier's Lebenslust (they are up to now the best I know). Out of region I have to say, nothing beats a Tannenzäpfle :D Also, another take on beer: If you haven't had any experiences with hard alkohol and are only used to american 'beer', I advise to have someone supervise you during the first try of german beer. I actually don't know what it is with America and Jägermeister but I personally have to say it is an awful drink to have, just as it is. As an Absacker or nightcap/digestif, it might work, but compared to the Underberg it just looses out. Also, the kind of drink always depends on the restaurant. We have a lot of other cultural-themed restaurants here, which will serve different alkoholic drinks after the meal, for example Greek = Ouzo. Wondered me a bit, that Döner took so long to pop up. It became THE most dominant street food and probably in some places already overtook the Bratwurst. Tastes great, everyone makes it a bit different, sauces are very important and overall a quite nice experience to eat.
The "Schnitzel" was invented in Vienna, so it is Austrian food, same thing with the "Knödel", they were invented in Tyrol, as an Austrian I am happy that you like Schnitzel :)
In germany we got a LOT of different natural spring water fountains. But they used to be filled with lots of good minerals by nature - that is the reason why we like our water with gas. :) Because it always was like that. (Not as bubbly as we drink it today, but you get the idea.)
I could see your eyes going off at the mention of liver dumplings 🙂 I have to say that those are actually quite good 🙂 Of course, being Dutch, I'm biased and I'll eat pretty much anything, except mac & cheese, that's just the most disgusting thing ever invented! Now, instead of going to Germany, which is horribly expensive, I'd advice you to go to the Czech Republic. I went to Prague just 4 years ago and went to a restaurant there. I had duck breast with red cabbage and potato dumplings, 2 huge beers and an irish coffee to top it off. I only paid like $10!!!!!
I'm surprised Jps said it all looked good after seeing Liver dumpling especially as Jps wasn't so keen on Black pudding/ Haggis (I'm presuming anything offal based) haha
Moin! In north Germany we have Fischbrötchen, Grünkohl with sausage, Labskaus and Fischerfrühstück with shrimps ( Krabben/ Granat) All leckerts un best ut Bremerhaven Arne 😁👍
We have over 3000 kinds of bread and about 5000-6000 sorts of beer in germany, and honestly... most of it is amazing. Also: Paulaner Spezi is the most perfect drink in existence!
"Re your puzzled expression at 10.36, when he tells us that the cabbage dish is 'so regular -making'. Any expression referring to " keeping you regular' means it makes your bowels move.
There is the basic breakfast version missing: rolls, butter and jam (or Nutella or other sweet things) and maybe a boiled egg, coffee and maybe a glass of orange juice. I grew up with just sweet breakfast, I do not know, when the salty things "happened" ^^ You also can have Müsli, and that is a whole other story ^^
Currywurst secret from a real german: True and authentic Currywurst sauce is made of Ketchup and Coca Cola that makes it really sweet and thick. Curry powder is just added as topping!
I love this Schnitzel-war thing between Germans and Austrians. More fun is, that most Austrians claim the Schnitzel as an austrian invention, while its originally from the Levante :-D The Phoenicia brought it over to Italy and from there, the dish spread over to the rest of Europe....
Germany combines the best of different cultures with their own and has a really good and unique style And we don't often have ranch here so watch out for that if you love ranch
Schnitzel normally isn't made with pork, it is made with calf meat! Pork Schnitzel is like curry ketchup the very very very cheap variant (traditional Schnitzel with pork isn't made with coating). Traditional Currywurst isn't made with ketchup. And if you want to eat a Bretzel with something, do it with butter and not mustard.
That’s what I thought before I went to live in Austria. During my first week I was taken to the most famous schnitzel restaurant in Vienna. I was expecting to be able to get chicken, beef or veal. However, all that was on the menu was pork…. and I am allergic to pork. Only thing on the menu I could eat was chips (fries).
Calf is just exclusively the 'wiener' schnitzel. And I would say the most normal schnitzel ist the pork one, and with coating it is called schnitzel 'wiener art'
@@valbhion The so called Wiener Schnitzel was the that one in the video and that is what people think of, if they hear or talk about "German" Schnitzel. That is why I said that. Pork Schnitzel or Schnitzel in General is also traditional but internationally not known as typical German, but as such it is typically not coated - that was my point there.
Hello Joel. I enjoyed German food. I also enjoyed the Turkish food there. The family I stayed with bought me white sliced bread, but I really loved the Turkish naan. My friend had to point out that the sliced bread was bought specially to make me feel at home. At university in UK I would fill up once a week on a cheap chip shop special of chips curry and rice, with which I used to order a sausage. Not quite like Germany, but you might understand the sentiment of getting as much for your money as possible at university. Other nights I would get chips and gravy cheap on the canteen on campus that opened late, so I could go to the library, back before students had home computers. Still, you cannot taste over the computer (yet).
I am from germany and sadly, well made pastry is overpriced by now, because of ressource shortages. You can't go like "I'll buy some buns or something as a little snack"... It's developing into something more luxurious and not the cheap goto option anymore.
A couple of statistics from my home country. There are over 3500 types of bread. Then there are over 1500 types of sausage in Germany. 6000 types of beer as he mentions in the video it's a local thing. I live in Northern Germany and we eat a lot of fish here. So you should definitely come to Hamburg and grab a tasty crab roll. There are also so many great baked goods like the Franzbrötchen, which are very popular here in the region. And white asparagus is sooooo good. ruclips.net/video/zAO8tNjZvRc/видео.html
@@revmarkus77 Du kannst ja mal schauen, wieviel Bayerische Gerichte du in dem Video gesehen hast. Ich fnde hier kam Norddeutschland völlig schlecht Weg.
