Germany on a plate. German street food Eating at home. Where to buy groceries

We begin our virtual journey through different countries of the world with the aim of getting to know the street food that can characterize your country in the best possible way. These articles are mini-cheat sheets for travelers that will help you understand the local food. We will talk about the most popular foods, both vegetarian and non-vegetarian. Therefore, vegetarian brothers and sisters, please be understanding. We want our way of eating to be respected, so let's respect other people's eating too!

Today we will find out what the Germans and guests who arrive in this country eat. So, , what is she like?

What do we know about food in Germany? About the fact that Germans love different sausages, and, of course, beer. And indeed it is. The national feature of street food in Germany is sausages and everything that can be cooked with them.

1.Döner Kebab or in Russian döner kebab is the most popular street food dish in Germany at present. People who buy German kebab appreciate it for its taste, satiety, variety of fillings, and, of course, for its speed of preparation. Currently, more than sixteen thousand döner kebab outlets are actively trading in Germany. Imagine, every day the Germans (and not only) eat from 200 to 300 tons of such doners. This is a type of our shawarma, and in our homeland there are also millions of fans of this dish :))) By the way,

By the way, döner is prepared to suit the taste of the client, who chooses his own ingredients. There is also a vegetarian dener on sale. It is he who is shown in the photo.

2. Bratwurst. Another popular fast food product in Germany is Bratwurst. It is a sausage made from pork or beef. Most often, this sausage is served with bread. It turns out that Bratwurst has more than 40 varieties, which are distributed throughout Germany, but their greater variety is represented in Northern Bavaria.

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3. Sauerkraut translated into Russian - sauerkraut. Sauerkraut is the national dish of Germany. It goes with all dishes - both meat and vegetable. No serious meal is complete without this dish. It would seem that there is something surprising in sauerkraut?! The fact is that it is eaten not only fresh, but also fried, stewed and even boiled! Therefore, on the streets of German cities you can easily taste this simple, but at the same time unusual dish.

4.Сurrywurst or in Russian currywurst. Another very popular type of street food in Germany. What is this dish? It is basically steamed and then fried pork sausage. It is served with a sauce based on tomato paste with the addition of the well-known curry spice, perhaps this is where the name of the dish came from?! The sausage is placed on a paper plate and most often served with French fries and chopped onions.

5. Brezel or in Russian pretzel. What else is Germany famous for? These are their own bakeries. Even in other countries of the world you can find a German bakery, where they always have a variety of delicious baked goods. German bakeries are always held in high esteem by tourists and others.

In Germany itself there are a huge number of bakery shops; there are more than 600 types of bread and 1,200 types of various pastries in the country. Just think about these numbers! Therefore, street food in Germany is not only sausages, but also bread products , so we vegetarians won’t go hungry :)))

Let's return to the brezel. What is he? The dough is rolled into a knot shape and baked. Similar to our pretzel. Sold both regular and with a wide variety of toppings. This form is very popular in German culture, and the symbolism of the brezel can be found in a wide variety of places.

6. Bienenstich. Bee Sting Cake. Who said that Germans only eat sausages and cabbage? Desserts are also very popular in Germany; here they are prepared according to the canons of classical European cuisine. For example, there is a very popular dessert in Germany. This is a cake-pie consisting of several layers. The bottom sponge cake is made of yeast dough, the second is a thick creamy layer, the third is a thin layer, which is a crispy crust of almonds, honey and caramel. This cake is the pride of Germany, going back far into its history. And everyone who comes here is strongly recommended to try it! Therefore, street food in Germany is well represented by desserts.

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7. What about beverages - you ask? And here there are some peculiarities. Of course, the most popular drink among Germans is beer . You already know this without me. But, for example, you took a piece of the pie and... decided to buy tea to him, as is customary here in Russia. But it may turn out that you will have to work hard to find tea on sale. Yes, yes, Germans don’t really like tea. They give greater preference coffee . Moreover, for your dessert they can even offer cider. This is a low-alcohol drink made from apples. The Germans love it very much and are proud of it, as they consider it their national drink. Well, we’re not born with bast either, so let’s go and drink some clean water :))) By the way, we know how to make natural apples Apple vinegar. You can see our own recipe for making it at home.

Let's sum it up

Street food in Germany is very diverse; there is a place for desserts, pastries, and even fresh salads. Everyone can find a snack on the streets of Germany - both a follower of classic nutrition and a vegetarian. Therefore, go ahead - towards adventure!

