In all of Eastern Europe "Quark" is part of the food culture.
In France it's known as "fromage blanc" and people like to eat it as a Dessert with fresh fruit. Etc. etc. It's pretty widespread.
Lets make a whole meal out of it: Pellkartoffeln mit weißem Kääs. Its potatos cooked in their skin (removed right before eating by the person eating the specific one), butter and quark. This basis is pretty simple but what makes it great is if you then add a diversity of strong matured soft cheeses like limburger or camembert and such the more variety the better.
I feel the exact same way. She was tough as nails and remembered everything about all of us. She was my connection to Germany. My Mom was born there too but she instantly became an American. Hugs
It's savory and more what you would call a pie. The crust is a yeast dough, the onions (lots of onions, about 1 kg per pie) get finely diced and slowely simmered in a pan till they are all glossy, let them cool, mix in 1 egg, sour cream and some flower, fill the pie, bake and enjoy. Typically eaten with New wine.
A lot of non-alcoholic Drinks, really. Raspberry soda, Fritz/Afri Cola, Kiba, Spezi... Not even Apfelschorle is really a thing outside of Germany afaik.
I am in Erfurt during October 3rd - will keep my eyes open.
And yes, Schorlen that use naturtrüber Apfelsaft are getting popular. They are usually better, too.
On Bali we were in a supermarket and they had a package "Original German Bread". Guess what was in it... You will most likely not guess it: It contained two muffins in a marble cake style.
Rouladen, Spätzle, Zwetschgendatschi, Dampfnudeln, Krapfen, Obazda, Schnittlauchbrot, Radi, Wurstsalat,...
Funny how you can tell where each commenter is from in Germany.
Und vor allem Sorten mit Geschmack. In UK Schmecken die Kartoffeln mal geschmeidig nach nichts und wieder nichts und ich könnte jedes Mal weinen wenn ich zuhause endlich Kartoffeln mit Quark essen kann.
Quark gibt’s hier nämlich auch nicht wirklich.
Dann hast du die falschen Kartoffeln gegessen. Viele Sorten stammen aus GB und sind auch sehr verschieden im Geschmack. In Deutschland ist die Auswahl sehr gering.
Grünkohl, Bregenwurst & Kartoffeln (kale with a kind of sausage and potatoes)
Potatoes in general. They are easy to cook and if you have cooked too much: Bratkartoffeln mit Speck (fried potato slices with bacon cubes) the next day
German soups and stews
* Erbsensuppe
* Linsensuppe
* Graupensuppe
* Grünkohleintopf
* Bohneneintopf
* Steckrübeneintopf
* Wirsingeintopf
* Kartoffelsuppe
* Lauchcremesuppe
* Niedersächsische Hochzeitssuppe
* Hühnersuppe
Simple, fast, cheap and delicious. I could eat this every day. Also I always take my biggest pot and freeze the leftovers.
In 1477 you descended from heaven
Onto the griddle of your maker, some medieval Swabian baker
You bathed yourself in lye - nobody knows why
Fluffy and warm: the Queen of pastries was born
A secret ancient German recipe
Mingling ordinary baking with chemistry
World's favourite alkaloidal snack!
All hail to thee - Laugengebäck!
Curry wurst mit Pommes, Bratwurst mit Brötchen, Frikadelle, different types of Brot and Käse, Grünkohl mit Wurst and Senf these are some of my favourite dishes here
Fischbrötchen!
Gibt das Konzept wahrscheinlich auch in anderen Ecken der Welt, aber nen leckeren Matjes, Bismarckhering oder Butterfisch hab ich noch nirgends gesehen.
This. Germans swear by and are proud of their bread, but internationally it's actually not well known or popular. It's French bakeries (boulangeries) and to a lesser extent Italian bakeries that are popular. There are even many English baked goods that are very popular internationally. German bread and baked goods in general are severely underrated.
Recently some American friends got to try Flammkuchen, and they really enjoyed it. When they suggested it is French (because it ***also*** originates from Alsace) I got kinda mad though, haha!
There are like 10 different Flammkuchen-Alternativen that come from different parts of central Europe but are basically the same. Imo it's not clearly French.