Das kommt daher, dass bei uns in Norddeutschland keine Amis stationiert waren. Bei uns waren nur Tommys. Daher ist das norddeutsche Essen zwar in England bekannt, aber wenig in Amerika.
Non alcoholic beer exists too. Like Doppelkaramell from Sternburger, which is sweet and kids love it. Also, I m missing the regional special sweets like Dresdner Kind/Christstollen the original ones and Pulsnitzer Spitzen where people come from all over the world to buy and eat it. I recommend not only because its my home!
Schnitzel isn't German at all! It's one of Austria's (!!!) national dishes. The Germans just took it, adapted it and made an abomination out of it. By the way: Apfelstrudel is Austrian as well. The other food shown in this video you can find in every Middle European country.
@@Michael_from_EU_Germany and from 700 to 1806? :) austria was from 919 to 1806 part of the first reich, and the most time the austrian kings was also the emperor of the holy romian reich of german nations...so austrians are no more different then bavarians vs. holsteiners vs. saxons...at the end we have many simimiliar roots... so also our food. and sure all the other countries who was part of the reich have similiar food :) Czechia belgium luxembourg etc.
I'm half German/English [born in Germany and live in England. I love the German foods/beer/countryside/festivals. That is what I miss the most from my 'motherland' [my mother was German]. To the purist: I know it's the 'Vaterland' but my father comes from England, so to me it's my 'Mutterland'.
German is a bit weird with mother and father something. The Fatherland (maybe because in medieval only men could inherit land and therefore the land I inherit from my father (my fathers land) even if the land contains "Mother-soul" (Muttererde) from Mother Nature (Mutter Natur). On the other side german is our Mutterstrache (Motherlanguage) And some weird thing is that in German all rivers are female (Die Mosel, Die Spree, Die Havel, Die Donau) except Father-Rhine (Der Rhein)
Bretzel with mustard isnt my thing... you slice it open horizontally and spread butter over the cut surface, then put the pieces back together and you have absolute deliciousness ( unsalted butter for a salted bretzel, but salted for unsalted bretzel, if for some reason your bretzel does not have salt crumbs )
You HAVE to try a Westerwaldbräu. It's my absolute fav beer. It's from Hachenburg, from the Hachenburger Brauerei. They also have a beer called Hachenburger, but Westerwaldbräu is where it's at. But yeah there are a lot of regional beers.
Who is the older man? He seems to be a brave knight of German cuisine and his enthusiasm is so likeable. Many greetings and here's to always having a fresh Pils in the fridge :)
bubble water,.. water with gas.. is so popular, because it feels more refeshing than plain water.. its the same argument why your coke has bubbles.. it just is/feels more refreshing than drinking coke without bubbles
there is only one way to make your own opinion on something and that is to experience it yourself. Go there yourself and see/taste/feel/hear/smell the things yourself.
You should know that he is presenting mosty southern german food. Northern german food is very different from that. Bread Roll with raw meat, fish or shrimps, kale with mit Bregensausage, baked potato with herb quark and shrimps, Labskaus, spinach with potatos and scrambled or fried eggs and different kind of stews are some of them
Fun fact. In German Bars and Clubs, they must have been one Non-Alcoholic Drink cheaper than the cheapest Alcoholic Drink, because for the Peoples that drive the Cars.
Käsespätzle are a main dish, not a side dish. So if you find Spätzle on the menu that are served as a side dish, they will most likely be served without the cheese, cream, onions, etc. that would turn them into Käsespätzle. Try Döner Kebap „mit alles“ (with everything) though - it might have become international, but what you get in the US or elsewhere as Kebap isn’t really comparable with our German Döner. Spaghetti and pizza have also become international, but still, when in Italy, you won‘t say "Oh, I already know pizza and spaghetti, it’s international, we have it in the US too“, right? Döner Kebap might not be traditional German food, but it was invented in Germany and really is our no. 1 fast food, I‘d say.
13:32 why do we like bubble water so much. I can‘t speak for others but the bubbles make your taste buds way more sensitive. So I drink still water whenever I just drink. But while eating, I always take sparkling water.
Hey, I'm from Thuringia. And I'd like to ad "Klöße mit Rotkraut und Rouladen" (potato balls with red kraut and pig rolls) to the list. By the way if you want to try it, taste it in Thuringia because it's tastes very much different from other parts in Germany. It's a lokal specialty like Thüringer Roster (Thuringian Bratwurst), so much better here. Just to let you know, if you want to stop by 😉
I was craving fresh fruit & veg when I studied in Germany, as am not a sausage, pretzel (too salty), bread or beer fan. I did love Leberkäsein in a bread roll (Semmel) with senf (mustard) now and again, yum.
Yeah, Kebab is not seen as a drunk food. WHile for outsiders, Currywurst is seen as THE german food... for us germans ourselves, what is actually bought and eaten the most is Döner Kebab. I'm all in for it myself. Somehow, it just NEVER gets old, even after decades of having at least one of 'em every month.
