BUYING GERMAN GROCERIES IN ENGLAND: Where we find the things we like & miss from Germany
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- BUYING GERMAN GROCERIES IN ENGLAND: Where we find the things we like & miss from Germany// Hello lovely people, In today's video we're taking you grocery shopping in England with us. But not just any shopping: We're looking for German groceries here in England! And although we can't get everything here, there's still plenty of choice if you fancy a taste of good old Germany - be it chocolate like Ritter Sport or Kinder Schokolade or some Wiener. Many shops here have German products, you can find them at Waitrose, Tesco, Sainsbury but of course also at Aldi and Lidl. We know that Nutella was invented by the Italians, however for Germany and Northern Europe it's produced at the Ferrero plant in Stadtallendorf in Germany and since we grew up with it, it's just part of our culture as well. Hope you enjoy the video. Kirsten & Joerg xx
Also an addition about eating gluten free: I'm not celiac and only have to avoid wheat but can have rye. Since this is not something that's very common in the UK, we buy gluten free products for me here. After 23 years, I know my way around.
P. S. As mentioned in our community tab and Instagram last week, we want to thank each and everyone of you again for sending so many messages regarding the flooding in Germany. Our family and friends are all safe and haven't been affected but so many people are and it's a terrible tragedy.
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Joerg has gotten a lot more sparkly 💫 and comfy in front of the camera over the time I've been watching you guys.
This is a very different video than the usual and I must say I love it. Who else thinks Joerg should do a video on different German beers, like he did with the literary, libation companions?!
Thanks so much Elizabeth! We thought it would be nice to take you shopping with us..
I love to see grocery stores where I travel. It is so interesting to see the everyday necessities of different cultures. Grocery stores and flea markets are a must for me - besides museums and bookstores in my travels. Thank you for showing us this! ❤️
Thank you for the shopping trip. I'm American and also American Indian/Native. I have an interest in foods that are indigenous to the New World (North, Central and South American continents). I'm not sure if you know that chocolate is originally from Central America and has been used as a drink for 4,000 years. It was brought to Europe by Spanish explorer, Hernan Cortez in the 1500's. So many European companies have made wonderful chocolate products for years. Definitely one of my favorite foods :)
Thanks for sharing history of chocolate ! It’s fascinating to learn how it became a global favorite.
SO many types of sausage. My grandfather was a pork butcher and made both fresh and smoked sausage, liver pudding, ring bologna, Lebanon bologna and summer sausage. All were delicious and I grew up on it all.
Sometimes it is just nice to have a little "Taste of Home". Happy eating :)
I always enjoy your videos! My mothers' parents were Swabian, I found out in the last few years, so it's neat to know Joerg is Swabian! I enjoy hearing you speak German and your English is so good - when I first started watching your videos I didn't realize you were from Germany! Thank you for always being so uplifting.
We actually have a great selection of German beers and wines here in many stores in the US! Trader Joes and Total Wine always carry them.
Aloha! What fun! Thank you! Hope all is well with you & yours! Aloha!
Very interesting video! As you know Nutella is actually italian, even if it is produced in several countries, as many big brands do. His inventor was Michele Ferrero (the one of the famous brand of chocolate products) and was from northwestern Italy. Kinder is Ferrero as well and even if some products of this brand have non-italian names (Mon Chéri is a french name, Kinder is a german word, Pocket Coffee is english etc.), they are all italian products of Ferrero.
Liebe Grüssen
Thats what I thought, Nutella is Italian
Thank you for taking us along! I didn't know Knorr was a German company. I use a chicken and tomato one for my Spanish rice 😊
I love Rye bread.Divine with cottage cheese.Found it years ago in Australia in the 1970'sAlso with sliced beef or ham.Great in the heat.
I'm so glad to hear your parents are ok with flooding going on...🤗💓
Loved it. I shop at Aldi and have found products made in Germany. Also very good quality . This made food shopping more interesting for once. Enjoy all your food.
We are lucky where I live. We have a large German heritage population (Huntsville, AL) leftover from the NASA rocket program. Hence, we have a lovely European market nearby. She stocks a lot of the good European brands - Hengstenberg, Knorr, Teakanne, Thomy, Dr. Oetker, etc. Lots of good stuff. Wursts, and other meats, too!