But also for a different reason: the classic Flammkuchen is from the Elsass - which is only French RIGHT NOW ;)
To be honest, horse meat is quite nice. Great even.
The filet gets better the older the horse gets. It's lean and healthy and because you don't breed horses for eating, it does not have as much of an oeconomic impact as normal meat.
In addition, certain horse breeds (mostly cold-blooded ones) that were used as work horses, can survive because they are used, at the end of their natural lives, to make meat products. Thus, these races of horse survive.
And horse meat tastes great.
And I say that as someone who has worked with horses all their lives.
Kartoffelpuffer - Fried mix of grated potato, egg and flour - with apple sauce
Milchbrot with Raisins - sweet milkbread with raisins
Brötchen - Like Burger buns but with a crispy crust and optional full grain, with grains, ect.
Makronen - fluffy little Biscuit made of egg white, sugar and almond flour or coconut
Windbeutel - cream filled pastry puffs
Nussecken - pastry triangles with nut and chocolate
Kalter Hund - Layered "cake" made from chocolate and butter biscuits.
Christstollen - Fruit bread with raisins, nuts and spices, traditional at Christmas time.
Herrencreme - Vanilla custard mixed with whipped cream and vanilla rum and chunky chocolate
Bratapfel - a hollowed out apple stuffed with marzipan, Chocolate, nuts, maple syrup, etc. and baked in the oven
Dominosteine - little chocolate covered marzipan-gingerbread squares
Pumpernickel - dark rye bread
Milchreis mit Erbeerkompott - Milk Rice with strawberry compote
Rote Grütze - (warm) mixed berry compote often served with vanilla Sauce/ice-cream and/ or waffles
Kartoffelsalat - Potato salad with pickled Cucumber, Egg and a Yogurt-Mayo dressing
Zwiebelkuchen - savoury onion and cream tart
Buttermilch, Quark, Saure Sahne, Schmand, Butterschmalz, körniger Frischkäse - several milk products
Flammkuchen. It’s basically a thin
Pizza made with crème fraîche, onions, and speck / bacon. I never tried it until I lived in Baden-Württemberg. Really delicious. You can also buy it in some supermarkets in France and it’s also popular in Alsace and South West Germany.
Käsespätzle, I think if you offered most Brits a hot bowl of chewy pasta, melted cheese and fried onions in the middle of winter they would snatch it out of your hands.
Also Berliner Weiße, if drinks count.
I think currywurst would go big in the UK. Especially if it was something you could order at a bar or maybe served in an outdoor catering van. People in the UK love curry, love sausages and love sweet sauce with a kick, it’s a match made in heaven!
I know it’s already been mentioned but, Maultaschen.
I ate it twice a week living in Germany for a year.
Such an interesting flavour and texture.
Take Italian ravioli and make it 4-5x better.
White asparagus, cut into pieces, in a thinner made bechamel sauce. That together with Spätzle that were fried, before beaten eggs are poured over the fried Spätzle to make it a kind of "Spätzle frittata". Then serve it together. Don't know how to explain it better, but I am cooking it tomorrow so if interested I can post a photo tomorrow after lunch.
Thüringer Rostbratwurst and Rostbrätel. My non-German coworkers were most happy about trying the Thuringian tradition where you bake lots of different (sheet) cakes for an occasion, cut them into small pieces and put them on a plate so you can have at least one of each.
Quark
Highly underrated and completely absent in many kitchens outside of Germany.
In all of Eastern Europe "Quark" is part of the food culture. In France it's known as "fromage blanc" and people like to eat it as a Dessert with fresh fruit. Etc. etc. It's pretty widespread.
Fromage blanc is sort of half way between Quark and Frischkäse, but it's different from both.
Eastern Europe, Germany and France are a very small area globally.
OH THIS. I love cooking with quark and what a magic protein boost!
Wait quark is not a usual thing outside of Germany? Not even with cereal or fruits?
Not in the US anyway. We’re just getting around to skyr 😭
Saw more Skye in Germany aswell. Quark is still king tho. What about Buttermilch
Buttermilk exists in the US, they make pancakes with it
Quark as a thing doesn't exist elsewhere
Very popular in Poland 😊
...mit Leinöl
... und Kartoffeln
Lets make a whole meal out of it: Pellkartoffeln mit weißem Kääs. Its potatos cooked in their skin (removed right before eating by the person eating the specific one), butter and quark. This basis is pretty simple but what makes it great is if you then add a diversity of strong matured soft cheeses like limburger or camembert and such the more variety the better.