Homie said Currywurst is "becoming popular" in Germany. Dude they have been a staple food for at least my whole life which is 34 years. It's especially popular for people that worked for VW or Volkswagen. It even became so popular, the Currywurst the company fed them became it's own brand and nowadays you can buy "Volkswagen Currywurst" in like a pack of three at the supermarket. Hell I would bet money that every german-grown human knows what Currywrust is. As all foods some might not like it, but they all for damn sure know it. I know this food from my granddad for crying outloud.
Schweinshaxe is superb but most Germans - the younger generations - never tried it. I had it just once myself aswell and im in my 30s, but as a meatlover, it is absolutely amazing.
He got one thing wrong. The traditional "Pfannkuchen" is your pancake which is in fact the exact translation as well. What he calls pfannkuchen is a "Krapfen" or a "Berliner" in most parts of germany.
My favorite Food in my Childhood was Pigeonsoup. We also had to watch out for Shotgun Bullets while eating 🙂. The Person who got most of em, didnt need to wash up.
You did NOT have a real Döner Kebab until you ate the ones here in Germany. It really is something else! Kebabs in other countries are fine, yeah, but Döner? Ooooh, you will never want to have any other Kebab after that!
I am vegan now for quite a while and the only meat I actually really miss is the currywurst!! Our pretzels in Germany are totally different than what you get in the states and also you dip the white wurst into the mustard and not the pretzel. it taste's best with some butter on it. If you do not like salt we have pretzels with sesame on top and there are also pretzels with a mixture of salt and pepper which really tastes good with cream cheese.. When we go to the states we miss our bread there is nothing in the states I can compare it to I do like toast and American breads as well but they're not as good and Hardy as real German bread, no matter which kind, whole grain, white, with gluten or without it's totally different than the US kind. One of my personal favourites is a dark bread with walnuts taste awesome with just butter on top or some gnutella would you guys I think have two but like gummy bears..different countries, even if they have the same kind of food , it' usually taste different according to the preferences of that country . like in the US it s sweeter than in Germany we cringe when we eat cake frosting. The Greeks also have little shots after a big meal call ouzo taste like licorice. So you like jager Meister I only drink it mixed with Red Bull or coke. not the powder.....doner kebab is actually Turkish and in Turkey they would never eat it the way that people in other countries eat it.
You couldn't even bake it the same way in the USA unless you brought flour from Germany. Different countries ground their flour differently and use different parts of the grain. The starch content in the center of the wheat grains is higher, flour made from the center is best for soft, fluffy sponge cakes, the outer layers have more gluten, that's the wheat protein. It's better for bread and other chewy things. In Germany you get up to 5 different degrees of grinding for wheat flour in every grocery store, and some more for professional bakeries. In the USA I've only seen two and full grain flour. So you don't get the right flour to emulate exactly what you'd get in Germany.
Unfortunately, he didn't mention the excellent desserts we have here. Alas, there was also no mention of the spaghetti ice cream, which was invented by an Italian guest worker in Germany and can only be found sporadically outside.
beware! in east germany a "jägerschnitzel" is a fried slice of jagdwurst and not a schnitzel at all. it is still a good proletarian meal and delicious but its a completely different dish
You guys always talk about meat. Well, I am not a vegetarian but Kartoffelsalat, Bratkartoffeln, Spätzle with chanterelles and vegetable soups or Kartoffelsuppe are absolutely great!!! North Germany has a phantastic fish dishes! Delicious!!
Yes the Döner kebap is now an international food, but was invented in Berlin. Ok before someone says to me Kebap is türkisch, yes but with the Döner it's a hole other style.
Never do any kind of sauce on a Schnitzel! Never , ever evert takes so much effort to get the breaded coat on it and make it golden- brown and crispy. This does not beeing drowned in any kind of Sauce, that was some kind of "upgrade" tried in the 60s
@MoreJps The American brezel are not even close to the german one. They all say its a german brezel but when you are visit germany or you are from germany then you really know that the taste is sooo different because they use other stuff to produce a brezel and the size is different
Be careful when ordering Jägerschnitzel in East Germany, it's not the same thing at all. In the GDR, Jägerschnitzel was actually breaded and fried Doctor Sausage. It's served with a thick tomato sauce on top of paste. It's the traditional school meal here.
A quick reminder for everyone: Schnitzel is from Vienna (Wien), Austria. That's the reason why it's called "Wiener Schnitzel". And another thing. If you ask for Schnitzel with sauce in Austria we will probably kick you out (I´m joking). No, seriously, DON'T do that.
In Germany its just like…. We dont just eat the best part of an animal and than throw the rest away… we eat everything of it and than the bones we give them to our dogs or put them into a soup (but we take the bones out before serving it they are just for the flavor) I am from Germany and its pretty nice to live here!
everything about currywurst just hurt me. its not a berlin thing its actually more often sold in west germany and its not just ketchup and curry its way more than that...
For us Döner Kebab is not only a drunk food. Its an easy meal you can get when ever you are hungry.
Its the most bought fast food in germany even topping curry wurst.
Döner is the best fast food ever, your favorite Dönerman is your savior on so many accasoins and being on good terms with them is so nice when you come from the the club and they know your order already and put extra meat
lol ja wir lieben unsern döner... ein jahr ohne döner und currywurst fühlt sich einfach falsch an
@@leomessenger2893 Oder a Leberkassemmel.
