Burbage

I wouldn't go to Germany for a weekend even if I was in Denmark. The food's terrible.

Deancm

But the beers great.

OzSheila

Not the food I had - spatzle, all sorts of yummy wurst, some sort of potato cake thingy (pardon my lack of German terminology), breads, meats, ice cream sundaes (still think a replica German cafe in Melb would do well), mug of gluehwein walking around the Xmas markets

sonlymewalter

Me too

I loooove German food and especially love Germany at Xmas as they make lovely food and everyone eats and drinks far too much. It's very traditional at Xmas and no where [IMHO] beats Germany at Xmas

Potato cake, was it kartoffle puffas? [sp] They are like fried rosti made from potatoes & flour and sprinkled with sugar or apple sauce..ummmm...yummy

rubbeldiekatz

The food is not terrible at all but I wouldnt go either if I didnt have my entire family there

OzSheila

Kartoffle - that's them. Fond memories of walking around the Koln markets eating them wrapped in paper. No sugar or apple tho - just as they came straight out of the fryer

Had a German friend who spent Xmas with us for many years and she always bought a bottle of sparkling red bubbly (Ukrainian?). Have looked for it here but alas no luck. Aaah memories

sr71

How ignorant.

Have you any idea how many Michelin starred restaurants they have?

busterboy

400 different names for things that you can do to a pig!

sonlymewalter

That's them

Not sure what the wine is though? Can you remember the name?

FRAYNE

We loved the food while were stationed there and my nephew who lives in Germany sends me Jager sauce which is great on veil shnitzel
Janet

OzSheila

I think it is:
http://images.google.com.au/imgres?i...a%3DN%26um%3D1
or perhaps Krimskoye.

It is such a deep colour of red. Commonly available in Germany. We would have it for breakfast on Xmas day. I have got the telephone no of a Russian deli here in Melb - going to ring them and see if they bring it in.

sonlymewalter

I used to love curry gewurtz ketchup - is that the same?

Never heard of it, might give it a try if I find some

moneypenny20

Are you telling them you're going? You don't want to get there and find everyone's gone away for the weekend

alipally

Is this a bad thing???

German food is yum, and German hospitality is second to none... Nobody has mentioned Schnapps yet either??? Love the stuff

German applecakes, Leibkuchen... Stollen marzipan

Love it all
Hope you have a great weekend and get around all of your family before you collapse into the airline seat for your return trip to Melb!

FRAYNE

No curry ketchup isnt the same , we managed to get the curry ketchup from a market in Forster when we were up there on a german stall, Jager sauce is dehidrated and more like gravy lovely, on my last packet so will have to get some more sent over.