Fast food (eng. fast food - fast food) is a dish prepared for quick eating. The law of format suggests that the time between preparation and sale should not exceed ten minutes. This is just one of the possible definitions of fast food; there is still no single definition. At the same time, almost everyone agrees that this is fast food, produced on a large scale, when dishes are prepared not to order, but from semi-finished products.

Today, the fast food industry is one of the most dynamically developing economic segments in the world. Fast food restaurants are found in almost every country in the world: from America to Japan, from Australia to Iceland. McDonald's alone has spread its chains in 119 countries, but the local varieties of fast food are countless. In Russia, in addition to the world's "stars", there are also their own: "Rostik"s, "Russian Bistro", "Kroshka-Kartoshka" , “Teremok - Russian pancakes”, as well as countless stalls with shawarma and grilled chicken.

It is believed that fast food is a child of the 20th century. In fact, it has existed for centuries, because even the ancient Romans loved to have a quick bite. Often the “descendants of Mars” refused to cook at home; many Roman houses had no kitchens at all. But in every city there were a lot of eateries and markets where they sold all kinds of food. By the way, it was then that the prototype of pizza appeared - a flatbread made from yeast dough, greased with olive oil. The Romans also had their own hamburgers. They fried beef cakes and ate them with bread.

1. Mint tea, Morocco

Glasses filled to the brim with mint and a hefty dose of sugar stand ready to brew the famous Moroccan mint tea. The drink is refreshing on a hot day in Marrakech, but it's more than just a thirst quencher. Making and drinking tea is an integral part of Moroccan culture and a must-have experience that every tourist should go through.

2. Miaokou Night Market in Taiwan

There is an old temple in the center of the Miaokou night market, but the main thing here is the fast. Yellow market lanterns illuminate tables of mouth-watering traditional Taiwanese delicacies. Here you will find spicy noodle soup, oyster omelette, snails, sticky rice and tripe. Taiwanese and tourists alike agree that a visit to the market would not be complete without the fruit dessert, ice-cold prune bubbles.

3. Shanghai dumplings, China

A Shanghai street vendor serves freshly prepared Chinese favorite city snack, dumplings. These treats are widespread throughout Shanghai and are available to customers in a wide variety of flavors and combinations.

4. Noodles, Thailand

A sieve of noodles over an open fire takes the chef's attention in Bangkok's Chinatown. Many passers-by simply cannot resist the skill of these street chefs and the aroma of their creations.

5. Chicken entrails, Philippines

Filipino street vendors created this dish, which features chicken innards on skewers. The giblets are first marinated and then grilled or simply deep-fried. This delicacy is usually served with sweet, sour or spicy sauce.

6. Beach delicacies, India

When beachgoers in Goa need a break, treats like these always come in handy. At Anyuna Beach you can always find an endless stream of samosas, chicken, cold drinks and other Indian favorites.

7. Grasshoppers, China

Chinese street vendors love this bouquet of grasshoppers on skewers, which always raises eyebrows among Western tourists. However, eating insects is not that uncommon these days. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations says people around the world regularly consume about 1,400 species of protein-rich insects.

8. Banh Mi sandwiches, Vietnam

A Vietnamese street vendor serves up this relic of the colonial past with a smile. Banh mi sandwiches are made with a French baguette filled with a delicious variety of meats and vegetables. They are enjoyed with pleasure throughout Vietnam, especially for breakfast.

9. Sausages, Germany

Only the best types of sausage are served on these trays. Street food lovers in Germany (especially at various festivals and fairs) enjoy eating bratwurst, bokwurst and other sausage delicacies, washing them down with delicious German beer.

10. Ceviche, Peru

A chef prepares ceviche in the seaside town of Mancora, Peru. Ceviche is a popular dish throughout Latin America, made with citrus juice, in this case lime juice, in which a mixture of raw fish and other seafood is marinated.

11. Pork, Cambodia

Tourists don't need to speak Khmer to understand the menu at a street stall like this in Phnom Penh. By the way, pork is one of the most common types of meat eaten in the world. Austria ranks first in the world for pork consumption, followed by Spain and Denmark.

12. Kolkata Kathi rolls (India)

Imagine rolls cut from a long “sausage” of eggs, vigorous fresh onions, fresh green chilies, delicious slices of meat or fish, baked in the Indian version of a tandoori oven and wrapped in a delicious Indian paratha flatbread. With this traditional snack being very popular all over India (and now in many other countries of the world), it is becoming more and more difficult to compete with other popular fast food dishes.