@@undertakernumberone1 hört sich gut an, ich glaub da muss ich mir doch noch schnell was kochen bevor es in die senkrechte geht
I am allergic to potatoes tomatoes and milk so I hope you in germany have currywurst without ketchup or give mayonaise only dressings for kebab as we slovaks
He forgot about „Maultaschen“!! It’s more popular in southern Germany but you can eat them in so many different ways! With broth, fried in a pan with some „Kartoffelsalat“, with „Semmelbrösel“ (some sort of fried breadcrumbs) and so on! And there are many varieties of them as well. With beef, with salmon, with mushrooms, game and so on!😄
I only ever eat Maultasche with Apfelmus 😅
@@delanyx2310 noch nie gehört
Trust me Jägermeister is no only popular among students in the US😂😂 At every German birthday party age 18+ there will be at least one bottle of Jägermeister!
We like it to drink with Coke, Fanta or RedBull.
If you want to impress some of your friends with German booze try to order one of the following alcohols:
-Berliner Luft (A Berlin Original, Taste like mouthwash with alcohol and sweet, sounds crazy but it’s good)
-Francelico (Basically tastes like liquid Nutella/Hazelnut with some vodka)
-Asbach Uralt (A brandy u mix with coke)
-Obstler (Kind of fruit brandy but not sweet and quite strong, u can have lots of different versions)
And if u really want to go all in: Stroh 80, got 80%alcohol u take 3 shots and your done. Don’t mix it and enjoy your throat and stomach melting away.
Have fun😂
🤣we use Stroh mostly for cooking and baking. It is VERY strong indeed.😝😂
yeah, 18+, of course, not one day before... xD
Kümmel is the way to go!
5:45 "Schäufele" (small shovel) is pork shoulder. Fränkisches (Franconian) Schäufele is grilled, Badisches (Badenian) Schäufele is hot-smoked and then cooked (either in Sauerkraut or in a brew from water, white wine and spices).
13:20 "Bubble" or carbonated water is something like an acquired taste in Germany. Originally it was a method to extend the shelf life of bottled water; the jeweler and clockmaker Jacob Schweppe (born in Hesse, but emigrated in 1766 to Geneva) developed the first industrial process to carbonate water; together with the mechanic Nicolas Paul and the pharmacist Henri-Albert Gosse he founded the first factory around 1790 at Geneva and in 1792 a subsidiary in London (producing carbonated water as well as ginger ale), which was not very successful, before Erasmus Darwin (grandfather of Charles Darwin) started talking up the beverage. In 1802 Schweppe sold 3/4 of Schweppe's and returned to Geneva. Other producers of bottled water adopted the process. Before that people only knew about naturally carbonated water (like the original Selters water from the Taunus region in Hesse, which gave its name also to Alka-Seltzer), which came mostly from mineral springs considered to be healthy, so some people believe to the day carbonated water to be more healthy and less prone to infestations. Most however are only accustomed to the taste since childhood.
15:25 The Döner Kebab variety, which is put into a Pide bread as a Kebab with veggies to go, was actually invented in Germany by Turk immigrants. It is now the most popular variety in Germany.
German food is fantastic. I was there during Christmas season and oh my gosh the food was absolutely sensational.
The food at christmas markets mmhh nice
Best season for food in germany
Ente mit Rotkohl und Klößen 😍 Kartoffelsalat mit Würstchen 😋
Wildbraten mit Preiselbeerengelee 🥳
Schichtfleisch 🥰
Je suis français et je tire mon chapeau aux terroirs et a la gastronomie allemande qui n'a pas à rougir de ses spécialités.
The food shown is mostly Southern food. Up here in the North there is much more fish on the menu.
Also, remember Germany is extremely culturally diverse. Not only our dialects change from city to city or even village to village, but our food does as well.
12:39 Joel’s face when he hears the word ‘Non-Alcoholic’. Also, that drink is for Ben.
Greetings from Hannover, Germany - Sausages are great. I really love some good Currywurst, especially the taste combined with the ketchup. But, to say the least, my favorite will stay the Krakauer sausage. The taste simply hits different. Schnitzel is a quite complex matter (ask an austrian about it), there are differences in variety of the meat (chicken, pork, plant-based) but also in the side-dish. Most commonly is the Jäger-Schnitzel (hunter schnitzel) served, as he said with mushrooms and the cream sauce and in best case combined with Kroketten (Mashed fried-up potatoes). Again, my favorite though is the Chili-Hollondaise Schnitzel, where the sauce is a combination of hollondaise combined with a few sprinkles of chili in it. Tastes perfect. Frikadellen are quite common, since they are easy to make. Some try to mix pork with beef, calling them half/half, most of them prefer them only with pork though. Often the meat is mixed with onions and other spices before being roasted.
I never really realized that it is so different in other countries about the amount of bread, but yeah, we do have a lot. And they, of course, all taste different. Favorites are Hörnchen (small baked half ciruclar horn, with a light sweet taste) and the Käsebrötchen (small bun with cheese over it). The buffet, how it is displayed, is most commonly in hotels and public places, not that much at home. But all food in form of cheese or meat is definitly sliced up, ready to be put onto something.
White asparagus is one of THE MOST AWAITED FOOD SEASONS of the year, probably only close to kale or green cabbage and pumpkin. It is made into literally everything, from soups to fried asparagus, you can find it. There are actually dedicated meet-ups, only to eat asparagus. You book yourself into a restaurant/hotel and only stay there to eat asparagus, of course with a ton of side dishes, which, ironically, normally would be main dishes.
