A Family Excursion in the Majestic Bavarian Alps 🇩🇪 Hochfelln + Rinderrouladen + Cordon Bleu!
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- Come along with us as we have a family excursion just 10 minutes from our home to Hochfelln, a peak in the Chiemgau Alpern (the Chiemgau Alps). It was the first time on a cable car (Seilbahn) for ALL of our kids! They were excited to go, and you'll see their reaction to cable cars here in the video - did they like it?
We also got to eat at an Alm at the middle station, where we got to try schnitzel at a restaurant for the first time and had Rinderrouladen and Cordon Blue for the first time in Germany!
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Eure Kinder wirken so glücklich, echt schön..
Yes 💖
The best part of visiting the mountains is the food you get after hiking for hours. Rouladen are great!
Yes!! Food and beer taste sooo good after hiking!
thats my favorite food ever 'rinderroulade mit rotkohl, kartoffeln und knödel' so lecker! 😍
not sure what it is, but Kevin has this calm energy and I am here for it!
Yes he's like that most of the time. He is a relaxed kinda guy!
Rinderrouladen might be the number one national dish of Germany. Because most famous german dishes are more regional in reality, but Rinderroulade are eaten from baltic to north sea, from the isles to the black forest, from the Hartz to the Alps, everywhere in Germany 🤷 Its also a very typical sunday Dinner.
And these are Knödel, not mashed potatos, typical german dumplings. There are Kartoffelknödel (potato dumplings) and what you have wich are Semmelknödel (made of Brötchen).
But I as someone from northern Germany do not know how you can eat Rouladen with Knödel. We eat them with potatos.
And I would never order them at a restaurant because the homecooked ones are the best.
@@sollytrotz6056 Ich wohne in Oberfranken/bayern und wir essen die rouladen immer mit Semmelknödel und Gemüse..
@@sollytrotz6056 Solly, mag es vielleicht daran liegen, dass man im Norden (eigentlich) alles mit Kartoffeln ist? (;-))
From Ostpreußen to Aachen, from Schlesien to Maastricht! ;)
Yes, so, basically, it's a thin slice of beef, then, mustard is spread on it, then ham put on it, and, finally, one pickled gherkin. All this is rolled and secured either by a thread or some toothpicks. The rolls are getting seared at first and, then, they simmer until ready for a few hours.
Small hint: Be careful when picking flowers in the wild. Especially in the mountains there are quite a few which are under protection (especially the Edelweiß), you are not supposed to pick them. Better to inform yourself which you can pick and which you shouldn't (though my personal rule is to not pick anything in the mountains, to be on the safe side, a lot of the protected flowers are growing in the mountains).
Ah thanks for the tip!
@@MyMerryMessyGermanLife Bei 3:28 ist es Frühlings-Enzian. Steht unter Naturschutz und ist auf der Roten Liste der bedrohten Pflanzen. de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fr%C3%BChlings-Enzian
If you follow the standard tourism paths there is no problem to pick up flowers. The rare orchids ord edelweiß are not easy to find, so there is no danger that u pick them up. The blue flower in your video is a plant of the gentiana genus, which is called "Ezian" in germany. I had been working as a teacher for a year in Marquartstein several years ago, you probably went through this village on your way to bergen. You have really picked one of the most beautiful areas in germany :)
Best regards
@@rolandstadler6243 Das Pflücken von Blumen die unter Naturschutz stehen ist generell verboten. Und soweit weg vom Pfad waren sie ja offensichtlich nicht. Und es ist nur nett gemeint.
When you travel around in the Alps you'll find even more varieties of Knödel (dumpling). The plain Semmelknödel you had, Speckknödel (with bacon), Leberknödel (with liver), Serviettenknödel (similar to Semmelknödel, but often served in slices) or Kartoffelknödel (potato dumplings). And for the sweet part you can have Germknödel with poppy seeds and melted butter, or less traditional but just as delicious with vanilla sauce.
Oh good to know!