13. Cornish mince pie (UK)

One of the UK's most significant contributions to the global history of 'rapid response nutrition'. This traditional British easy “lunch on the go” is baked from dough that is rolled out into pancakes and wrapped around the filling. Filling: beef, rutabaga, carrots, potatoes, onions. By the way, the dish was born in the 18th century among English miners. They say that these pies were given a specific shape so that miners could take them... with unwashed hands!

It is impossible to imagine a sunny island in the Caribbean without the famous beef pies. Numerous restaurants, cafes and just street vendors offer this dish at every turn, stunning with its juiciness, the unique aroma of tropical spices and a sauce made from pieces of fish and vegetables, complementing the rich taste of selected minced meat.

15. Cevapcici (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

One of the most popular dishes of the peoples of the Balkan Peninsula. It is fried sausages made from ground meat (beef, pork) with onions and seasonings. Cevapcici is served with plenty of chopped onion rings and fresh white bread (pita). The side dish is also served with capsicum sliced into rings, sliced tomatoes or fried potatoes. In the fast food version, the sausages are wrapped in thin hot flatbreads and served with sour cream and cheese as a sauce.

16. Hotteok pancakes (Korea)

When your mouth is literally on fire from eating spicy Asian dishes, it’s worth remembering that the East is not only spices and fiery spices. Imagine, the East also means unique desserts! And if you want the latter and you are also somewhere in Korea, look around. You'll be sure to see numerous stalls with fryers preparing these popular soft pancakes filled with unrefined sugar, cinnamon, chopped nuts and sesame seeds right in front of drooling customers.

Top dishes of Ukrainian fast food

1. Hot dog

The hot dog, also known as the world-famous hot dog, is a dish known to the general public as American, but its homeland is not considered to be America, but Germany. A certain butcher living in the city of Frankfurt came up with thin and long hot sausages called Dachshund, which means dachshund in German. Later, a German emigrant brought these sausages to America and opened his own small business there, selling sausages wrapped in slices of bread on the streets. The business was very successful, and the dish became very popular among Americans. Later, instead of ordinary slices of bread, they began to use a hot oblong bun. This simple sandwich received the name hot dog a little later, when at the beginning of the 20th century the American artist Dargan created an illustration for such a popular and beloved dish and, not knowing how to correctly translate the name from German, signed the illustration in English. This is how a hot sausage in a bun became known as a hot dog.

2. Shawarma

This oriental dish is called differently: shawarma, shawarma, and even shuarma. Lavash stuffed with minced meat, usually chicken, with the addition of various spices, sauces and salad is very popular among Ukrainians. Turkey is considered the birthplace of shawarma, and there it is called kebab. Previously, finely chopped fried meat with vegetables and salad was wrapped in a thin Arab flatbread (pita), later, when the kebab reached Armenia and became known as shawarma, the flatbread was replaced with thin lavash. In this form, this dish reached Ukraine. Of course, sanitary standards in the shop where shawarma is prepared leave much to be desired. But despite this, many Ukrainians, at their own peril and risk, have tried this dish of Turkish origin at least once in their lives. By the way, if you don’t trust street vendors, you can cook shawarma at home.

3. Cheburek

A pie made from unleavened dough and minced meat, called cheburek, is in origin a dish of Crimean Tatar cuisine. Surely, when you came to Crimea, you came across more than one cheburek shop where they really sell delicious chebureks. In the modern recipe, not only minced meat is used as a filling for cheburek, but also cheese, potatoes, and mushrooms. Here, as they say, it depends on the taste and color, the main thing is to remember that the cheburek is fried in hot oil, therefore, this dish is fatty and not at all healthy, as well as high in calories.

4. Baklava

A popular confectionery dish in the east, baklava, has long been loved by Ukrainians. It is especially popular on the Crimean Peninsula - in summer, honey baklava is sold right on the beaches. The first mention of this sweetness dates back to the 15th century; baklava was prepared in 1453 for the Turkish Sultan Fatih by his personal chef and so impressed the Sultan that he ordered the recipe to be immortalized. Since then, this multi-layered dessert has been prepared at every holiday. Turkish baklava is considered one of the strongest aphrodisiacs. Honey and nuts, which are part of baklava, contain substances necessary for male strength. Today there are a huge number of types of baklava. At the mere sight of this sweetness, it is difficult to resist trying at least a piece.

5. Pie

The classic pie is considered an original Russian dish. One of the most famous dishes has come to us from ancient times. Just remember Soviet cartoons, for example, the same Little Red Riding Hood who carried pies for her grandmother. Apparently, even the wolf knew a lot about Russian cuisine, since he kidnapped a girl with pies. Today, pies are still baked for the holidays, especially since there is a huge variety of fillings and shapes. However, if in a restaurant you can still taste a pie according to the most exquisite recipe, then on the shelves of “grandmothers” this dish has long turned into street fast food.