Thank you for taking us around the grocery stores and also the streets of Chester... It was nice. So I watched the picnic cooking video the other day and was hungry afterwards... and now it's the same again! hahahaha
I loved this video. Brought back a lot of memories of both the British Grocers and the wonderful German products as we lived in both countries. We miss how much less expensive groceries are in the UK and Europe than here in the USA. The products are so much better there. We also miss all the yummy chocolates. If I remember correctly Aldi or Lidl in Germany used to carry some delicious frozen pretzels and included the salt in little packets. The kids would love these for an after school snack. Thank you for sharing. Have a wonderful week.
Hi ! I love when you speak German. It would be nice to introduce German expressions in your videos. You’re such a cute couple and so nice to watch you do things together 😄Danke Schön .
Very nice choices!!! So enjoyed our grocery shopping excursion! I’m very fond of German food and especially the baked goods! Many of these are offered in Ontario....very fortunate! Thank you that was fun! 🤗🥂
I buy German food at our Aldis. Sausages, kraut, candy, chocolate covered "biscuits" cookies, and at Christmas time, stollen. USA
I love their stollen! ❤
@@giddingsrocks Me too (UK), and their lebkuechen. Mmmm! Aldi chocolate and wine are my all-time favourites, and really reasonably priced too.
Lidl has such good prices, and those pretzels too (in the USA) that I shop there first, and if I can't get a particular item, then I'll try a larger market. Thanks for sharing!
Love to see foods in supermarkets in other countries. When I visited Germany I was amazed at the selection of chocolates and teas. Much more choices than in U.S. I could watch you two do anything together and enjoy it. Stay safe and God bless.
As an American , I have bought Weihenstephaner beer from a store near me and it is better beer then many American beers. Since I have German heritage , I grew up having sauerkraut throughout the year. Not just for a special occasion. And my mom would cook it with pork roast, pork chops and ribs. Not too much with bratwurst. Another great video!
When travelling one of my very fave things to do is go grocery shopping!! Rum and Raisin is my husband's fave Ritter's and mine is the Honey Salted Almonds!!
Thank you Kirsten and Joerg for taking us shopping and showing all the German food available in England, Sauerkraut is a staple in my household as well as nutella.
Hallo! I'm from Romania, but I love German food and drinks - something very special for me is Spezi ( a mix of Coke and Orange juice). I buy German stuff at Lidl and last week I was in a shop where all the stuff are from Germany. I love Rittersport - Rum and Raisins also!!! I love your videos!!!
Hello! How interesting, our Spezi is made from Coke & Orange Lemonade but yours sounds lovely as well. Thanks so much Alina!
We can find a lot of those items in America as well. This was a fun video.
Enjoyed this video very much here from America.
I really like your videos. I enjoyed getting to see the inside of one of your grocery stores. I live in Tennessee and had wondered what your grocery stores looked like and what they sold. I love your cooking videos a lot! Thank you for sharing and God Bless!
As a Berliner living in the Midlands I totally feel you. Doing exactly the same shopping rounds and finding lots of German products in the UK. With the price increase in Germany I sometimes find products even cheaper in the UK. We eat a lot of international food at home and I totally love the diversity in the UK. There is so much choice from all over the word what a joy. Nice video and my favorite is also Rum Traube Nuss : ))
Ah so schön zu hören liebe Melanie! Viele Grüße
Cheaper as Vienna.When I go to Supermarket 120 euro for 1 Week.😂🎉🎉
@sylviahoffmann3614 Das war ja nicht unser Wocheeinkauf, dafür geben wir locker zwischen 120 und 140 Pfund aus. Wir habe nur ein paar Dinge gezeigt. Es ist hier definitiv nicht billiger als in Deutschland oder Österreich. Das Video ist ja auch 3 Jahre alt!
So enjoy your videos! Love your style of clothing too!
I really enjoyed this video, maybe you can do a similar one where you show us all the English foods you like? Do you take English foods over to your family in Germany when you visit ?
Thanks so much! We mostly take scones or clotted cream with us though we prefer homemade scones (so easy anyway) and my dad loves trying the beer here so we always bring some bottles too.