@@MyMerryMessyGermanLife Don't forget the Zwetschgenknödel and Marillenknödel. You will find the best ones in Austria :-)
I live in Germany but I'm still a little envious of the place you live in! :D you chose a really nice area!
Yes it’s so beautiful here. There’s just nothing like big mountains, at least, for us.
4:34 was the sweetest Cheers! I ever heard. :)
Yes! I’m so happy we have that for our own memories. 💖
If you ever visit the Salzburg region, I can highly recommend to visit the Schafbergspitze (Mount Schafberg) at Lake Wolfgangsee. The SchafbergBahn is the steepest cogwheel railway in Austria and it was was built in 1893 for the Emperor (and nobility) of Austria. The restaurant on top even dates back to 1862! :).
The views are just amazing! At the summit you are surrounded by mountains and by 13 different lakes of the Salzkammergut region. Being Austrian myself, I have been on many mountains before, but the view at the Schafbersgspitze is by far the most breathtaking of all!
Oh wow! Thanks for the tip, we will definitely add this to our list!
Oh my!!!! My beautiful homeland! I’m living vicariously through you guys!
The kids had an amazing time! And their rating of the food made me chuckle! Sooooo cute! Love their humor! 💗
The views were amazing 🤩.
Awe yes you have a beautiful homeland!
What a unique, wonderful, and valuable experience you're giving your kids.
Enjoyed this video 🥰🥰🥰 the family had so much fun 1👍👏
Gordon Bleu is a Cuting Schnitzel with Chesse and Schinken inside.. When have snow in the Mountain their is so much great for kids they have fun and in Several places the kids can drive ski board or Sleds
That looks like a great Family vacation :D Bless yall
Beautiful cable car ride. The tasty beef rouladen are so easy to make - my mom would make it, and she taught me.
It looks like an amazing day, thanks for sharing
You’re welcome, thanks for watching!
Thanks for sharing that lovely view! Looks like you had a glorious day!
You're welcome! It was really fun.
Very pretty is Söll Austria , Hohe Salve and Hexenwasser. Very nice for little children ( like a museum) and best view ever. It is not so far to drive near Kufstein.
A Rinderroulade ( beef roulade ) can have bacon and cucumber inside or bacon and an onion, but it is easy to prepare with mustard bacon cucumber or onion.
PS: Salt and pepper are of course also used.
Oh yum! It was so good.
@@MyMerryMessyGermanLife Pickles, not cucumber (in German both are called "Gurke" - pickles are "Gewürzgurken"). You can buy the meat for Rouladen precut at your butcher.
www.edeka.de/rezepte/rezept/rinderrouladen-klassisch.jsp
And look for "semmelknödel rezept".
@@MyMerryMessyGermanLife Some butchers here have them either ready-to-cook or in a preserving jar precooked. Also goulash or bolognese. Pretty decent when in a hurry. Good for months in the pantry.
I usually make them in bulk in the slowcooker and freeze them;)
Einfach wieder super! ;-)
That was very nice trip. You know one gets to live only once, so I hope you and your👪 always make trips like this. What a wonderful memories you are making for yourselves from a very beautiful part of the world (Europe in general) that is amazingly gorgeous. I went to Europe more then four times and it never gets boring and tiring. On the contrary, everytime I go it reassures me to visit again and again.
Thank you for bringing us along.
Take care. Bye
I‘m so looking forward to doing this again next winter vacation. We go there every time we are in Ruhpolding. Sitting with a little picnic in front of the little Chapel just enjoying the view. See you there....
Oh wonderful that you get to come here for vacation!
what you thought is mashed potatoes is actually a Knödel! And in the Rinderroulade normally are onions and pickles (and smoked ham)
Ahhh okay! Yes Knödel!
@@MyMerryMessyGermanLife you could try "Breznknödel" those are my favourites. But there are many different kinds.
