QUESTIONS on German Food....

[sethr]

I'm not German, but I know what langostinos are. They're small langostos.

[MIKE BURN]

There is no 'national' dish of Germany.



We have 16 local states here and everyone has it's own kitchen.



Basically you can say that the north is more oriented on fish and mulligans, while the south is more into 'Braten', 'Klöße' and 'Schnitzel' )



Common dishes like 'Sauerkraut' and 'Kohl' can be found everywhere, but the combinations and taste are very different from one state to the other.



The southern state of Baden-Württemberg is well known for it's noodle specialities like 'Spätzle mit Linsen' )

[bbchris]

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Eating different things like "Labskaus," a mix of corned beef, potatoes, beet roots, herring and such, or gravied fishes; "hamburger eel soup" which doesn't contain eel at all, and so on. Or it is the Germany of the South, with Bavaria and the Alps. They eat differently: Nice crusty "Braten" and they have "Brotzeit" a late breakfast with those wonderful brown breads and "Wurst."



German cooking today is much more a regional-based, light kitchen style. Like Joerg Mueller in his star-awarded restaurant on the Island of Sylt, the most northern island of Germany, where he prepares "Tomato Aspic with Langostinos" or his "Mousse of Three Different Paprikas." Or from the south, the highest rated German chef, Harald Wohlfarth of the Traube Tonbach Hotel in the Black Forest, presents his "Salad of Asparagus Tips with Slices of Sweetbread" or "Rabbit in a Morels Sauce with Spinach Noodles." We also do modern German cooking in our Restaurant Lachswehr with a "Poached Filet of Beef on a Mustard Sabayone with Apple-Celery Puree" or the "Sauerkraut-soup"

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What the heck is 'langostinos'?

IS 'Labskaus' a common food?

What's considered the 'national' dish of Germany??

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[MIKE BURN]

Langostinos à la Sylt









"Labskaus" is a northern German traditional dish known since the early 17th. century (some sort of Minestrone/Mulligan).



Here's the original recipe



Labskaus, die Hamburger Spezialität,

ein deftigen und gesunden Eintopf trotz seiner abschreckenden Optik.



Das traditionelle Seefahrergericht entstand es in den Zeiten der großen Segelschiffe.



Man nehme:

500 g Kartoffeln, gestampft, es kann aber auch Kartoffelmus sein.



Ca. 300 g Pökelfleisch (es kann natürlich auch Corned Beef sein oder Rindfeisch aus der Dose).



Zwiebeln, eine große sollte es schon sein.



Ca. 100 g eingelegte Rote Beete.



Ca. 100 g durchwachsenen Speck (sei nicht so geizig).



Salz und Pfeffer darf natürlich nicht fehlen.



Ein paar Eier, die kommen dann als Spiegelei oben drauf.

Rollmops, für jeden sollte schon einer dabei sein

Gewürzgurken



Die Kartoffeln kochen und mit etwas Kochwasser zu Brei stampfen (Kartoffelmus).



Den durchwachsenen Speck und die Zwiebel(n) feingewürfelt glasig dünsten.



Den Corned Beef (oder das Fleisch) hinzugeben und das ganze anbraten.



Die Corned Beef-Masse und den Kartoffelbrei mit kleingeschnittener Rote Beete unterrühren und das ganze würzen.



Dann mit Rollmops, Spiegelei und Gewürzgurke servieren.

Das Bier und den Köm nicht vergessen :-)

Edited by: MIKE BURN  at: 5/23/04 16:35

[bbchris]

ah! Like mainland China - different parts have different preferences! So I'm guessing Mike that you like Italian food? Lucky for me!!!

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[HatefulMusic]

Don't forget to try the Hand-cheese With Music.

Theo

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[bbchris]

???

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[MIKE BURN]

"Handkäs' mit Musik" (roughly translated "Hand Cheese with Music" ) is a typical speciality from Frankfurt.



The "music" refers to the dominant spicy taste and the mandatory Applewine

[HatefulMusic]

I thought the "music" was the butt trumpet you play after you eat.

Theo

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[MIKE BURN]

I'm not using these direct expressions... HAHA

I wrote "mandatory Applewine".... this is self-explanatory... or a "deadly" combination! LOL

[bbchris]

And that is different to Apfelsaft? hahahaha I love apples and apple trees!

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