@@KirstenJoerg
What…no sausage rolls? :)
@@Barbara-yj5tl No, the bought ones from the supermarket are so bad.
@@KirstenJoerg
Oh tell me about it I prefer to make my own every time. I was joking about you taking them to Germany :)
@@Barbara-yj5tl Haha no worries Barbara!
That was very interesting and l must say that you speak English amazingly well !
i enjoyed this video some nice ideas for meals so thank you.Take care of yourself's x
Really enjoyed this video. Thank you.
We have Aldi and Lidl here in New York and they are great and very affordable! Glad to here your family are all safe . Prayers to everyone affected by the horrible floods !
I see a lot of the brands you discussed at my local grocery store. I live in a historically german area in southeast Pennsylvania so lots of german influence. Love gewurztraminer & reisling. Probably my 2 favorite white wines.
great haul,love the sausages,and great bread
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My father in law was from Esslingen. They taught me how to make spaezle and I inherited their spaetzle press (large ricer). Sometimes when I make a roast beef I make spaetzle instead of mashed potatoes. I’m English living in California. Loved your video.
Hello lovely couple, I totally agree with you! Big kiss from Alsace! Bisous 😁😀😍😘🤗😉
This was really interesting , l actually enjoyed it .
How wonderful to take us around to the shops, and also it’s lovely to hear you speak German to each other. I may now learn the correct pronunciation of the foods. Well, at least try too 😌
Thank you so much!
German biscuits bahlsen are my favourite 😋
Such a great brand.
My son's last name is Ritter and I began buying him a Ritter Sport Bar for his birthday or Christmas. We don't have the same variety of flavors in the United States.
Oh you made my mouth water. 🇨🇦 The salami looks so lean.
Have you mentioned Aldi's we have this German grocery store in US. Yes the German and Swiss chocolates are great. I learned a lot thank you. Aldi also has you put quarter to remove cart and return to receive your quarter back. Take care and thank you.
I’d love to know the difference between the sausages., and if they are gluten free. Also, how to cook them. Aldi is new to us, a brand new store,love it. 🥰🇬🇧
Have to say the Aldi store in Germany had so much more in terms of wine and chocolates when I got to visit in 2017. Haven’t been to the one in Connecticut since the pandemic but it’s definitely not as well stocked with European brands.
we love aldi store here in america .. good products good place to buy our fruits and veggies
I am hungry. Salami on a slice of rye with sauerkraut and mustard. Knorr products are popular where I shop. German cuts of meat. Bratwurtz, beer, candy. Americans love German food and products. We have festivals where family recipes from old country are made and devoured with steins of beer. Huge pretzels. Yummy.🥨🍺🍺🍺🥨
I agree with Joerg ; when you see the chocolate, buy it. It was a very interesting video.
I found this video very interesting. I live in a small German city (Steinbach) in Canada. We have a few German based shops and can get some of the products you've got... My favourite of the chocolates is also mint, and the German rye bread too...it's very heavy compared to other breads.
German Riesling is my absolute favorite
I adore LIDL. I used to shop there all the time.
Thank you so much for sharing some of your favorite German foods 💕. The chocolates look especially delicious 🥰. Have a wonderful day and stay safe and well 💗
I don't normally watch food videos, but as it was Kirsten and Joerg I made an exception. It was actually very informative. I had always mistakenly assumed Nutella and Knorr were English (we say 'Norr' ).so its good to be put right on that. For many years there was a German Wurst stall near Bayswater Station in London, which I used whenever I was in the area. I became quite addicted to Bratwurst. I have to agree with Kirsten about Swiss chocolate, it was always held up as the best during my youth, but it seems to have been knocked off the number 1 spot by Belgium in recent times.
Another first class film from you. Stay well.
Aww that means so so much, thank you! Nutella was invented by Italians but it's produced in Germany for the Northern European market and Germany and since we grew up with it, it has become part of our culture. Knorr is definitely very very German, Joerg worked next to the Knorr plant and development centre in Heilbronn (where it was founded).
@SpooBub Bub Yep, as mentioned Nutella was invented in Italy and is also produced in Germany (Ferrero plant in Stadtallendorf which is one of the biggest employers in that area).
