10 German Christmas Treats You HAVE TO EAT at the Christmas Markets
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- Heading to Germany for the Christmas markets or maybe you want to celebrate a bit of a German Christmas at home? Well here are the best Christmas eats in Germany.
What Germans eat at Christmas
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Filmed in Bamberg, Germany
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I spent 6 1/2 years stationed in Germany and this time of year always makes me miss the German Christmas markets.
My (Canadian) family was stationed in Germany for most of the 1970's and these Christmas markets are part of my childhood memories.
Me too! We were in Fulda with the 11th ACR. Good times!
3:15 The stollen contains neither onions nor nuts, but raisins soaked in rum, candied lemon peel and sometimes marzipan.
FYI, there are no onions in Stollen. ;)
Ah, I heard it too! I think he meant almonds. 😆
lol yes
...and you should put Butter on your slice
Haha 😂
Maybe he meant raisins
I arrived in Munich on Saturday. Last night I had kasëspaetzle at the Christkindlmarkt.....omg.....with crispy onions on top. Delicious!!! I woke up with a very annoying sinus cold and need to get out to the apothecary soon to see what they can help me with. But I'm near certain that my doctor will prescribe at least one gluhwein daily!
Try to get Sinupret, then, if you really want to enjoy your day rather than be sick, wick day med is also great…but it has uppers, so don’t take too many!
Stollen destroys my diet goals every year. Aldi’s introduced me to my favorite treat ever.
SAME!!!! every.dang.year!!! LOL!!
3 years in Belgium and 10 years in Germany. I REALLY miss the food and markts.
German 🇩🇪 Christmas Bakery’s are amazing
Now I'm hungry and want to visit my German friend...
This has me stoked! We’re going on a Christmas Market river cruise next year. Thanks!
Ok so idk, every Christmas my dad used to show up with chocolate covered ginger cookies and we thought they sucked so he ate them which is why he bought them in the first place. Reminded him of his childhood. I’m from a big family and he had to use little tricks to get something he liked left for him so he’d tell my mom ‘Bert, get me those popsicles with the lime, root beer and banana flavors’ knowing there was no way we were eating them. R.I.P. Dad, you were the best. 💕
As I come from the region surrounding Bamberg and I study there, I clicked for the thumbnail and stayed for the great content and all of your other videos😊❤.
Have fun and enjoy the advent season with its special treats and atmosphere!
German here. My favorites are Mutzenmandeln and Quarkkäulchen, I need to have either at least once every time.
Man, this takes me back.
Hallo! I live in Trier and my favorite Christmas treat are the Reibekuchen mit Apfelmus❤
But that isn’t Christmas food…just normal German lunch
@@lynnm6413 Bratwurst is also normal lunch. But both dishes are also very typical for christmas markets.
@@lillibeth9232 really? I only get Bratwurst on Festivals, Christmas Markets or during bike Tours.
But I get your point
Ein Reibküchen mit Apfelmuss ist ein MUSS!
Great video. You're making me hungry, Mark! Merry Christmas to you and your family.
Terrific video that made me wish I could go back to Germany during the Christmas season. My in-laws were German and my mother in-law would always make sure we had plenty of the treats you mentioned at Christmastime. I really miss that so I had to go to our local Aldi's for some lebkuchen and almond cookies.
One recepie that’ll always remind me of my Silesian grandmother are Vanillekipferl.
They are delicious cookies, but it’s a lot of work to prepare them…however, they literally melt in your mouth if baked to perfection. Have a look online, there might be an Americanized version around
I always think of the Blueberry Gluhwein I had in Passau at a small Christmas Market a number of years ago.
Taking the family to Germany for Christmas... thank you for the information
Most Christmas markets end a day before Christmas Eve, if not earlier. Don’t know when you will arrive, but make sure to scope out beforehand which ones will still be going
@lynnm6413 will be in Berlin from Dec 22 until the 29th.