For beer, it is not that strict. You can get about all mostly famous beers from each region everywhere in germany. If you are talking about really local stuff, it comes from small breweries, not able to actually put out that much and only selling regional. Some of them are hidden gems, some of them are simply small. In best case, you can always ask a local, they mostly know. But it is always down to personal taste. In Hannover we have two big breweries named Gilde and Herrenhäuser, from which I would prefer the first. Some small local ones like Lindener Bräu and some punctual ones, only sold in their own restaurant, like the ones at Meier's Lebenslust (they are up to now the best I know). Out of region I have to say, nothing beats a Tannenzäpfle :D
Also, another take on beer: If you haven't had any experiences with hard alkohol and are only used to american 'beer', I advise to have someone supervise you during the first try of german beer.
I actually don't know what it is with America and Jägermeister but I personally have to say it is an awful drink to have, just as it is. As an Absacker or nightcap/digestif, it might work, but compared to the Underberg it just looses out. Also, the kind of drink always depends on the restaurant. We have a lot of other cultural-themed restaurants here, which will serve different alkoholic drinks after the meal, for example Greek = Ouzo.
Wondered me a bit, that Döner took so long to pop up. It became THE most dominant street food and probably in some places already overtook the Bratwurst. Tastes great, everyone makes it a bit different, sauces are very important and overall a quite nice experience to eat.
hey, my old home town. Hannover and der Leine.
here in Australia they call them Jaeger bombs. it's Jaegermeister mixed with Red Bull energy drinks.
dont forget, there is a east germany variant of the jaegerschnitzel
The "Schnitzel" was invented in Vienna, so it is Austrian food, same thing with the "Knödel", they were invented in Tyrol, as an Austrian I am happy that you like Schnitzel :)
The Schnitzel as a dish derived from the Levante and was brought over Italy to the rest of Europe.
In germany we got a LOT of different natural spring water fountains. But they used to be filled with lots of good minerals by nature - that is the reason why we like our water with gas. :) Because it always was like that. (Not as bubbly as we drink it today, but you get the idea.)
I could see your eyes going off at the mention of liver dumplings 🙂 I have to say that those are actually quite good 🙂 Of course, being Dutch, I'm biased and I'll eat pretty much anything, except mac & cheese, that's just the most disgusting thing ever invented!
Now, instead of going to Germany, which is horribly expensive, I'd advice you to go to the Czech Republic. I went to Prague just 4 years ago and went to a restaurant there. I had duck breast with red cabbage and potato dumplings, 2 huge beers and an irish coffee to top it off. I only paid like $10!!!!!
Czech Republic is absolutely gorgeous and the people, culture and food is amazing! I'd honestly pick it over Germany if I had to really really choose.
I'm surprised Jps said it all looked good after seeing Liver dumpling especially as Jps wasn't so keen on Black pudding/ Haggis (I'm presuming anything offal based) haha
When Wolter says it keeps you regular it means it prevents constipation 💩
Moin! In north Germany we have Fischbrötchen, Grünkohl with sausage, Labskaus and Fischerfrühstück with shrimps ( Krabben/ Granat)
All leckerts un best ut Bremerhaven
Arne 😁👍
three reasons not to live in north germany :)
Grünkohl mit Kassler und Kartoffeln einfach pure Liebe
We have over 3000 kinds of bread and about 5000-6000 sorts of beer in germany, and honestly... most of it is amazing.
Also: Paulaner Spezi is the most perfect drink in existence!
I mean, 3200 is over 300. That post is not even wrong.
@@Michael_from_EU_Germany Yeah, my mistake. I changed it. Thank you for reminding me so kind and not rude at all...
Please educate about the history of Spezi and of Paulaner Spezi.
"Re your puzzled expression at 10.36, when he tells us that the cabbage dish is 'so regular -making'. Any expression referring to " keeping you regular' means it makes your bowels move.
".....like a Budweiser" Somewhere in Germany a master brewer is falling off his chair.... That would be like comparing water with beer...
There is the basic breakfast version missing: rolls, butter and jam (or Nutella or other sweet things) and maybe a boiled egg, coffee and maybe a glass of orange juice. I grew up with just sweet breakfast, I do not know, when the salty things "happened" ^^ You also can have Müsli, and that is a whole other story ^^
Currywurst secret from a real german: True and authentic Currywurst sauce is made of Ketchup and Coca Cola that makes it really sweet and thick. Curry powder is just added as topping!
I love this Schnitzel-war thing between Germans and Austrians. More fun is, that most Austrians claim the Schnitzel as an austrian invention, while its originally from the Levante :-D
The Phoenicia brought it over to Italy and from there, the dish spread over to the rest of Europe....
Germany combines the best of different cultures with their own and has a really good and unique style
And we don't often have ranch here so watch out for that if you love ranch
Schnitzel normally isn't made with pork, it is made with calf meat! Pork Schnitzel is like curry ketchup the very very very cheap variant (traditional Schnitzel with pork isn't made with coating). Traditional Currywurst isn't made with ketchup. And if you want to eat a Bretzel with something, do it with butter and not mustard.
That’s what I thought before I went to live in Austria. During my first week I was taken to the most famous schnitzel restaurant in Vienna. I was expecting to be able to get chicken, beef or veal. However, all that was on the menu was pork…. and I am allergic to pork. Only thing on the menu I could eat was chips (fries).