6. McDonald's cheeseburger

I think in modern society unfortunately, there are practically no people left who would not at least try a cheeseburger from McDonalds at least once. I myself have many friends who like to often go to “Mac” - as they call it. The favorite sandwich of millions, consisting of buns and meat , cheese, ketchup, onion and pickled cucumber.

During our almost 3 months of living in Germany, we ate mostly at home and, accordingly, bought food in grocery stores. Meals at home cost an average of 300-400 euros for 2 people per month.

Meals at home. Where to buy groceries?

Kaufland is a chain that is a little more expensive than the others, but the richness of the assortment and quality, as it seemed to us, are of the highest class.

Real is a well-known international chain, prices are about the same as in Kaufland, also a huge range and excellent quality. I think I even saw Real in St. Petersburg.

Rewe is a network that seems to me to be the most popular in Germany.

There are already 2 large stores in our area. Prices are slightly lower than in Kaufland and Real. It seemed to us that the assortment was a little smaller, but the quality was high.

The main feature of Rewe is the Ja series products!

The price of these products is reduced due to modest packaging (just a white background, and blue letters Ja!), while the quality of these products also does not differ from the brand ones.

Kaiser is perhaps the most expensive store. We only shopped there once. I didn’t like it, firstly because of the prices, and secondly because of the small assortment. Perhaps we ended up in a not very successful chain store.

Netto - The main feature of the Netto network is DISCOUNTS! And as they say about themselves - the best, freshest and most varied products at a low cost.

Lidl - Same as Netto offers good quality for a lower cost.

Aldi is an international chain. Known for the lowest prices.

BIO is a different story! There are special stores called BIO, and bio products are also sold in Rewe, Kaufland, Real, Kaiser.

They are simply obsessed with bio here. Bio products are more expensive; as a rule, such products have special marks that they are Bio. There are Bio meat, Bio vegetables, fruits, Bio dairy products, Bio dried fruits, Bio grains, Bio canned food, Bio semi-finished products, Bio vegetable oil etc.

It is believed that bio products are healthier, without GMOs and all kinds of chemicals. It turns out that our little apples, which grandma sells in the village, are BIO, our cereals and unrefined oil for Germans it’s also BIO and costs 2 or even 3 times more expensive :).

Food in the city.

It is impossible to stay hungry in the city. Fast foods for every taste are everywhere.

With 2-5 euros in your pocket, you can find something to eat everywhere. What does it have to do with if you compare the prices for a snack in St. Petersburg, Moscow and, say, Berlin, on average Moscow, St. Petersburg are 5-10 euros per person, Berlin 3-5 euros per person.

Dünner - Turkish bistros, Dünner is the name of a Turkish dish, although the Turks themselves say that they do not have such a dish. It looks like this is an invention of local Turks. Dunner is not like shawarma, only made from real meat or chicken. Tents, cafes, Dunner bistros are at almost every turn.

There are dunner and durum dunner. Dunner is wrapped in a quarter of thick pita bread, and durum dunner in thin lavash.

Ingredients: beef or chicken, vegetables, sauce of your choice - garlic, spicy, with herbs. Once I took it with hot sauce. After the first bite, I no longer felt the taste of dunner at all :), the sauce was so spicy.

Cost from 1.5 euros to 2.5-3 depending on the location of the tent.

Asia snack - Thai cuisine. In terms of popularity among the local population, it is probably in first place. Everywhere you can see young people with boxes of Thai fried noodles with vegetables or chicken. Asia snack can be found in the form of a cafe, bistro, tent.

In addition to the noodles, the box offers a varied menu: traditional soups, second - rice, fried noodles with beef, chicken, vegetables, etc.

Very tasty and filling. Perhaps this type of fast food has become my favorite :).

Cost per serving:

Takeaway (box of fried noodles with vegetables) - from 2 to 2.5 euros - a large portion!

Menu dishes range from 2 to 7 euros per serving.

I’ll say right away that the portions are so large, I’ve never been able to finish it all.

Sandwiches - various bakeries. This is typically German. There are simply a huge number of bakeries here. Bakeries can also be found everywhere. In every grocery store, in every shopping complex, in the form of separate shops, at train stations.

In the morning, when people go to work on the train, every second person is either already chewing a sandwich or taking it to work, apparently it tastes better with coffee at your desk :).