The pricing on the shelf under Ritter is not for them, it is Cadbury chocolate
Hi Kirsty and jorg I lived in Iserlohn for 3 years and loved German food so it's great to have a lidl 5 minute's away from my house,love you both.X
I enjoyed this.
Cheers!
Thank you!
I miss fruits and vegetables in your shopping,the healthy section😉
Oh we always buy them - but this wasn’t a regular grocery shopping video. We just wanted to share which things from Germany we can get here.
Great video. I absolutely love the Marzipan Ritter but they don't sell it at my Lidl. 💖
@Oliver's mummy thanks 😊
Love this video. Here in Texas there is a lot of German towns and I go to Fredricksberg and go to the deli and smoke house and get sausages and sauerkraut. There is a Germ as n bakery which order my desserts. I have German heritage. Love what you share. Thank you. Love from Texas 🤠❤❤❤❤
I really enjoyed your shopping. I am Native American and when i was in France, there were alot of Lidl's and I loved shopping in there. The prices were very reasonable. There are no Lidl's in Arizona but I hope someday they will have that store. Could you do a cooking vlog of the sausages? I didnt grow up having the sausages your show on here so I don't know how to prepare them if I bought some. Thank you and I love all kinds of foods from around the world.
I loved this shopping video. Thank you for sharing your favorites with us. I am already shopping for some of those yummy looking sweets.
Get you! Waitrose indeed!
I was in Chester at the weekend as well - one of these days I'm going to bump into you, and I just know I'll be all star-struck and tongue-tied.
I think the pretzels were 39p each btw.
Yes, 39p each, saw it while editing. Quite a good price actually.
Those penguins make so much more sense than the British ones! I think it’s weird that the penguin biscuits in the UK are chocolate with chocolate. The ones you showed makes sense because they are more black-and-white like a penguin!
Hahah yes!
Wonderful shopping tour! We go to Hansa Import Haus in Cleveland, Ohio for our Weisswurst, German noodles and mustards, and some other treats as well! Fun to recognize some things you showed us today! ☺️
Thanks so much Marcia! Hansa Import Haus, LOVE the name.
Excellent video, very informative. We shop at Lidl and Aldi usually more so at Christmas time because they have a lot more for the festive table, we love German food and drinks, especially my husband likes weissbier!! well done have a great week.
Thank you for the video ☺️ I'm Russian-Danish living in London, I always buy that German rye bread (it can be also found in M&S stores), it's the closest one in the UK to what we call 'rågbröd', it's really good 😊 Will do some German groceries this week to taste what you showed us today 😀👌🏼
Ritter chocolate is very good, I particularly like the dark chocolate one with mint cream filling !
When I was little we had frequent holidays in Germany (Schleswig Holstein) and my German mum always took over jars of Robertson’s Mincemeat and made mince pies which she would serve to our German relatives with Birds Custard. Oh, and Christmas Pudding - in August! Our extended family all seemed to enjoy the curious English delicacies!
My husband and I enjoyed this shopping trip very much. The store here in the US that sells
Many German foods is called ALDI. the prices are the best. Nearly every grocery store sells
Knorr brands and now we know how to pronounce Knorr 😃
I don't know if you'll see this comment on an old vlog, but you said Swiss chocolate is the best.
I love fine chocolate, what brand do you feel is the best?
I just happened to buy my first bar of Niedereregger Marzipan yesterday and it's awesome! And
I also like Reber Mozart Marzipan.
Kindly ~Frances
Getting my daily dose with you two. Wonderful. The best croissant I ever bought in the US was at a "Little's!" I haven't read all the 700+ comments, but I bet someone else also noticed that in Lidl's you were comparing a mismarked product to the one from Waitrose. It was a price tag for Cadbury's. Thanks so much again. Delightful!!
Aldi has a lot of German food in the US. That is where I get the German Rye bread, sauerkraut and Swiss chocolate 🍫. My husband is Danish and he loves a lot of German foods. Thanks for sharing your yummy grocery haul with us. So fun!
Yes, we have Aldi here as well.
I love German supermarkets. Giant pretzels Yum
I'm laying in bed watching your video and eating them .
Enjoy!