Calf is just exclusively the 'wiener' schnitzel. And I would say the most normal schnitzel ist the pork one, and with coating it is called schnitzel 'wiener art'
@@valbhion The so called Wiener Schnitzel was the that one in the video and that is what people think of, if they hear or talk about "German" Schnitzel. That is why I said that. Pork Schnitzel or Schnitzel in General is also traditional but internationally not known as typical German, but as such it is typically not coated - that was my point there.
@@AbblittAbroad I have no clue about Austria and their food. I wouldn't expect that neither.
@@pakabe8774 could have been schnitzel wiener art, that is every schnitzel not calf but coated
And the "Schnitzel" is originally from Austria. Called "Wiener Schnitzel"!
The Wiener Schnitzel is from Vienna/Austria but the Schnitzel as a dish, is much much older and derived from the Levante ;-)
Hello Joel. I enjoyed German food. I also enjoyed the Turkish food there. The family I stayed with bought me white sliced bread, but I really loved the Turkish naan. My friend had to point out that the sliced bread was bought specially to make me feel at home.
At university in UK I would fill up once a week on a cheap chip shop special of chips curry and rice, with which I used to order a sausage. Not quite like Germany, but you might understand the sentiment of getting as much for your money as possible at university. Other nights I would get chips and gravy cheap on the canteen on campus that opened late, so I could go to the library, back before students had home computers. Still, you cannot taste over the computer (yet).
i love other people reacting to us germans its so much fun watching your reaction
If you are in Eastern Germany dont order Jägerschnitzel and awake a schnitzel u got Wurst with Spirelli Noodles and tomatoe sauce
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I am from germany and sadly, well made pastry is overpriced by now, because of ressource shortages. You can't go like "I'll buy some buns or something as a little snack"... It's developing into something more luxurious and not the cheap goto option anymore.
Highly recommended is also "Leipziger Gose" beer spiced with coriander-seeds.
By the Currywurst he showed EVEN CURRY36 that restaurant is a most have in BERLIN FOR TOURIS 💯💯💯
A couple of statistics from my home country.
There are over 3500 types of bread. Then there are over 1500 types of sausage in Germany. 6000 types of beer as he mentions in the video it's a local thing. I live in Northern Germany and we eat a lot of fish here. So you should definitely come to Hamburg and grab a tasty crab roll. There are also so many great baked goods like the Franzbrötchen, which are very popular here in the region. And white asparagus is sooooo good. ruclips.net/video/zAO8tNjZvRc/видео.html
So siehts aus 👍😊 mann muss hier echt in jede Ecke des Landes um alles zu probieren und mann wird eigendlich auch nie enttäuscht.
@@revmarkus77 Du kannst ja mal schauen, wieviel Bayerische Gerichte du in dem Video gesehen hast. Ich fnde hier kam Norddeutschland völlig schlecht Weg.
Das kommt daher, dass bei uns in Norddeutschland keine Amis stationiert waren. Bei uns waren nur Tommys. Daher ist das norddeutsche Essen zwar in England bekannt, aber wenig in Amerika.
Most people dont know it but hamburgers were invented in Hamburg in Germany, and thats the reason why ist called so and not because of the ham.
Non alcoholic beer exists too. Like Doppelkaramell from Sternburger, which is sweet and kids love it. Also, I m missing the regional special sweets like Dresdner Kind/Christstollen the original ones and Pulsnitzer Spitzen where people come from all over the world to buy and eat it. I recommend not only because its my home!
Schnitzel isn't German at all!
It's one of Austria's (!!!) national dishes. The Germans just took it, adapted it and made an abomination out of it.
By the way: Apfelstrudel is Austrian as well.
The other food shown in this video you can find in every Middle European country.
austria was a long time part of the german reich... so sure we have similar food .)
@@Michael_from_EU_Germany and from 700 to 1806? :) austria was from 919 to 1806 part of the first reich, and the most time the austrian kings was also the emperor of the holy romian reich of german nations...so austrians are no more different then bavarians vs. holsteiners vs. saxons...at the end we have many simimiliar roots... so also our food. and sure all the other countries who was part of the reich have similiar food :) Czechia belgium luxembourg etc.
I'm half German/English [born in Germany and live in England.
I love the German foods/beer/countryside/festivals. That is what I miss the most from my 'motherland' [my mother was German].
To the purist: I know it's the 'Vaterland' but my father comes from England, so to me it's my 'Mutterland'.
German is a bit weird with mother and father something. The Fatherland (maybe because in medieval only men could inherit land and therefore the land I inherit from my father (my fathers land) even if the land contains "Mother-soul" (Muttererde) from Mother Nature (Mutter Natur).
On the other side german is our Mutterstrache (Motherlanguage)
And some weird thing is that in German all rivers are female (Die Mosel, Die Spree, Die Havel, Die Donau) except Father-Rhine (Der Rhein)
@@DSP16569 And Russia is the motherland [Mother Russia]. lol
As a german from thuringia (Thüringen) i dont like what some people sell as Original Thüringer Bratwurst.
Bretzel with mustard isnt my thing... you slice it open horizontally and spread butter over the cut surface, then put the pieces back together and you have absolute deliciousness ( unsalted butter for a salted bretzel, but salted for unsalted bretzel, if for some reason your bretzel does not have salt crumbs )
You HAVE to try a Westerwaldbräu. It's my absolute fav beer. It's from Hachenburg, from the Hachenburger Brauerei. They also have a beer called Hachenburger, but Westerwaldbräu is where it's at.
But yeah there are a lot of regional beers.