In Germany they really like bread with different grains, seeds, and different flours. In bakeries they make sandwiches from small buns for every taste:

with various sausages: boiled, served, smoked, cutlets, boiled pork, etc.
with fish and seafood: herring, sprats, salmon, shrimp
cheeses: regular cheeses, brie, dor blue, etc.
vegetables: lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers
Sandwiches may also include: chopped boiled eggs, butter, mayonnaise, etc.

Cost of a sandwich from 1.5-3.5 euros.

Roasted sausages are a German tradition. Germany is the most meat-producing country in Europe. Meat is their pride and main food.

Currywurst- red fried chopped, sprinkled with curry, usually with French fries included,
Bratwurst- white fried sausage,
Rostbratwurst- fried red sausage

You can also find it almost everywhere in public places: on mobile tents, cafes, shops. No holiday is complete without fried sausages. This is sacred

Cost of sausage and bun from 1.5-3 euros.

You can spend the evening in a cafe or restaurant.

As a rule, they start working from 6 pm.

Biergarten, Kneipe
For beer lovers there are a variety of German pubs. Absolutely charming, colorful establishments. During the warm season, visitors tend to sit outside. Wooden tables and benches.

From food or traditional german dishes:

Haxe or Eisbein (knuckle) with Bratkartoffeln (fried potatoes) and Sauerkraut (sauerkraut)

or ala American burgers.

Cost of dinner per person from 5 to 10 euros (depending on the dish),
of which for beer will be approximately 2 to 3 euros.

Portions are usually gigantic. Sometimes they even took one portion for two.

Themed restaurants
I will say right away that mostly middle-aged and elderly people go to restaurants here. Interesting observation. The more expensive the cafe or restaurant, the whiter the visitors' heads :).

Of course, the choice here is also huge. Traditional German, Thai, Indian, Mexican, Chinese, etc.

Lunch at this restaurant will cost approximately 15-30 euros per person.

What did we know about German cuisine before? Same as everyone else. The national German dish is beer with stewed cabbage and sausages. When you think about it, strudel comes to mind. And, of course, pork. We were partly right. But Germany isn’t fed up with strudel alone! , we were surprised to discover how rich, varied, tasty and satisfying German cuisine is. I don’t think I’ll be much mistaken if I say that German cuisine is very close to the Russian table.

It’s interesting that the famous stewed cabbage with sausages is not always served everywhere. Many of the restaurants we visited did not have this dish on the menu. From this we concluded that in Germany there are no obvious gastronomic preferences, like pizza and pasta in Italy, goulash in Hungary or schnitzel in Austria. Dishes vary from region to region. German culinary traditions date back to the times of Roman rule. It seems that even then pork became the main dish. Can you imagine that a modern German eats almost a hundredweight of pork, or rather, 84 kg of meat per year! At first glance, this is an impressive figure. But if you carry out simple mathematical calculations, it turns out that the average German eats about 7 kg of meat per month or about 230 g per day. Not so much! Undoubtedly, these kilograms are included in countless different types of sausages and sausages. Experts have calculated that the country produces about one and a half thousand different types of sausages! Germans love pork roasted over an open fire. We were convinced of the excellent taste of this dish in and where we were during Christmas week. The taste and smell of juicy pieces of meat completely eclipsed the visual interest and we did not take a single photograph of this divine dish.

We made up for the deficiency a couple of years later. In the village of Brauneberg, pork is prepared a little differently. On an open fire, but not on a grate, but in a huge frying pan.

And it tasted somewhat different from, but it was also extremely tasty!

The side dish for this dish was fresh cabbage and several types of salads and sauces.

It was difficult to leave the wine festival in Brauneberg hungry. Is it possible to resist large pieces of steaming spit-roasted pork?

If you think that potato pancakes (draniks) are a national dish of the Czech Republic, where they are called bramborački, then you have never seen how they are prepared in Germany. Here the potato pancakes are deep fried.

We cannot judge their taste and compare them with bramborak; the delicious pieces of pork did not leave a single free inch in our stomachs.
We will not talk about the interpenetration of gastronomic cultures. Perhaps potato pancakes are a Czech borrowing. Or vice versa? But goulash definitely arrived in Germany from Hungary. We enjoyed it in Quedlinburg in a restaurant on the main square of the city. I can’t compare German goulash with Hungarian, I haven’t tried the latter. But German meat soup won my heart immediately and forever.

By the way, on our first visit to Germany, we were surprised to find hodgepodge! We really liked her there! We saw that this Russian dish is on the menu of a restaurant in.

Solyanka is number one!

