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@McGhinch

3 ай бұрын

You should try the same dish more than once in different venues. The first one you try serves more like a roll model for that dish, but you will almost never get the best or the worst one on your first try.

@christianwaldner106

3 ай бұрын

Tafelspitz with Apfelkren

@dh1ao

3 ай бұрын

Fast food Döner Kebap :) Depends where you are, but if you see more locals than tourists go and try. Best case simply ask locals where to go.

@John-wj4dp

2 ай бұрын

käsefondue

@Ati-MarcusS

2 ай бұрын

try Sauerbraten mit Rotkraut und Klößen

Leberkäse has nothing to do with liver or cheese. the name consists of two words from old german. one is related to loaf ("ein Laib Brot"), the other to case because Leberkäse as well as cheese usually were produced in a case.

@aegirmeingott

3 ай бұрын

endlich einer, der sich auskennt. das macht mir mut!

@andreasschmitz6972

3 ай бұрын

Leider falsch. In Leberkäse ist Schweineleber. Ohne Leber heißt es Fleischkäs

@RoswithaStraub

2 ай бұрын

@@andreasschmitz6972nicht in Bayern! Da ist keine Leber drin

@kaiv6536

2 ай бұрын

@@RoswithaStraub Interessieren die Bayern irgendeinen? In Bayern heisst es deshalb auch FLEISCHKÄS,E... :)

@Anson_AKB

2 ай бұрын

@@aegirmeingott sometimes google is your friend, and especially wikipedia knows a lot :-) Ähnliche Diskussionen und Erklärungen kommen immer wieder bei reaction videos, zB zum Thema "Leberkäse (a _loaf_ in a _case,_ 'original bayrisch' wegen geschützter regionaler Bezeichnung nur optional, sonst immer mit Leber) vs Fleischkäse (überall optional mit Leber)" und zum Thema "Frankfurter vs Wiener Würstchen" (im Prinzip beides das gleiche, aber wegen Gesetzen im Mittelalter in Frankfurt zur Trennung von Rind- und Schweine-Metzgereien unterschiedliche Zutatenmischungen, und aktuell nur in Deutschland mit strenger gesetzlicher Regelung zu Name, Tierarten und Region)

Americans inability to use forks properly never ceases to amaze me. 🤣

@TheMagicGeekdom

3 ай бұрын

We learn in a weird way apparently.

@LythaWausW

3 ай бұрын

@@TheMagicGeekdomWe learn it "our" way, it's not necessarily wrong. It's just another difference between Americans and Germans. It bothers me when Germans say our table manners are "wrong" because if I were to eat the German way, my mom would correct me, and tell me to put my freaking napkin on my lap, which few Germans do. "Proper" use of utensils is a matter of location.

@uliwehner

3 ай бұрын

@@LythaWausW i am with you as far as how people use utensils where they are from is their business. As a german in the US for over 25 years, my only beef with the american way, would be that the german way is more efficient. Using both fork and knife at the same time makes sure that you get to eat your first bit right away, and it is easier to get stuff loaded onto the fork with the help of the knife. Also, since we do not cut the meat up all at once, it is still hot when we eat it. Either way, my wife eats the american way, i eat the german way. no fights.

@byakurenhoujuu

3 ай бұрын

It's actually a weird trend originating from France hundreds of years ago, that the US just kept to this day. Europe basically just moved on from it.@@LythaWausW

@simontemplar3359

2 ай бұрын

@mojojojo11811 If you'll please remind me where the is a global convention on proper utensil usage at table. I will be happy to review and comply, but I am unaware of a universal standard, much less any reason to be condescending about it.

The crackling of the pork knuckle is the best part :)

The crunchy bits on the pork nuckle is the best

Another great video. Please post longer ones though, they're always so enjoyable. I love your descriptions and honest reviews of all the food dishes. Happy traveling. Greetings from Cape Town.

The Kässpätzle look not like house-made. You should try them again in a good Swabian restaurant, where they are made fresh in-house. Or Käsknöpfle in a Badenian restaurant (Badenian Knöpfle are a bit thicker and shorter than Swabian Spätzle, but otherwise essentially the same - Knöpfle means literally "little buttons"). You can get also good Spätzle in Tyrol, but the cheeses can differ from region to region. Swabians have usually half Swiss, half mountain cheese. In the Allgäu some of those would traditionally be replaced by Limburger or Romadur or Backsteinkäse ("brick cheese"), which is bit more strong-tasting.