Really informative 👌. Comfort Food is usually registered in our brains from childhood❤️. My local Lidl is very near Waitrose so I always shop in Lidl first. Love Waitrose, though - “Unearthed” is a quality brand🌟. Rye Bread with unsalted butter, smoked salmon, black pepper and a squeeze of fresh lemon is delicious 😋😘
Swiss chocolate and German white wine and I am in heaven..lol..we can get quite a few German products here in Canada tho a bit pricier!
The pretzels were .39p. I did notice that. Ha I enjoy your videos. Thank you
Aldis here in US have the .25 grocery cart use ! Enjoyed shopping Joerg & Kirsten 🤗
Thank you Kirsten and Joerg, that was very interesting. I do hope your families are safe and have not been impacted by those dreadful floods.
Thanks so much!
Yes, we do have Ritter Sport Honey Salted Almond in Germany and it is one of my favourites!
And isn't Nutella Italian?
Yum! Yes, it was invented by the Italians and is produced in Germany for the German as well as the North European market.
Yes Nutella is Italian and also Kinder is the same brand.
I'm Beth from the U.S and I completely love you too! I can't afford to go to England, Scotland and Germany so I watch thru you both ❤
Wilfried and I prefer to buy 6 small Frankfurter Wuerstchen from MEICA in a glas. They taste a little bit better than Wiener from MEICA. - Very interesting to find German products, but they are expensive - like in Denmark. Chocolate from Switzerland, Belgium and CADBURY are for us the best brands! - Liane and Wilfried -
I really enjoyed shopping with you! I would be found hovering in the chocolate aisle...that was amazing!
We go to the Lidl every week here in the Netherlands and always buy Ritter Sport and also Nutella.. but the latter just eat it in the weekends otherwise I would be gaining too much.. there is a German week every so often indeed.. I love to see Joerg getting so hungry from all the food in front of him .. 🤤
Oh I agree, we don't eat Nutella every single day hence we don't need to buy it very often. A jar lasts ages.
Eat and enjoy take care folks🤗💓
Truly have become a fan of your adventures. I am obsessed with grocery shopping and cooking and baking so I quite enjoyed this foray into Lidl in the UK. We recently got a Lidl near me in the US and I love it! Thanks for sharing your shopping expedition!
I love watching you two! This was particularly interesting to watch as there were so many brands I didn’t even realise we’re German! I need to go to Lidl (and Waitrose if I’m feeling posh! 😄) and get myself some of these delicious German treats! My 10 year old really wants to visit Germany as she’s never been, maybe some German food will keep her going until we can visit 🇩🇪☺️
I agree...Swiss chocolate is the best!
Ein sehr schöner Einkaufsbummel mit euch! Wir schauen immer nach Wurst aus Deutschen für die Brotzeit. Typisch deutsch halt 😁 Merkt ihr einen Unterschied im Angebot der Waren aus Europa, und auch im Preis, seit dem Brexit?
Hello.
Ilove lidl.
Ilived in Portugal and always did my shopping there.
Iwill return to Portugal i will definitelly go to lidl.
Ah...😍. I'm not so aware of the German sausages , but i do know (and miss now) German chocolates! Aaaah Ritter Sport is the best! 😍🥰🤤 And also, we used to joke with friends that we " want to be a cow in Switzerland- greenery and milk chocolate! Best ever! "
Awww hahah yes, Switzerland is beautiful.
This was fun! I have always been interested in foods from other cultures! I am in the US, my background is Welsh/Irish with some Dutch. I LOVE German food, at least what I've tasted in the US but would love to taste real homemade German food.
Dziękuję za polskie napisy. Bardzo się cieszę. Pozdrawiam serdecznie 💖💖💖💖
Joerg, my grandfather came from Germany and his name was Schwab. It could have been changed when he landed in the states but I assume he came from the Swabia area. Any thoughts on that.
I hope Ritter see your video , they might like the free advertising , and send you a huge box as a Thankyou. 🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞
Interesting seethe products and prices. We have an Aldi’s here which has some German products. Now, I will have to look for more.
Also Kirsten your hair color is so attractive on you!
I don’t understand when you speak German-but you speak English as well as German. Two smart people!
You are too kind, thank you Margaret!
Wow, nice video. But Waitrose... It might have been cheaper to shop Harrods Food Hall instead. This was fun, hope you'll do more like these.