We tried it in Quedlinburg as well. I ate goulash, but the Head of the Expedition ate hodgepodge, and the kind that not all of our restaurants serve!

Solyanka on the left, goulash on the right

Vegetables are also well represented in German cuisine. Like ours, they are often served boiled as a side dish. We will return to cabbage later, but besides it, the Germans happily eat spinach, carrots, beans and peas. Cucumbers and tomatoes are used raw and made into salads. You can often see onions on a plate, both raw and fried. And, of course, potatoes! In the city we even had dinner at a restaurant called “Kartofelsak”, loosely translated as “Sack of Potatoes”. “Restaurant “Kartofelsak” in Alsfeld - to die, not to rise,” I wrote down in . Here pork played the main role, accompanied by potatoes.

Dinner in Alsfeld at the restaurant “Kartofelsak”

In the foreground of the photo is pork with potatoes, baked with cheese. The Head of the Expedition chose three steaks from different types of meat as the second hot one.
For a snack we took a salad with vegetables and fruits. The white rings on the bread look like pineapples (but definitely not potatoes!). Thin aromatic slices of rye bread are smeared with sauce. Pickled cucumbers added flavor to the unusual selection of ingredients.

For such a hearty dinner (one salad, two hot dishes, a lot of beer) we paid 40 euros with tip. The bill came to 34.5 euros. (As of early autumn 2014, it cost just under 2,000 rubles).

The potato festival continued in Wernigerode. I rebelled against the rich meat dinner and chose vegetarian dishes. I settled on baked potatoes with cheese. It was served with a mind-blowing sauce with mushrooms and an assortment of stewed vegetables.

In the background of the top photo, a light salad of fresh vegetables, mainly cabbage, also entered the frame.
Mushrooms were also served with tender pork. There are also potatoes here.

The bill (with beer) again barely exceeded 30 euros.

I’ll add a small fly in the ointment to the praises of German cuisine. In some places the food was very average, downright mediocre. In the restaurant of one of the hotels in Treis Cardena, we devoured the dishes served because we had lost our feet in search of at least some kind of food establishment, we were tired and very hungry. But even on an empty stomach, the famous German sausages strongly resembled the products of the Mikoyanovsky meat processing plant.

Dishes at Trace-Carden's restaurant. We had to settle on the same dishes; the menu was very poor.

We quickly forgot about this failure. The next evening we enjoyed authentic German cuisine in a restaurant in Sankt Goar (Rhine Valley). For the second time, we noticed that in Germany it is customary to combine raw and boiled vegetables in salads. We really liked the boiled potato salad with raw vegetables and herbs.

Hungarian goulash is a permanent fixture in German cuisine, and I happily ordered it for dinner. They brought delicate medallions to the Head of the Expedition.

“In Germany, you order one dish, and they bring you three plates,” I read in mine about dinner in Sankt Goar. This is how it turns out, because the side dish is often served on a separate plate. Not often, but it happened that we were served a plate of salad as a compliment. By the way, this German dinner in Sankt Goar cost us 25 euros (without tip).

It so happened that Sankt Goar fed us for two evenings. In another restaurant we felt the influence French cuisine– I ordered creamy soup with broccoli. I remember savoring the most delicate soup with whipped cream.

The Head of the Expedition could barely cope with his “tarte-flambé” - a dish somewhat similar to pizza.

The next day, in a place on the opposite bank from the famous Mount Lorelei, I became convinced that broccoli is a very common dish in Germany. It goes well with salmon that melts in your mouth.

In this restaurant, pork, traditional for German cuisine, was generously poured with an interesting creamy sauce, which gave the meat a piquant taste.

Once again, the bill for this divine lunch with beer was slightly higher than the usual 30 euros. (32.1 euros).

Of all the restaurants shown above, I cannot choose one over the other. I remember each of them with profuse salivation. But a small, simple cafe in Assmannhausen became special for me. There I tried German pork leg for the first time. I ate “knee” in the Czech Republic, but it’s a different culture, a different way of cooking! In Germany, a pig's leg appeared dietary dish– not at all spicy and not greasy. But not bland either, soft, tender, flavored with calm spices. It was accompanied by stewed cabbage and fried potatoes. Only my grandmother could make such potatoes on the stove. I don’t even know what I was more delighted with – the meat or the side dish!

The Head of the Expedition did not further ado and ordered a schnitzel. At that time, we had not yet been there and knew what it should be like only by hearsay. Therefore, the one proposed in Asmanhausen deserved worthy praise.

What about the knee? “What’s left of the goat pig is horns and legs,” of course!