This is a GREAT video with Great recommendations! A couple of years ago I was able to visit several throughout Germany and I totally agree with your recommendations. Even this vegetarian found PLENTY to eat while visiting Christmas Markets. I did love the Nuremberg and Munich Christmas markets the best.
This is your best Christmas market video. 🎅🎄
Thanks for the tips
Perfect timing as we head over on Friday!
It's foodie heaven for us.😋😋 Love the video. Jim and Harriet
Well timed as I'll be doing Innsbruck and Nuremberg this Christmas!
Nuremburg was always a fun Christmas Market.
Glad to see you in my home town Bamberg.
Since i am from germany. My mother sometames make those "snowballs / Schneebälle". Its art, since you need to cut the dough with special equipment, plus you need a special tongs for baking them in boiling fat :) fresh ones taste so much better then the ones at the christmas market. :)
I am German and I been baking for Christmas already all German treats
When I Think Of Germany I Think Of The Bratwurst With Grilled Sauerkraut Or Grilled Peppers & Onions On A Bun With Mustard Yum😊❤
Most of which exist in America and not in Germany
YEah...not GERMAN......AMERICAN !! ...Try again !
Love this. Lived in Nuremberg in the 60's. Yum !
I was born in Nuremberg in 68
Hi Walter, Yorkshireman now living in Thüringen Wald (forest) Germany for 7 years now, thanks for the "Thüringer bratwurst" shout out! 🌭😊👍
The curry wurst is sehr gut. Yummy.
Well done !!
Yesterday we had to go to Nuremberg (from Munich) because there is ONE stand that has Lebkuchen spiced up with chili.
Loved Bamberg the one time I visited in 2014. Hoping to see it again someday…
And no trip to Bamberg is complete (imho) without some Rauchbier. 😊
You done good..sehr gut!!
@woltersworldeats I like your Vlogs about Germany 🇩🇪 do more please
I love "Bratapfel-Punsch" mit Amaretto
I love hot Plum liquor with whipped cream and cinnamon on top
In Hannover (northern Germany) a must is Schmalzkuchen. It's little dough squares baked out in lard or oil and served with powdered sugar in a paper cone. It's truly delicious and one of the most traditional treats you will find. And Flammlachs, which is salmon, smoked next to an open fire on wood, pure heaven.
Also very common for people to order on German Christmas markets, although it's not my personal favourite: sauteed mushrooms with a garlic dip, Germknödel (steamed yeast buns filled usually with plum marmalade) with Vanillasauce and one thing, I personally don't like: Freshly baked bread with feta cheese and herbs/spices in it. Although this Feta Bread became mainly popular in the last 10 maybe 15 years.
Hot mead is also a great Christmas market drink. I prefer it to mulled wine. You can find it mainly at Christmas markets with a medieval theme.
Those are the best markets anyhow…kind of like the German version of Renfaire at Christmas
I'd love to visit Germany for their winter things but... being from Texas, I don't have the clothing. Maybe there's a program for Texans in Germany where I could RENT winter clothing. Maybe I buy my clothing there -- make it part of the trip -- and then donate to a charity when I leave.
nice video..right on time... 7:09 Himmelbeer ;)
We can get stollen in the UK, I have just finished eating one! I wouldn't now be without one at Christmas. They are all genuine German stollen, imported specially for Christmas. We have roast chestnuts in the UK too, they used to be sold by men roasting them in the street throughout the winter months but not it's just at events. I think I shall have to go to Germany one winter to feast myself on some of the things we don't have, e.g. the fruit dipped in chocolate that look like kebabs. We get German stalls at our Christmas markets but I have never seen the latter for sale here. Most of the other things we can get from either mainstream supermarkets or German ones such as Aldi and Lidl.
Thanks for the video!😊
Ive never felt hungry enough after a christkringlemarkt to go to a restaurant
Lidl stollen is pretty good as well
Feuerzangenbowle: You heat up the wine in a pot, then put a sugar loaf, held by a fire tongs, on top of the pot. Soak the sugar loaf with rum and set it on fire. The sugar soaked with rum will drip into the wine. Some of the alcohol will burn off but you still get the taste.