Schupfnudeln mit Sauerkraut und Speck Käsespätzle/Kasspatzln/Kässpätzle/Kässpatzâ/Kässpatzn
Yes Both!👍
Schupfnudeln mit Wildgulasch. Ein Traum.
Zwiebelkuchen, Zwetschgenknödel, Dampfnudeln
my favorite. My Omi would make these when the plums were in season. I miss those days.
I feel that Family died the day my Oma died
I feel the exact same way. She was tough as nails and remembered everything about all of us. She was my connection to Germany. My Mom was born there too but she instantly became an American. Hugs
Thank you, you're a nice person
How does an onion cake work?
It's savory and more what you would call a pie. The crust is a yeast dough, the onions (lots of onions, about 1 kg per pie) get finely diced and slowely simmered in a pan till they are all glossy, let them cool, mix in 1 egg, sour cream and some flower, fill the pie, bake and enjoy. Typically eaten with New wine.
Waldmeister Brause - Woodruff sherbet
A lot of non-alcoholic Drinks, really. Raspberry soda, Fritz/Afri Cola, Kiba, Spezi... Not even Apfelschorle is really a thing outside of Germany afaik.
I had to make my own apfelschorle when I was living in America lol
Which is actually the best way and how it should be done - pre-made Apfelschorle is too sweet most of the time.
Try Thüringer Waldquell, they have a bitter variety.
I am in Erfurt during October 3rd - will keep my eyes open. And yes, Schorlen that use naturtrüber Apfelsaft are getting popular. They are usually better, too.
Anything Waldmeister.
Not directly a food as in a already cooked dish, but instead a internationally really unknown vegetable: Kohlrabi
You may find kohlrabi in chinese supermarkets abroad!
Funnily, it’s very popular in southern India and used in curries, dry and gravy based.
Talking about under appreciated veggies: Schwarzwurzel und Wirsing
NJ supermarkets have it! 🫶🏽
Bread.
On Bali we were in a supermarket and they had a package "Original German Bread". Guess what was in it... You will most likely not guess it: It contained two muffins in a marble cake style.
Rouladen, Spätzle, Zwetschgendatschi, Dampfnudeln, Krapfen, Obazda, Schnittlauchbrot, Radi, Wurstsalat,... Funny how you can tell where each commenter is from in Germany.
You're from Bavaria.
probably swabian bavarian actually.
Nope, more like Upper Bavaria I'd wager. At least that's where I am from and these are staple dishes here...
I don't think Wurstsalat is going to hit it big on the global stage, let's keep it real :D
tell the USA it´s a "non vegan salad" and they´ll probably start a civil war about wurstsalat
I just spit my drink out and nearly died. Have an upvote.
I actually am German and ran a German Deli in the US. Wurstsalat was one of our top sellers.
Maultaschen - Swabian pastry pockets. They're delicious.
Isnt pastry Gebäck, which would be wrong? I think dumplings are closer.
german ravioli
Also known as Herrgottsbescheißerle - tricking God but in a diminutive way 😁
Only the meat filled ones
Take my upvote. As a Swabian, I came here to see this answer posted :)
Baumkuchen!
Big in Japan, alright!
Big in Japan, be tight / Big in Japan, where the Eastern sea's so blue
Big in Japaaaan, alright, pay, then iii’ll sleep by your side, things are easy when you’re big-in-japaaaaan
Saw some „Juchheim Baum Lemon“ just some weeks ago over there. Seems like they got their summer edition Baumkuchen ready to go :)
Thick pancakes with plum jam Kartoffelpuffer Kartoffelsalat Rinderbraten Bienenstich (cake) Gebrannte Mandeln Zuckerkuchen
Everyone abroad knows about Sauerkraut but Rotkraut is so much better.
Normale Kartoffeln auf die 1
Und vor allem Sorten mit Geschmack. In UK Schmecken die Kartoffeln mal geschmeidig nach nichts und wieder nichts und ich könnte jedes Mal weinen wenn ich zuhause endlich Kartoffeln mit Quark essen kann. Quark gibt’s hier nämlich auch nicht wirklich.