@RustyBear

Ай бұрын

Fr. The stuff they ordered looked so cheap and cold

„Leberkäse“ got its name because its finely ground meat looks a little bit like liver. Any kind of forced or pressed mass was called a „cheese“ in the old days. For example an „almond cheese“ was a name used for marzipan.

You usually don't eat the skin of the Fleischwurst

The word "Leberkäse" has not the meaning it is supposed to have. In this case, the word "Leber" does not mean "liver". Many Germans don't know it, but the Leber in Leberkäse comes from Laib (loaf). It is a loaf cheese. Also Käse is not meant as "fermented milk", but in the very old meaning of "curdled". It's a curdled loaf, hashed meat baked together. A similar confusion is connected with the word Leberwurst - liver sausage, which also originally meant loaf sausage. But here, the confusion was so great, that about 20 years ago, Germany had to change the respective laws. Now, Leberwurst actually has to contain liver, which was not a requirement before, as it never meant liver to begin with. (In Austria, which has a similar cooking culture, both words are less confusing, as the Leberkäse is called Fleischkäse - meat cheese, and the Leberwurst is called Streichwurst - spread sausage.) PS: To me, the best way to eat Leberkäse is with fried potatoes, spinach and a fried egg.

I love Spundekees. Und die Kruste von der Haxe ist das Beste, die sah echt gut aus.

sauerbraten and Rouladen this is what you have to try. Weiss beer too, I come from a Greek background, and I know all this stuff

The "Eisgrub" in Mainz...good place to eat 👍😎

The best way to peel off the Fleischwurst is to make a small cut lengthways and then peel it off first. Then you can eat the sausage more easily! And you can also use your fingers to peel the sausage if necessary. No need to worry about that!

"handkäs mit musik" and "zwiebelkuchen" are also good in the region

The food in Germany is of a completely different quality than in England and the USA

@doenermitallem

2 ай бұрын

Yes, it deserves to be called food. In England and the USA it's just processed industrial items.

We live within walking distance of the Eisgrub-Bräu and my wife works just up the hill from it 😀

The best is to ask the locals about what dish to try in the region you currently stay. They also give you a recommendation about where to get it best quality and best made.

@hogni6036

3 ай бұрын

With some luck you are righ regarding taste snd quality. But actually most people dont have any clue of good food. My experiences over decades. But for regional specialities you are right

The best thing about a pork knuckle is the crust and when everything is still nice and hot!

Come to Cologne, we have great brewerys and, kölsch beer of course 😊

Great video again both. Pork knuckle is my absolute favourite when we go to Germany. We found it can taste different from place to place but when you get that perfect place, it’s 👨‍🍳💋 (that’s supposed to be a chefs kiss). The cheese noodles looked great too

My mouth got watery when I saw that Schweinshaxe, which I didnt have in a way, way, way to long time... need to change that ASAP! The Käsespätzle looked great too! My mom makes a nice one and we just had it maybe a month ago, when she invited us to lunch.

if you make it towards franconia i recommend "Schaeufele" rather than Schweinshaxe . shoulder rather than knuckle and the crust is cut in a criss cross pattern, this makes it easier to enjoy the crust. note: in Baden a schaeufele is something different altogether.

Hi, great video. You need to try Sauerbraten with red cabbage, it is great. Also, if you are in a bakers pick up some onion bread (zwiebelbrot). If you see a supermarket called Rewe, they are fantastic, they always have a cafe, so you can have your kaffee and kuchen.

@learngermanwithvanessa

3 ай бұрын

I'd better recommend going to an artisanal bakery and get there Zwiebelbrot. :)

That is an EXCEPTIONAL Schweinehaxe - I'm so jealous......... usually they're slightly crispy on the outside, but then a LOT of gloopy fat surrounding the meat........ It's a favourite thing at Oktoberfest......... last one I had I cut off more than half of what was on the plate as it wasn't crispy

Jäger Schnitzel and Zigeuner Schnitzel are two wonderful German dishes that you absolutely MUST try. (Hunter's cutlet and Gypsy cutlet.) The first is a breaded pork cutlet with a mushroom sauce and the second is the same cutlet but with a Red/Green bell pepper and onion sauce. They are absolutely delicious! 😍😍😍

@martinkasper197

3 ай бұрын

Unless you get to East Germany, then Jägerschnitzel is fried Jagdwurst... Zigeunerschnitzel nowadays is called Ungarische Art...🤓

the crust! the crust! the crust!! Is the beeeeeest!!!

handmade Spätzle are much better than the ones you had

That hock looked delicious and the crackling to die for. Meat consumption in Germany is currently at its lowest since WWII, the experts can't decide whether inflation or the rise in flexitarians' and less being eaten. Red meat and pork products dropped sharply, poultry less so.

