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Above left Pretzels garnished with poppy seeds Above centre Wine shop on Cremerstrasse, Wetzlar, Hesse Above right Spritzgebäck, chocolate-dipped biscuits
is filling and hearty; beer and over for quality and taste, such as ON THE MENU
pretzels, white sausages, Sauerkraut Beck’s, Löwenbräu and Bitburger.
(dish made from fermented Brown ales are popular, partic ularly Backhendl
cabbage) and roast pork are fixtures in the south, but the most Roast chicken
of the traditional Bavarian menu. commonly drunk beer is Pils, a Bratwurst
The Weisswurst (white sausage) has its bottom-fermented lager. Grilled sausage
origins in Munich, where several “rules” Currywurst
were made for its consump tion, Wine Sausage served with tomato
including not eating it after midnight. Germany is renowned for its ketchup and curry powder
delicious white wines, particularly Eis
Breads those made from the Riesling Ice cream
Germany is home to an incredibly grape. Among the most highly Forelle
large variety of breads, including prized are those from the Trout
pretzels, Laugenbrötchen (salty Rheingau region. Lovers of red Eisbein
sourdough rolls), Semmel (milk- wine can try Assmannshausen Boiled pigs’ trotter
dough rolls), Berliner Landbrot (mild Spätburgunder, produced from Käsekuchen
rye breads), Mehrkornbrötchen (mixed the Pinot Noir grape. German Cheesecake
grain rolls) and many more. Bakeries wines are largely categorized into Kuchen
are ubiquitous, so freshly baked three groups according to their Cake
bread and rolls are always available, quality: the lowest is Tafelwein, Rindfleisch
and in many regions, such as Swabia, then Qualitätswein and the highest Beef
there’s no meal without bread. is Qualitätswein mit Prädikat. The Salat
German breakfasts consist mainly of term Trocken indicates a dry wine, Salad
different types of bread and toppings Halbtrocken, semi-dry, and Schinken
such as jam or cheese. Suss, the sweet variety. Excellent Ham
sparkling wines known as Sekt,
Beer are also produced in Germany. Suppe
Soup
Beer is more than the most popular Vorspeise
beverage in Germany – it is a way of Below far left Tourist market, Lübbenau, Starter
life, with many regional specialities Brandenburg Below left Traditional beer wagon, Wiener Schnitzel
and locally produced brews available Ettal, Bavaria Below centre Allgau cheese factory, Thin cutlet in breadcrumbs
throughout the country. Bavaria, a Immenstadt, Bavaria Below centre right Grape
major brewing centre, is home to vines, Reichenau, Baden-Württemberg Below Wurstsalat
Sausage salad
brands that are known the world Typical German loaves, Bavaria

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