I really wanted to go to the German Christmas markets this year but since we just came back from Jamaica where we just went through a considerable pack of money and our 1 month adventure to the Philippines coming up shortly we will have to postpone this till next year. I definitely have going to the German Christmas markets on my travel bucket list so I will get there for sure.
It’s not that expensive….just plan for 30€…. That’ll get you one mulled wine, a Lebkuchen and some meat…have a walk around and soak up the atmosphere…
Merry Christmas!
a little extra to mention about "Glühwein": you can stumble over more options depending on your region or the type of christmas market.
In Hessen you might get hot cidre (Apfelwein) in the same style.
And especially at MEDIEVAL themed christmas markets you will also get hot MEAD (Met/"Honigwein") as an alternative.
Nice video! But don't be afraid, in Dresdner Stollen are no onions! Btw. it should look like the Jesus Baby in white cloths😉
I had flaming Feuerzangenbowie in both Vienna and Bratislava last year
Dresdener Stollen am Freitag beim Bäcker, 200 Gramm 5,99 Euro das sind locker mal 29,96 Euro pro Kilogramm. Darum backe ich den Morgen selbst, Zutaten ca. 6 Euro für 1,2 KG.
At the Munich Christkindlmarkt: Crambambuli Glühwein. Hands down the best. Also salmon from the wooden plank in a roll. Yum!
I think he mistakenly said onions instead of almonds in the stollen, much better.
My wife and I did a pretty large road trip in Germany for our honeymoon and part of that trip was Cochem. We purchased some snowballs while in the city and there was a bit of miscommunication with our bnb host on dinner. So we didn't get dinner upon returning. We decided to have our snowballs with a bottle of sekt. They were SO bad. We still joke about that six years later.
Hell, we were in Munich last week and when we saw them we ALMOST bought them.
Stollen wird entweder selbst gebacken oder fertig gekauft im Supermarkt oder beim Bäcker,Hefeteig mit Rosinen Mandeln,Rum Butter,Marzipan... außen mit dicker Puderzuckerschicht.Isst man zur Adventszeit auf dem Weihnachtsmarkt gibt es das normal nicht zu kaufen.Genauso wie spezielle Kekse, Vanillekipferl,Zimtsterne und Lebkuchengebäck,wie Printen...mega lecker.Zusätzlich bieten die Bäcker vor Ort Köstlichkeiten an,wie Baumkuchen❤
Welcome again in Bamberg.
Onions in stollen 🤣
Q: Why was the baker in Dresden arrested for selling bread?
A: because it was stollen.😮
Though I don't like chestnuts, it's the first thing I get at a chistmassmarket, put them in my pockets and have warm fingers for the next hour.
Marzipan! Gingerbread! Yes!!!
Printen, domino steinen, weinbrandbohnen my favorites
Great video! Would love to go next year. Any hotel recommendations for the Christmas markets in Munich?
Stollen isst man zu Hause
Dann isst man auch noch Reibekuchen und natürlich Bier
Und wenn du das alles intus hast was du gezeigt hast brauchst du für die Nacht einen Eimer neben deinem Bett
Frohe Weihnachten 🎄 😊
Glad you mentioned Aldi's - find their German Xmas treats in their 'Aisle of Shame'
Now i am hungry and went to german weihnachtsmarkt for eat a Bratwurst. 🌭🇩🇪
Grüß dich herzlich Schatzi! 🇺🇸🤠
Hes loaded😂n happy
The Nutcracker takes place in Nuremburg/Nurnburg.
Bratwurst (and in my opinion, Regensburg has the BEST bratwurst. Beats Nurnberg and I love the city of Nurnberg) - Bratapfel Gluehwein - and Gebrannten Mandeln. And Feurerzangebowle is AWESOME!!!!! Can't eat the Lebkuchen from Nurnberg is truly the best. Christmas in Germany is completely magic! Privileged to have lived and worked here for many years. And while normally, German food is....let's say bland and heavy ---- Weihnachtzeit makes up for it all!