Great Video and Greetings from Mainz :-)

I would love to see Germany some day! Me being a paranormal enthusiast I would do nothing but ghost hunt over there 😅

Black Forrest Gatteau, Rouladen, Sauerbraten

Nice review trying German.

German food makes British food look relatively sophisticated

@arnodobler1096

3 ай бұрын

🤣

@hogni6036

3 ай бұрын

You are really a funny guy! 😂

@zorglub20770

3 ай бұрын

so true :) Hopefully british food also contain less carbs. Maybe this is why Americans love german food so much.

This sausage is not peeled in Germany, which brings out the light smoky flavor better.

:D greetz from a small village near Mainz Have a nice time in my hometown

"The meat inside is the real highlight." - no german ever when it comes to haxe and there is still some crust left

6:05 that ringtone in the back from the landline is so german, i can still hear it in my dreams from when i was young. No really its so wildly spead all over germany, i think everybody knows it.

@ahelsitaev

2 ай бұрын

This one for offices and the doctors ringtone :D kzread.info/dash/bejne/Yn93y7qrg923Zqw.html RIP Gigaset

Try some German Frikadellen's guys... They're essentially cooked and beautifully seasoned Pork Patties... And are very similar to Beef Burger Patties... They can be eaten either hot as part of a main meal... Or they can be served cold from the fridge... And will sometimes be offered as bar snacks while you're out and about of an evening having a cold beer. 🍺👍

@martinkasper197

3 ай бұрын

Fleischküchle...❤

@markgraham190665

3 ай бұрын

I like them cold "mit senf" lovely

@uliwehner

3 ай бұрын

i describe Fleischkuechle to americans as a 50/50 pork and beef burger with the "fixings" inside, onion inside versus on top, some bread cubes inside rather than a bun on the outside, all pepper, paprika, cayenne, coriander, etc in the inside.... so much better than your average burger. There are certainly great "premium" burgers at restaurants here in the US, but your average fast food burger has NOTHING on a fleischkuechle. pair with potato salad, or Wirsing and potatoes. and yes, they are great cold, too

that pork dish looked delicious, love pork crackling too

I love almost all German food. The cakes or Kuchen/Torten are fantastic.

"Wein auf Bier, das rat´ ich Dir, Bier auf Wein, das lass ein" This is an old German saying which means "drink wine after beer, but never beer after wine" And yes, there is something to it, you will notice it ;-)

@hogni6036

3 ай бұрын

Das ist sowohl vom Sinn dieses Spruchs als auch von der Wirkung Unfug. Dieser Spruch bezieht sich entgegen landläufiger Meinung nicht auf die Verträglichkeit, sondern auf die finanzielle Leistungsfähigkeit zum Erwerb dieser Getränke im Laufe des Lebens. Also mit billigeren Bier anfangen und auf den teureren Wein umsteigen können als umgekehrt müssen 😉

@rebosen

2 ай бұрын

So sieht‘s aus, das ist eher ein Alter Spruch über sozialen Ab/Aufstieg und hat rein gar nichts mit der Verträglichkeit zu tun.

Potato salad: the topic to start at least a bar brawl, reaching right up to civil war, if you declare that ONLY your Oma/grandma made the single, real potato salad. All others are "wrong". Watch the facial expressions freeze upon such a declaration 😂😂😂 Everyone has their own favorite potato salad. Mayo-, vinegar-, or broth-based, with or without eggs, gheekins, white or red onions, baccon... The list of acceptable or unacceptable ingredients goes on and on and leads to separate side skirmishes in the potato civil war...😂😂😂

@Flamebeard0815

3 ай бұрын

Potatoes, mayo, sauteed white onions, gherkins and minced eggs, seasoned with pepper and salt. Maybe a little bit of broth. That's a proper potato salad and I'll die on that hill, fork in hand!

@Braun30

3 ай бұрын

Same happens in Italy when you ask how the local speciality is prepared.

@RustyDust101

3 ай бұрын

@@Flamebeard0815 aaaaand... the war is off... 😂😂

@margots.597

2 ай бұрын

No Mayo, No Mayo, never, never, never! ​@@Flamebeard0815

You need to try jagershnitzel mit brat kartoffeln.

@stg4478

Күн бұрын

yes love jagershnitzel grew up eating as a kid in southern Minn make it my self now

Must try ROULADEN!!!!