Or as we say in Upper Franconia: ash. “Kloß” and pl. Klöße” or in my dialect “Gluß” (pronounced: glues) and “Gließ” (pronounced: gleese) ;) be aware that we in Franconia (maybe even in the rest of Bavaria) tend to replace the voiceless consonants t, k, p with the voiced versions of d, g, b in pronunciation 😂
a Semmelknödel made from bread crumbs
@@MyMerryMessyGermanLife Sometimes you might see the term "Servietten- Knödel" on a menue. That comes from chzech/austrian origin and is a bread dough, simmered in a tissue (or film/foil) in a shape of a roll (strudel-like), than cut in slices (sometimes the slices are slightly fried in butter). So YUMMMMMYYYY....
That's what I thought when you tried German bread and you cut of the dry slide: Keep and collect it for dumplings😉👍
At bavarian bakeries you'll get also "Knödelbrot", a package of dry & diced (white) bread...ready to make Knödel(n) = dumbling(s)
Very nice to have such a beautiful area in the immediate vicinity.
I was also a few times in Bavaria, but only in Austria on the Alps.
Rinderrouladen, sehr lecker! Muss man mal selber gemacht haben!
I’m excited to try making Ronderrouladen at home!
It's nearly July and there's still snow! 😍😍
Wonderful video! Thanks!
We went a month ago, so it was the end of May. It takes a while to edit the videos to publish them. But still! Snow at the end of May!
@@MyMerryMessyGermanLife Totally understand! Beautiful video though! 😍
Once you speak a bit more German you may want to think about doing a Bavarian cooking course. Now that would unlock a fascinating new culinary world for you. 👍
I would love to do that!
Probably also great to get to know more people ;) At least that's what i learned.
Ohhh nooo... not snow again! Summer's here and you're bringing back your kids into the snow... JUST kinddin'... Absolutely great video! As one of your kids stated: It's amazing!
Keep on doing such great stuff... LOVE it! Hugs... ;-)
Hi Peter! Right?! Go away snow! Haha, that shows you how high up we were! There had actually been a snowstorm the week before we went there.
@@MyMerryMessyGermanLife Spring/summer have a hard time in germany this year
Hi guys 😁 the dumpling you had with the Rouladen was a Semmelknödel (Bread dumpling). It's basicaly made out of ,,old,, dry bread cut in cubes, soaked in milk to make them soft again and then add some eggs, spices, herbs and flour then kneed it into a dough. Then boiled in water. 😉 Great video
Soaking the old bread in water, seems a bit cheap in my opinion. My granny always used warm milk.
And according to the great bavarian philosopher Karl Valenting:
Es hoast SemmelNKnödelN ,da mehr ois oa Semmei in mehr ois oan Knödl kimmt! Host mi! ;-)
@@archiegates650 Yes i already changed my mistake 😁
Ahhh okay! Semmelknödel
@@MyMerryMessyGermanLife yes and always make more than you need! The next day, cut the dumplings into slices and fry them, they are called Serviettenknödel napkin dumplings. I then just eat a salt with it. Great video as always! I love Rinderrouladen 😍
I was waiting for the "Snowball FIGHT!" escalation. 🤣
That would've been fun!
The Roulade has mustard, bacon, onion and pickled cucumbers (Gewürzgurken) in it. And I think it was a Semmelkloß;).
How delicious! I didn't realize there was bacon inside.
@@MyMerryMessyGermanLife sometimes it’s ham (gekochter Schinken) , at least in our family
The music going "Here we go, down into the great unknown" just as it cut to your descent on the cable car! NIce! :-)
Ah thank you!
Great music choice. I think it was your best video since you were in Germany. That is pickle in the Rouladen. Normally its a quarter pickle that's rolled inside. Keep it up.
Oh glad you noticed the new music! I've been getting the music from a different website and it's SO much better.
Beautiful. I was there today early in the morning.
Were you! So cool, we are neighbors.
@@MyMerryMessyGermanLife We actually might be. We're located in Bergen. Also an American household (50% that is). :)
Beautiful
Sehr schönes Video! :-)
Dankeschön!
I watched so many of your videos today that I just had to make schnitzel for dinner after hearing you guys celebrate it for like 10 times :D
🤣🤣🤣 that’s awesome!! Was it delicious?