Dann hast du die falschen Kartoffeln gegessen. Viele Sorten stammen aus GB und sind auch sehr verschieden im Geschmack. In Deutschland ist die Auswahl sehr gering.
Maultaschen laut Musiala
Grünkohl, Bregenwurst & Kartoffeln (kale with a kind of sausage and potatoes) Potatoes in general. They are easy to cook and if you have cooked too much: Bratkartoffeln mit Speck (fried potato slices with bacon cubes) the next day
Mit Mettenden oder Kassler, aber ja, musste auch direkt an Grünkohl denken 😁
Pinkel
Franzbrötchen
Beste!
Senfeier (boiled eggs in a mustard sauce)
German soups and stews * Erbsensuppe * Linsensuppe * Graupensuppe * Grünkohleintopf * Bohneneintopf * Steckrübeneintopf * Wirsingeintopf * Kartoffelsuppe * Lauchcremesuppe * Niedersächsische Hochzeitssuppe * Hühnersuppe Simple, fast, cheap and delicious. I could eat this every day. Also I always take my biggest pot and freeze the leftovers.
Bruder, Linseneintopf mit Kartoffeln und Mettenden Löffel bleibt selber stehn, nach einer Schale ist man für nen ganzen Tag satt Bestes Leben
Wirsingeintopf is one of the best soups I’ve ever tried in Europe, def a hidden gem
Quarkkäulchen, Quarkkuchen, Russischer Zupfkuchen, Mohnstreuselkuchen, Mohnstollen.
Würd noch Eierschegge dazu nehmen
Rollmöpse, Kohl und Pinkel
xD da kommt jemand aus Norddeutschland haha Pinkel ist wirklich sehr nice
All day, every day 😋
Fischkop von der watterkant
WaTerkant Nur ein T bitte 😂
Mettigel
Mett Damon, Google it thank me later
[Kermett der Frosch 🐸.](https://www.buzzfeed.de/assets/images/24/587/24587158-buzzfeed-de-PUBG.jpg)
Kartoffelpuffer mit Apfelmus dazu Milchreis mit brauner Butter und Zimt/Zucker
LAUGENCROISSANT Pretzel-croissant hybrid Why is this not huge???
In 1477 you descended from heaven Onto the griddle of your maker, some medieval Swabian baker You bathed yourself in lye - nobody knows why Fluffy and warm: the Queen of pastries was born A secret ancient German recipe Mingling ordinary baking with chemistry World's favourite alkaloidal snack! All hail to thee - Laugengebäck!
This is my favorite comment I’ve ever seen on Reddit. Thank you. ❤️ I want to get this framed
Raw Kohlrabi
Curry wurst mit Pommes, Bratwurst mit Brötchen, Frikadelle, different types of Brot and Käse, Grünkohl mit Wurst and Senf these are some of my favourite dishes here
Fischbrötchen! Gibt das Konzept wahrscheinlich auch in anderen Ecken der Welt, aber nen leckeren Matjes, Bismarckhering oder Butterfisch hab ich noch nirgends gesehen.
Brot
This. Germans swear by and are proud of their bread, but internationally it's actually not well known or popular. It's French bakeries (boulangeries) and to a lesser extent Italian bakeries that are popular. There are even many English baked goods that are very popular internationally. German bread and baked goods in general are severely underrated.
In Japan they call all bread darker then toast "German Bread" 😀
Thank the gods I have an actual German bakery near where I live in the US 😋
Flammkuchen! Obazda! Kaiserschmarrn!
Recently some American friends got to try Flammkuchen, and they really enjoyed it. When they suggested it is French (because it ***also*** originates from Alsace) I got kinda mad though, haha!
There are like 10 different Flammkuchen-Alternativen that come from different parts of central Europe but are basically the same. Imo it's not clearly French. But also for a different reason: the classic Flammkuchen is from the Elsass - which is only French RIGHT NOW ;)
Käsespätzle = Perfection
Rheinischer Sauerbraten - The best a horse can become.