DünerKebap is actually a German invention as well...
He actually forgot the "Bosna"
Who is the older man? He seems to be a brave knight of German cuisine and his enthusiasm is so likeable. Many greetings and here's to always having a fresh Pils in the fridge :)
bubble water,.. water with gas.. is so popular, because it feels more refeshing than plain water.. its the same argument why your coke has bubbles.. it just is/feels more refreshing than drinking coke without bubbles
Seems odd: Am over 80 years old but never ate a Brezel nor a Schweinshaxe. White asparagus leaves me cold too.
My favourite Aussie Song. Sums it all up.🙂
I’m waiting for the Germany Vlog where you try out various types of Schnitzel. Good luck!
there is only one way to make your own opinion on something and that is to experience it yourself. Go there yourself and see/taste/feel/hear/smell the things yourself.
You should know that he is presenting mosty southern german food. Northern german food is very different from that. Bread Roll with raw meat, fish or shrimps, kale with mit Bregensausage, baked potato with herb quark and shrimps, Labskaus, spinach with potatos and scrambled or fried eggs and different kind of stews are some of them
Bubble water has a different taste. Even out of the same source. It is more exiting, because bubbly. And it cleans the palate.
How you Americans love your pancake we love our bread here in germany and our cake
German Currywurst is the best in the world, like it so much!
mustard on a brezel my german ears are dying
For Austrians is a Jägerschnitzel Viennese style the biggest crime you can commit. And we are the ones who invented Schnitzel.
Fun fact. In German Bars and Clubs, they must have been one Non-Alcoholic Drink cheaper than the cheapest Alcoholic Drink, because for the Peoples that drive the Cars.
Try Sauerkraut with mashed potatoes. It's a thing here in Germany and it's sooo frickin' good.
Käsespätzle are a main dish, not a side dish.
So if you find Spätzle on the menu that are served as a side dish, they will most likely be served without the cheese, cream, onions, etc. that would turn them into Käsespätzle.
Try Döner Kebap „mit alles“ (with everything) though - it might have become international, but what you get in the US or elsewhere as Kebap isn’t really comparable with our German Döner.
Spaghetti and pizza have also become international, but still, when in Italy, you won‘t say "Oh, I already know pizza and spaghetti, it’s international, we have it in the US too“, right?
Döner Kebap might not be traditional German food, but it was invented in Germany and really is our no. 1 fast food, I‘d say.
The Best Meat you will find in Munich .Tust me ( its not called Pfannkuchen in Germany its "Ausgezogene" translated : a word for a naked women)
13:32 why do we like bubble water so much. I can‘t speak for others but the bubbles make your taste buds way more sensitive. So I drink still water whenever I just drink. But while eating, I always take sparkling water.
Hey, I'm from Thuringia.
And I'd like to ad "Klöße mit Rotkraut und Rouladen" (potato balls with red kraut and pig rolls) to the list. By the way if you want to try it, taste it in Thuringia because it's tastes very much different from other parts in Germany. It's a lokal specialty like Thüringer Roster (Thuringian Bratwurst), so much better here.
Just to let you know, if you want to stop by 😉
I was craving fresh fruit & veg when I studied in Germany, as am not a sausage, pretzel (too salty), bread or beer fan. I did love Leberkäsein in a bread roll (Semmel) with senf (mustard) now and again, yum.
Mustard seems to be a big thing in America lol, only thing where i add mustard is on Frikadelle or bratwurst lol
Yeah, Kebab is not seen as a drunk food. WHile for outsiders, Currywurst is seen as THE german food... for us germans ourselves, what is actually bought and eaten the most is Döner Kebab. I'm all in for it myself. Somehow, it just NEVER gets old, even after decades of having at least one of 'em every month.
Homie said Currywurst is "becoming popular" in Germany. Dude they have been a staple food for at least my whole life which is 34 years. It's especially popular for people that worked for VW or Volkswagen. It even became so popular, the Currywurst the company fed them became it's own brand and nowadays you can buy "Volkswagen Currywurst" in like a pack of three at the supermarket. Hell I would bet money that every german-grown human knows what Currywrust is. As all foods some might not like it, but they all for damn sure know it. I know this food from my granddad for crying outloud.
The one thing, that I never understood as a german is why everyone enjoys sparkling water so much... Stilles Wasser is just fine and honestly better
Schweinshaxe is superb but most Germans - the younger generations - never tried it. I had it just once myself aswell and im in my 30s, but as a meatlover, it is absolutely amazing.
Bratwurst is believed to have been around for at least 600 years, perhaps much longer.
Fun Fact: The first Döner was made in Berlin in 1972 by Kadir Nurman! :D
He got one thing wrong. The traditional "Pfannkuchen" is your pancake which is in fact the exact translation as well. What he calls pfannkuchen is a "Krapfen" or a "Berliner" in most parts of germany.
Correct, they are called Pfannkuchen in Berlin for obvious reasons (but that doesn't stop people in Hamburg from eaten hamburgers)
My favorite Food in my Childhood was Pigeonsoup. We also had to watch out for Shotgun Bullets while eating 🙂. The Person who got most of em, didnt need to wash up.
There's a lot of great fresh water fish as well.
You did NOT have a real Döner Kebab until you ate the ones here in Germany. It really is something else! Kebabs in other countries are fine, yeah, but Döner? Ooooh, you will never want to have any other Kebab after that!