I’m American and no stollen I’ve had had onions. 🫤
Gibt es auch nicht 😅.
don't worry for the dresden christstollen you need no butter on them, it is one of the main incredients allready😆
Reibekuchen, Raclette, muschroms, after christmas markt i rollin home and didnt go to eat
Stollen DOES NOT HAVE ONIONS! Where did you get that? 😮
That would be delicious, Marzipanstollen with onions. 😂
NALF had a Feuerzangenbowle freshly prepared in his mug on a Weihnachtsmarkt.
The small baked good u mentioned in my city they are cslled Ceäppelchdn but esentislly they are french the french snd the cajuns csll em bingets its the same thing though 😅
My favorite is Lebkuchen
Lebkuchen….lol….you said bodycake
@ spell check got me
Schneebällen might be okay with coffee, but it is extremely dry without. Something I wouldn't mind passing up in favor of something more tasty.
Pro tip: You can of course eat the gingerbread hearts, they are just very bland. They have a very uniform dough and just taste sugary-sweet. Which is also why they dry uniformly and keep as a decoration. Whereas the other kinds contain more nuts and spices. When they dry out they shrivel and you have to throw them away.
imo you should not call anything that is not on fire when they hand it to you "Feuerzangenbowle". Luckily there are quite a few stands at various markets in Munich that still serve these right. There are many others who don't, but I try to focus on the good stuff :D
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You missed one of my favorites, Kasseler mit Grümkohl, but that's maybe more in northern Germany
I doubt they’d serve that down south…lol
@lynnm6413 I agree but the video didn't mention southern Christmas Markets 🤩
@@wncjan he said he is in Bamberg
@lynnm6413 I know but the header said treat ti eat at Christmas Markets and the take place all over Germany
Noch ein Bier!
I had to laugh at "Chestnuts look like a brain". They do!
No, they don't. It's so obvious he meant walnuts...
Mmmm! Maroni! My absolute favourite. And Glühbier (mulled beer) is, in fact, absolutely disgusting. It *sounded* good...
I just stirred up my German grandma’s lebkuchen and it is not gingerbread. It only has cloves and cardamom in it (and molasses, dark brown corn syrup, sugar and honey). Never had any with ginger or cinnamon in it. I’ll have to look into that.
He is so enthusiastic about his mispronounciation and his misinformation
Did he say there were onions in Stollen?
I'm assuming he meant raisins, and not onions!
Probably he was already drunk😂
Almonds
But the rolls with the sausage looked very naked - don't forget the mustard!
The mustard was oozing out of the one he was eating.
Onions in Stollen?
NEVER!
Stollen is a sweet bread.
Some folk obviously over eat them.
forget Aldi Stollen make your own Christstollen Bites
6:25 Don't worry, Germans do the same... 😅
He’s been doing this for years, and he still can’t pronounce the simplest of words in any language but his own. What motivation can he have felt for doing this - ‘I know, I’ll do something I can never, ever get right!
Ich liebe die videos aber Sie ist nicht richtig das heiße Kirschbier is am sehr besten! Lecker Lecker Lecker! 😁
Just tried the snowball…not impressed.
Not in west-Germany...😢 very little food, really a great disappointment. Used to be much! better! The gluhwein is still delicious, but 'eggnogg' I did not see.
Oh ur standsrt isnt verry high besides the nürnberger
The best normal one is the Thüringer Rostbrstwurst the other stuff is bad and plain compared tonit size doesnt make upt for quality and taste😅
NO ONIONS IN STOLLEN!!!!
Onions in stollen-was Ist das?
Born in Munich. Baking stollen tomorrow. Danka
That’s way too late! Stollen needs to sit for 6 weeks at least to mature.
Onions in Stollen ? LoL