I'll show you a couple more dishes that we didn't really like. The pasta in the Heidelberg restaurant let us down.

There were no complaints about the meat, but we sat outside and on a cool autumn evening, all the food instantly went cold. And the sausages were not up to par.

Now compare the top dish with the bottom.

Are they really similar? Yes, yes, in both cases we ordered the pinnacle of German cuisine - the beloved, adored, traditional German fried white sausages with stewed cabbage. But comparing two dishes prepared in different kitchens in Heidelberg is like comparing a homemade cutlet with a “gov cutlet.” from a Soviet canteen. I’m making an appearance – a divine dish is prepared in the “Vetter” beer garden on Steingasse 9 in the city of Heidelberg.

The building of the Vetter beer hall on Steingasse 9. The Alte Brucke bridge is visible in the distance.

Sweets? And this cannot be taken away from the Germans! The only trouble is that both the Flight Journalist and the Head of the Cake Expedition are breathing quite evenly. Rather, the pieces of cake were a reason to taste the first thing in our lives.

Still life in a cafe on the waterfront of Rüdesheim

German snack bars (Fast food in Germany)

Germans love to eat. If you don’t have time and are short on money, it’s not a big problem to find a quick snack, especially in tourist areas. In the city, we could not choose something from the variety of ready-made dishes offered. Pay attention to the upper left corner of the window - this open diner also cooks pork leg!

After much deliberation, two pieces of differently cooked meat migrated to our tray. White side dish – potato salad.

Please note that the right piece of meat is thickly flavored with fried onions. Not everyone loves it, but we treat the golden onion with due respect. This tray cost us 14.3 euros.

But we arranged such a homeless snack for ourselves in the town of Braubach ().

It's nice that the local supermarket has a section where they sell fresh baked goods and brew coffee. We bought cold cuts in the same store. And right at the entrance to the supermarket there is a plastic table with the same chairs, so it was very convenient to have a snack.

There are also stalls in Germany that sell real German pretzels. If you see it, don't pass it by!

There are pretzels in the window on the left, one German kalach costs 60 cents.

Pretzels bear little resemblance to Russian rolls or bagels. The simple delicacies of our childhood were baked from sweet dough. What a pity that they have sunk into oblivion! Salt is added to the pretzels, so they are slightly salty and very tasty! We went up to the tent three times, finished off the cold but very tasty pretzels in the hotel room and then regretted not buying more.

In conclusion, I sign an autograph in the form of an impudent, cunning, satisfied pug, devouring a German sandwich by both cheeks - a bun with fried sausage. It's crackling behind the ears! It was in Wernigerode.

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In every country, you can find completely unusual and interesting dishes on the street for a quick snack. They may turn out to be quite exotic, but they will perfectly introduce you to the peculiarities of the country’s national cuisine.

Stekt Strömming - Sweden. This is fried herring with vegetables and bread.

Jian Bing Guo Zi - China. This is a thin pancake greased with egg.

Kaassoufflé – processed cheese, usually gouda, in fried dough (Netherlands)

South Korean pian-se. Have you seen the cartoon “Kung Fu Panda”? Perhaps you remember these delicious white pies with cabbage and meat filling? This is nothing more than pian-se, a traditional South Korean fast food. Today it is gradually beginning to spread throughout the world. And it’s not surprising, because the taste is truly amazing.

Čevapčići in Bosnia and Herzegovina. To some, čevapčići may remind one of shawarma. However, it may only seem that way for the first 10 seconds. Indeed, there is a flatbread, sauce, small sausages and just a huge amount of onions, but this fast food is different from everything else that is in the world.
Surprisingly, it is street “fast” food that can reveal to a tourist much more of the cultural characteristics of a people than expensive dishes in elite restaurants.

Chicken giblets in the Philippines. Of course, the appearance of chicken innards on skewers is not exactly appetizing, but their taste can really impress! The giblets are first marinated for a long time, then fried over an open fire, and then served with sweet and sour sauce. No McDonald's hamburger delivery can compare to exotic Filipino street food.

Shanghai dumplings. Do you think that dumplings are an exclusively Russian dish? But no. In Shanghai, they are sold by street vendors, offering a wide variety of combinations of ingredients and flavors. Surprisingly, this delicacy has become a favorite not only among local residents, but also among tourists. If you're in Shanghai, be sure to try it!

German sausages. Lovers of all things meat can rejoice when they come to Germany. It is here that the main fast food is sausages. They are presented in a huge variety: pork, chicken, turkey... The perfect combination along with good German beer!