German food is really underrated internationally as well as with most jung germans as well
12:14 Boppard, I live there ❤
I am vegan now for quite a while and the only meat I actually really miss is the currywurst!! Our pretzels in Germany are totally different than what you get in the states and also you dip the white wurst into the mustard and not the pretzel. it taste's best with some butter on it. If you do not like salt we have pretzels with sesame on top and there are also pretzels with a mixture of salt and pepper which really tastes good with cream cheese.. When we go to the states we miss our bread there is nothing in the states I can compare it to I do like toast and American breads as well but they're not as good and Hardy as real German bread, no matter which kind, whole grain, white, with gluten or without it's totally different than the US kind. One of my personal favourites is a dark bread with walnuts taste awesome with just butter on top or some gnutella would you guys I think have two but like gummy bears..different countries, even if they have the same kind of food , it' usually taste different according to the preferences of that country . like in the US it s sweeter than in Germany we cringe when we eat cake frosting. The Greeks also have little shots after a big meal call ouzo taste like licorice. So you like jager Meister I only drink it mixed with Red Bull or coke. not the powder.....doner kebab is actually Turkish and in Turkey they would never eat it the way that people in other countries eat it.
You couldn't even bake it the same way in the USA unless you brought flour from Germany. Different countries ground their flour differently and use different parts of the grain. The starch content in the center of the wheat grains is higher, flour made from the center is best for soft, fluffy sponge cakes, the outer layers have more gluten, that's the wheat protein. It's better for bread and other chewy things. In Germany you get up to 5 different degrees of grinding for wheat flour in every grocery store, and some more for professional bakeries. In the USA I've only seen two and full grain flour. So you don't get the right flour to emulate exactly what you'd get in Germany.
@@Rakso5809 interesting! did not know about the flour grinding.
In Bavaria we call the Brötchen Semmel Semmerl Weckerl Weckle Weggla
I think with "regular" he means good for digestion :D (for Müsli and Rotkohl)
Currywurst is the best. The sauce is actually pretty easy to make as well.
Unfortunately, he didn't mention the excellent desserts we have here. Alas, there was also no mention of the spaghetti ice cream, which was invented by an Italian guest worker in Germany and can only be found sporadically outside.
beware! in east germany a "jägerschnitzel" is a fried slice of jagdwurst and not a schnitzel at all. it is still a good proletarian meal and delicious but its a completely different dish
You guys always talk about meat. Well, I am not a vegetarian but Kartoffelsalat, Bratkartoffeln, Spätzle with chanterelles and vegetable soups or Kartoffelsuppe are absolutely great!!! North Germany has a phantastic fish dishes! Delicious!!
Actually, Schnitzel is not German, it’s Austrian ,
Yes the Döner kebap is now an international food, but was invented in Berlin. Ok before someone says to me Kebap is türkisch, yes but with the Döner it's a hole other style.
Never do any kind of sauce on a Schnitzel! Never , ever evert takes so much effort to get the breaded coat on it and make it golden- brown and crispy.
This does not beeing drowned in any kind of Sauce, that was some kind of "upgrade" tried in the 60s
@MoreJps The American brezel are not even close to the german one. They all say its a german brezel but when you are visit germany or you are from germany then you really know that the taste is sooo different because they use other stuff to produce a brezel and the size is different
Another thing "Rotkohl" splits germany, like here in Bavaria for example we call it BLAUKRAUT "Blue cabbage" dont ask us why we dont know
Be careful when ordering Jägerschnitzel in East Germany, it's not the same thing at all. In the GDR, Jägerschnitzel was actually breaded and fried Doctor Sausage. It's served with a thick tomato sauce on top of paste. It's the traditional school meal here.
most of the bread stuff is neutral and you can dicide if you want it sweet or nor sweet
After this video, Joel’s going to import his breads from Germany.
Mustard on a Brezen?? (Pretzel?) WTF ?
Everyone who is in Germany should try Gulasch!
The sauce of the currywurst is not ketchup. But it looks similar
now you get an abo...greetings from germany.
Die österreichische Version ist aus Kalbfleisch, die Deutschen panieren Schweinefleisch und sogar Chicken oder Putenfleisch......
That man did not just compare Pilsener to US beer...
as someone who lived in germany for 8 years the bread there is disgusting,i am from croatia and nothing can compare to the bread we have in croatia
Gotta put mustard on pretzel and sausage
A quick reminder for everyone: Schnitzel is from Vienna (Wien), Austria. That's the reason why it's called "Wiener Schnitzel". And another thing. If you ask for Schnitzel with sauce in Austria we will probably kick you out (I´m joking). No, seriously, DON'T do that.
just a squeeze of lemon?
In Germany its just like…. We dont just eat the best part of an animal and than throw the rest away… we eat everything of it and than the bones we give them to our dogs or put them into a soup (but we take the bones out before serving it they are just for the flavor)
I am from Germany and its pretty nice to live here!
Whenever I’m in Germany I eat Schnitzel every other day
everything about currywurst just hurt me.
its not a berlin thing its actually more often sold in west germany and its not just ketchup and curry its way more than that...
I am very curious about how you like the German food after your visit
Apfelstrudel is also Austrian
German speaking here. I don't like bubble water. It's ok, I don't like going to restaurants anyway because of Covid.
6:15 - that guy just lost any and all credibility; never heard of a German eating their pretzel with mustard, purely an American invention.
:( mustard on a brezel.... I dono about that one
Greetings to my german friend watching this video