If you're doing a food tour of Germany, you have to find a Schnell-Imbiss (a schnellie in british soldier speak) and try a currywurst mit pommes frites. It's the food of the gods. Some pubs will also serve currywurst, it was staple fare for British soldiers. Enjoy your trip.

@MarcsCupofTea

3 ай бұрын

Growing up in Germany as a Pads Brat currywürst is soul food to me 😊

@heibk-2019

3 ай бұрын

@@MarcsCupofTeaIts without the ü tho

The Germans don't mess about with food. Good wholesome hearty real food. Kaffee und Kuchen is the equivalent of the UK's afternoon tea.

I´m 45 min. away from Mainz worked there a couple of times it´s a nice City yes

He crsty part is the best part of the knuckle!!!

Would definitely recommend Mettbrötchen as a lunch snack and if you see them on a menu you could do a lot worse than Maultaschen. Also potato salad varies a lot throughout Germany. Sauerebraten is going to make you very happy too. And because you are in Germany, Döner Kebab ;)

I lived in Germany for nine years back in the 90's. Loved all of the local food! I never converted to German wine - Riesling was far too sweet for me.

@TheMagicGeekdom

3 ай бұрын

Cara loves a Riesling. I'm not the biggest fan either.

@ynys_mon6928

3 ай бұрын

That crazy, there are so many wonderful dry German wines.

@tonys1636

3 ай бұрын

They do produce some dry wines but limited regions and quantity due to the cooler climate producing sweeter grapes as spend longer on the vines to ripen.

@arnodobler1096

3 ай бұрын

There are very, very dry Riesling wines in Germany.

@martinkasper197

3 ай бұрын

Try other sour sorts like Kerner...

I guess the food in Bavaria is quite different to that of Hamburg (more fish) and Berlin (more international).

Yeah, you stay in my Home City Mainz (Meenz am Rhoi).😊

Try the Mettbrötchen. Don't Google it though before you order it. If you're heading to Cologne or Düsseldorf, try the Poldi sandwich from MangalxPodolski kebab places. 👌🏻

@ClownsVeranstaltungen2023

3 ай бұрын

hab mich lang geweigert da essen zu gehen weil ich nicht einsehe mich fürn döner anzustellen. als mal leer war hab ich mal probiert und hasse es wie gut er tatsächlich schmeckt. definitiv einer meiner lieblingsdöner heute. und köln ist er aber bei 7,50€ mittlerweile somit nur für anlässe für mich :)

@doenermitallem

2 ай бұрын

@@ClownsVeranstaltungen2023 Ja, ich musste die Preise leider anpassen.

superb t-shirt as per usual. generally I avoid french sausages, but german sausages are excellent as is german food generally. can't say that seriously, lol. however, french patisserie's are amazing.

You can eat the whole Sausage and the whole Schweinshaxe (the crunchy "Kruste" ist the best part). Without the Bone of course 😅 It looks like Bavaria. If you come nearly Berlin you have to try Döner Kebab. Vegetables and souce u can choose always. 3 different souce types: garlic/yellow, herbs/white, chili/red(hot). Guten Appetit.

@TheMagicGeekdom

3 ай бұрын

We have had dinner kebab, but not in Berlin. We still need to go there.

Käsespätzle are the South german Mac and cheese, but in better...🤣🤣

@Flamebeard0815

3 ай бұрын

True. But who uses only Emmentaler? There has to be at least one brick of Limburger (diced) in there per 500g of Spätzle.

I heard “a mental cheese” - then got it.

@martinkasper197

3 ай бұрын

Emmentaler Käse... Emmental cheese..🤣🤣🤣

Since I'm from the far north of Germany, I still think the Käselespätzle is a thing to try and master. Make it your own. So simple. @ first look. But there MUST be a reason, why this siple dish has become so very popular. Just my 2 cents.

@susannemalik2554

3 ай бұрын

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Holy shit. Fully out of context. But at first glance I really thought it is Peter Ustinov. The similarity is astounding.

@miaschu8175

28 күн бұрын

Yes, there is a similarity. Except for the hair colour, of course.

Restaurant with package mustard?😂 exactly my humor😂😂😂😂 so bad😂😂😂

If you alrdy are in my region ill give you some of my personal favorites and some stuff to try: First of all: Go to a butcher and see, if you can get your hand on a Mettbrötchen. Its raw minced port, yes, its safe to eat raw here, with onions and pepper. Perfect for a hearty breakfirst. Next: Try the red wines of the region. Rheinlandpfalz and especially Rheinhessen have some of Germanys best wines. Then: Try Handkäs mit Musik. Its a cheese made from raw milk, thats usually cured on a vinnegraitte and served with hearty dark bread. You should also give Saumagen a shot. It translates to pig stomach, but its just a saussage filled with potatoes and carrots, things that pigs usually eat. Kässpätzle and Haxe are typically more southern things, you can get better in Baden Würtemberg and Bavaria.