Nicaragua. Nacatamal (“nacatamal”) is a thick corn mass with a variety of fillings: pork, chicken, rice, potatoes, tomatoes, onions, olives. The filling is more like minced meat, and this delicacy is baked in a banana leaf.

Brazil.Acarajé.Acarajé is a dish made from shelled cow peas. The round buns are first fried on palm oil, and then they are cut and filled with filling: fried shrimp, cashews, lettuce, green and red tomatoes, hot pepper sauce, beans, ginger, garlic and other ingredients.

Currywurst - Germany. Fried sausage with curry, ketchup, French fries or bun. Known for their passion for Formula 1 racing, the Germans love to enjoy this dish while purchasing Formula 1 Tickets while waiting for the start of the competition.

Pho soup. It is very difficult to stay hungry in Vietnam, because among large quantity cafes and eateries, everyone can choose food to their liking.

Pique macho is a traditional Bolivian dish. A large plate of food consists of pieces of beef, sausage (usually sausage), fried potatoes, onions, boiled eggs, peppers, mustard, mayonnaise and ketchup. Pique macho is a very large portion (the smaller portion is simply called pique) and is traditionally spicy due to the addition of spices. According to legend, only a macho man can eat a large portion on his own (pique macho in Spanish means to hurt a macho’s pride).

Mexico.Tostadas.If you like crispy tortillas, tostadas are the perfect dish. The tortillas are fried or baked before cooking. Once they are cool and firm, they can be topped with a range of ingredients.

Chaat - India. Toasted bread with lots of different ingredients, yogurt and lots of spices.

Kolbice – Hungarian sausages in a fresh bread dough cone with fried onions, sauerkraut, cheese, mustard and ketchup (Hungary).

Fish and Chips - fish and chips in English. Fish and chips - a dish of fish fried in batter and cut into large slices of French fries or chips.

Turkey. An excellent lunch option is balyk ekmek - fish in a bun. On street grills, vendors fry fresh fish fillets, place them in a bun, add onions and lettuce. From the top you pour the sandwich lemon juice, which stands on the counter, sit down on a stool and enjoy! Instead of fish, sometimes there are kufte - cutlets.

Arepas, Colombia These round corn tortillas are a ubiquitous food in Colombia, even though the country has many different delicacies. Arepas are much thicker than tortillas, and they are usually fried or baked before being topped with cheese. In particular, it is a popular breakfast in Bogota.

Jerk Chicken, Jamaica. A real Jamaican dish, everyone eats it here. The chicken recipe is a closely guarded secret, but the bone-in chicken dish begins with a coating of marinade, allspice, thyme, ginger and green onions. The meat is left overnight to soak in all the spices and then fried.

Chilli Crab, Singapore. The quintessential Singaporean dish, chilli crab can be found in numerous street food hubs throughout the country. The recipe for this dish was created by Sher Yam Tien, who began serving the spicy crustacean from a street cart in the 1950s. In this recipe, whole crabs are fried in sweet and sour tomato sauce, egg and of course, chili pepper.

Kimbap, South Korea. This dish has gained wide popularity in many countries around the world. So, this is the so-called Korean sushi. The rolls are rolled with different fillings: crabs, eggs, beef, carrots, then I put this in a roll made of rice and a sheet of seaweed. In South Korea, this traditional dish can be purchased at kiosks everywhere.

Falafel, Egypt.You will find falafel all over the Middle East. In Egypt, falafel is made from richer beans, and is known as ta'amiya. It is almost always sold in pita bread with pickled vegetables, salad and tahini sauce.

Ceviche, Peru: Ceviche is considered the national dish of Peru and is also growing in popularity around the world. The seafood component is very fresh raw fish that is marinated in lime juice, salt and chili pepper.

Pierogi, Poland Pierogi, or pierogi, can be found throughout Eastern Europe, but Krakow hosts a festival dedicated to pierogi. They are made from a simple dough: flour, eggs, water and salt, and the filling can be different: meat, cheese, cabbage, potatoes. They boil them first and then fry them a little in oil!

Gelato, Italy. There is nothing better than eating balls of creamy gelato and walking around Rome in the evening. Italians take their ice cream seriously, and gelato is different in that it's less rich and a little smoother; classic flavors include pistachio and stracciatella (cream ice cream with chocolate chips).

Rabbit in bread, South Africa. This South African snack is a favorite dish of the locals. The dish consists of a quarter or half of gutted bread filled with curried rabbit. As you might expect, this dish originates from India, but is now Durban's most famous street food, where rabbit can be replaced with chicken or lamb.