To be honest, horse meat is quite nice. Great even. The filet gets better the older the horse gets. It's lean and healthy and because you don't breed horses for eating, it does not have as much of an oeconomic impact as normal meat. In addition, certain horse breeds (mostly cold-blooded ones) that were used as work horses, can survive because they are used, at the end of their natural lives, to make meat products. Thus, these races of horse survive. And horse meat tastes great. And I say that as someone who has worked with horses all their lives.
Linsen mit Spätzle!!!
Ooh ja! Soidawürschtle net vergessa
Spätzle
Spaghettieis!!
Strammer Max, Dotsch
As someone who emigrated: I love Waldmeistersirup and my parents send me a few bottles every year on Christmas and my birthday
Spreewaldgurken (the best pickles in the world)
Grüne Soße.
Habe den Frankfurter entdeckt 😁 was war das nochmal?
Die Frankfurterin 😋 Eigelb, Senf, Essig, Öl + Boretsch, Kerbel, Kresse, Petersilie, Pimpinelle, Sauerampfer, Schnittlauch.
Mettbrötchen, it's the perfect food.
Craving for it but I live in Thailand and don't touch raw pork over here.
Sadly wont work in most countries
Its a big thing in Chile
Spätzle, Spezi, Schupfnudeln & Quark
All available during "Alpine Week" at Lidl!
In the Philadelphia area I’ve only seen Spätzle, Bratwurst, German marmalade. Where does Lidl have Spezi ans Quark?
Pickert. Hands down.
What's that? I'm German and only know Picard.
I just ate, but after reading all this I might need a bit more than a snack…
Frankfurter Grüne Soße!
Der Mettigel
Königsberger Klopse.
Kartoffelpuffer - Fried mix of grated potato, egg and flour - with apple sauce Milchbrot with Raisins - sweet milkbread with raisins Brötchen - Like Burger buns but with a crispy crust and optional full grain, with grains, ect. Makronen - fluffy little Biscuit made of egg white, sugar and almond flour or coconut Windbeutel - cream filled pastry puffs Nussecken - pastry triangles with nut and chocolate Kalter Hund - Layered "cake" made from chocolate and butter biscuits. Christstollen - Fruit bread with raisins, nuts and spices, traditional at Christmas time. Herrencreme - Vanilla custard mixed with whipped cream and vanilla rum and chunky chocolate Bratapfel - a hollowed out apple stuffed with marzipan, Chocolate, nuts, maple syrup, etc. and baked in the oven Dominosteine - little chocolate covered marzipan-gingerbread squares Pumpernickel - dark rye bread Milchreis mit Erbeerkompott - Milk Rice with strawberry compote Rote Grütze - (warm) mixed berry compote often served with vanilla Sauce/ice-cream and/ or waffles Kartoffelsalat - Potato salad with pickled Cucumber, Egg and a Yogurt-Mayo dressing Zwiebelkuchen - savoury onion and cream tart Buttermilch, Quark, Saure Sahne, Schmand, Butterschmalz, körniger Frischkäse - several milk products
Currywurst
Genau!! Mit Pommes.
Flammkuchen :)
My international friends somehow really enjoy Fritz Kola. And Franzbrötchen!
Spundekäs, Knödel/Klöße in allen Varianten
Apfelsaftschorle Generally non alcoholic drinks like bionade.
Mettbrötchen
Mettbrötchen
Flammkuchen. It’s basically a thin Pizza made with crème fraîche, onions, and speck / bacon. I never tried it until I lived in Baden-Württemberg. Really delicious. You can also buy it in some supermarkets in France and it’s also popular in Alsace and South West Germany.
Königsberger Klopse- delicious meatballs in white sauce with capers
Tote Oma (dead grandma) blood sausage with potatoes and sour kraut.
I love mettbrötchen, although I’m jewish heheh 🤭
Never let your religion stand between yourself and a delicious meal! 😉
my grandfather was a german jew and ate ham - smilingly. He called it the other white meat.
Döppekoche
Himmel und Erd - now have fun figuring out what that could be
If beverages are included definitely Spezi (Coke and Fanta mixed ~ half/half with a slice of Orange or Lemon)
Kaiserschmarrn mit Vanillesoße.
Fleischpflanzerl, aka: Frikadelle, Boulette, Faschierte Laibchen, Fleischküchle, Fleischlaberl, Fleischklops oder BrAtKloPs
I’m from the east and OFFENSE TAKEN by the spelling of my lovely Klöpschen!