One word…..Yum! I want some of all of it!!!

@TheMagicGeekdom

3 ай бұрын

It was great!

Don't worry vegetarians : there is still plenty of German vegetarian food and foreign cuisine in every German city (Italian, Asian, Middle Eastern).

Probiert doch mal Mettbrötchen 🎉

Schweinshaxe - i normally eat it like a caveman. Only at home of course - not at a restaurant. If its done right - its just the best way to consum protein.

Why did you only eat the inside of the sausage? 🤔

Give me Greg,s Sausage Roll Any time

The Käsespätzle looked weird, like drown in some kind of cream sauce?!

awesome video. Just a little tip: you can eat the skins too, from the sausages AND the Schweinshaxe (that is the best). The only sausages where you dont eat the skin are the Weiswurst ones from Bavaria. Usually in Germany we are big about eating all the parts of the animal, or at least most of them :) The best way to find good food is asking locals.

I fed up w people on yt saying stuff like they r trying potatoes or watching a film or hearing a pop song for the first time when they're clearly not,, I mean id understand if it was moose ice-cream or even calamari 😅😅😂🎉

Fault : you should try Käsespätzle not out of Baden-Würtemberg or Bavaria....there you will get the original and good Käsespätzle :)

*Mettbrötchen+Zwiebeln* ^^

Leberkäse and Fleischwurst is similar????? Well, try Leberkäse or actually propably Fleischkäse in the are you are currently visiting.

Zwiebelrostbraten mit hausgemachten Spätzle.

You should learn how to hold a wine glass 🍷

Porknucle crunchy skin is the best. yam yam Trust me

This first people I see who eat the meat first and not the best part of it.

Bautzner!

Got to say, that a Schweinshaxe without any brown gravy is a bit weird for me. I normally know it to be served with brown gravy and Knödel. xD

I LOVE the Taylor Swift t-shirt :D and it's spuendekaes............ (Spundekäs) :)

yummmmmmmy.-))lecker

This is not Bavaria right ? U had to get ur food here - i promise every dish is better here! U're trying Bavarian food in Cologne ? Come to Munich or Ingolstadt fpor the Original flavour it' s a houndret times more intense

This was definitely not a Weißwurst. 😒As a Bavarian I feel hurt.

German food is so under rated

@TheMagicGeekdom

3 ай бұрын

It was so good!

Lieber lecker Matjes oder Krabbenbrötchen 🤣😇

❤❤🥰🥰🤩🤩👍👍

Schweinshaxen or Leberkäse are Bavarian food. The USA has 50 States and each State has its own identity... so why do americans always think there is one Germany and we are All like the Mountaindwellers down there? Germany has 16 federal states and those were hundreds of small kingdoms etc...... each state is different. In Tradition, Food and Landscape....

Wienerschnitzel???

why are you holding the fork like a child... wtf is this, its so painful to watch 😂 but i still enjoyed the video, i like when people interested in our culture. greetings from cologne

Yeeeaahh - the Taylor Swift shirt :D :D

Normally in England we eat the Hock cold with piccalilli and salad. It's delicious!

@TheMagicGeekdom

3 ай бұрын

That sounds nice.

TylorSwift t-shirt…..really

So typisch Amerikaner Norddeutschland scheint für sie nicht zu existieren. Aber es würde ja bedeuten sich mit Geographie auseinander zu setzen. 😁😁🖖🇩🇪🖖⚓

hy the hell is it that most Americans think that the kitchen of southern Germany is a standard for all of Germany? We love our currywurst and our chips, we love fish in all variations, we are the northern states of Germany, where Döner and the suchlike are king, beer is also our national drink, Jever, Becks, etc.

Dear American friends, before you eat in a German restaurant for the first time, please learn to use a knife and fork correctly. If you are unsure then let us explain it to you. It hurts my soul when I see this lady tearing at the pork knuckle.

Whoever told you to remove the skin of the wurst should be punished severly. As punishment I suggest he has to eat Leberkäse with Ketchup

Sorry Leberkäse is not a sausage !!! Why you both eat only in southgermany? This stay not for complet germany !

"Germany" actually is Deutschland.

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