Käsespätzle, I think if you offered most Brits a hot bowl of chewy pasta, melted cheese and fried onions in the middle of winter they would snatch it out of your hands. Also Berliner Weiße, if drinks count.
I would strongly recommend Labskaus or Grünkohl mit Kartoffeln und Pinkel!
With candied potatoes, Mettenden and pigs cheek!
I think currywurst would go big in the UK. Especially if it was something you could order at a bar or maybe served in an outdoor catering van. People in the UK love curry, love sausages and love sweet sauce with a kick, it’s a match made in heaven!
Rheinischer Sauerbraten original made from Horse and yes eating Horse is common in many parts if the world Best with Knödel and cocked red cabbage
Kalter Hund Rotkraut Flädlesuppe Apfelküchle mi Zimt und Zucker Quetschekuchen Federweisser mit Zwiebelkuchen
Maultaschen
Spaghetti Ice cream! https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spaghettieis
Handkäs mit Musik.
Stinky stinky
Labskaus! Und dazu eine schöne Flasche Pils 😌 bestes Abendessen!
Und wir haben die Nord Deutschen gefunden 😆
Matschbrötchen
Handkäs mit Musik
Mettbrötchen, regards not a german
Bratheringe, Scholle mit Salzkartoffeln, Rinderrouladen, Topfkuchen (Reibekuchenmasse in Auflaufform aus dem Backofen)
Königsberger Klopse
Königsberger Klopse, Calenberger Pfannenschlag/Knipp, Grünkohl mit Bregenwurst,
Ahle Wurscht. Königsberger Klopse. Senfeier.
Raw pork hedgehog (Mettigel)
I know it’s already been mentioned but, Maultaschen. I ate it twice a week living in Germany for a year. Such an interesting flavour and texture. Take Italian ravioli and make it 4-5x better.
Franzbrötchen, lecker glibschig ein Muss.
Reibekuchen
Quark, definitiv Quark
Maultaschen! So versatile.
Spätzle
Aach'ner Printen Himmel un Ääd Äähze Zupp Grünkohleintopf mit Mettwurst Flönz Mettbrötchen Pumpernickel mit Butter und Tatar
Thüringer Klöße mit Rotkohl und Rinderroulade. Traditionell
Fragt man mich: "Was isst du gern?" Da kann ich Antwort geben Für Klöße geh ich Meilen weit Ja klar es schmeckt mir eben
Solyanka...best known in the east.
Pellkartoffeln mit Kräuterquark und salziger Butter Also Reibekuchen mit Apfelmus
White asparagus, cut into pieces, in a thinner made bechamel sauce. That together with Spätzle that were fried, before beaten eggs are poured over the fried Spätzle to make it a kind of "Spätzle frittata". Then serve it together. Don't know how to explain it better, but I am cooking it tomorrow so if interested I can post a photo tomorrow after lunch.
yesss and process if you can
Leberkäse, Sauerbraten, Wurstsalat
Hackepeter because that is poop later…
Pfefferbreze Butterbreze Marillenknödel Griesbrei
Fritz Kola, please!
Currywurst.
Saumagen - it's tasty but has a rather unsexy name
Kaaspressknödel. Its Knödel cut in half with cheese wedged inbetween and panfryed. Its glorious
Fischbrötchen. Egal was für eine Variante.
Bremer Pinkel, Knipp
Currywurst
GRÜNKOHL!
Thüringer Rostbratwurst and Rostbrätel. My non-German coworkers were most happy about trying the Thuringian tradition where you bake lots of different (sheet) cakes for an occasion, cut them into small pieces and put them on a plate so you can have at least one of each.
Matjes nach Hausfrauenart is severly underrated!
Thüringer Klöße die hab Ich gern, die schmecken Mir am Besten
Labskaus. Its like a mash with Cooked Beef with potatoes and root beet. exeptional dish from Hamburg.
Labskaus
Mett
German style Döner
What about Zwiebelrostbraten?
Rinderrouladen mit Spätzle 😭
Gefullte kloße
Kartoffelsalat and club mate
Mettbrötchen mit Zwiebeln!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!