@@MyMerryMessyGermanLife yes, it was very good! :D
Rouladen-Teller: Oh diese Soße, ich liebe Soße! :D
I would love to see an update video on the kids German and how they do in school soon! 😍
Okay! We are thinking of giving an update in October, once the two older boys are in gymnasium.
Im excited 😍
Google just recommended me this video and I am so glad about it... seeing you makes me happy bc you're such a wonderful family and seeing the landscape makes me nostalgic bc family is from that part of bavaria, my grandparents still live in Traunstein (which you probably know, living somewhere in that area :D) and I spent a lot of my childhood there. Climbing the mountains with my grandparents, going skiing in Winkelmoos, going swimming at the Chiemsee, climbing the mountains around the town. I moved away from there for university, but I miss it so much sometimes and this video just filled me with nostalgia (and a bit of hunger for a nice schnitzel hahaha). It's truly beautiful up there.
Also, if you ever get the opportunity, visit Salzburg! It's an absolutely stunning historical city and totally worth the drive (or train ride).
Hi! Yes it’s so beautiful here!! I’m so glad our video reminded you of sweet childhood memories. 💕
Sometimes if you move 15km the words are spoken or used are totally different-it belongs to the different slang! So do not take this to serious!
lots of smarty pants in the comment section today - so let me just tell you that I totally enjoyed tagging along on your trip. The views were just georgeous and I loved seeing you do things together as a family. And how great is it, that Hochfelln is just a few minutes from where you live?
😆😆 smarty pants come out on every TH-cam video, I think! Haha, thanks for leaving a kind comment.
Yeah, makes me cringe every time I look at the comment section - probably some form of inferiority complex that is ingrained in some peoples psyche - or just corona induced by germans caught up in permanent mental lockdown :-)
Just a little hint to blend in as germans even more: when you do the "prost" with two Weißbiergläsern you actually hit them with the bottom part of the glas because they are so long there is a real risk that they might break when hitting with the upper part so true germans use the more sturdy bottom part, but only do it with two Weißbiergläsern.
Ahhh! That makes sense, thank you!
@@MyMerryMessyGermanLife There is a german phrase that says "You Prost your beer like your women, from below" if that makes sense :D ;)
@@M4tti87 oh my lawd 🤪
@@MyMerryMessyGermanLife Also, when cheering you want to keep eye contact, like in France
Danke! U R bringing back many 👍 memories of my time over there. ('62-'74 & '80-'81 + 3-4 visits) Rouladen is my all-time favorite! I was gonna correct U re what U thought was mashed potatoes, but D. already did. Next time, try ordering different kinds of Kloesse AND Knoedel; & find your fav. Watch for "Waschlappenknoedel" (forschung 🤔)
Great vlog! :)
Thank you!
I think I said it before but I'm officially envious;)BTW...once travel is fully possible without any Delta,Omega or whatever variant you can stay up the Mountain in a Berghütte with the kids.Its quite an experience to see the sun go down resp up early the next morning.The Hochrieshütte in the Chiemgau has some nice newly furbished rooms...and a Seilbahn if you are tired of walking;)
Okay great, thanks for the tip! We will look up Hochrieshütte.
There is a yearly international race from Bergen up to the top of "Hochfelln" and a former college of mine needed only 42 minutes. I think with the kids you might need 2 hour´s + .
Wow, 42 minutes! Impressive!
Oh, I've been to Bergen in den mid 80s on vacation with my parents. But unfortunately we absolutely missed a visit at the peak of the Hochfelln. I can remember that a friend of my mother took me to a local beer fest, where I drank my first Radler Maß. ;-)
That must be a good memory, your first Radler!
@@MyMerryMessyGermanLife Yes, absolutely. It was a really funny evening and all in all we had a great time during this vacation. :-)
I could be wrong, but I've been to the Chiemsee hundreds of times and still call it "Chiemsee". Never heard of "Chiemsea" ... seems like the english version of the name and so sea would fit as the Chiemsee is know as "Das Bayrische Meer" (eng. "The bavarian sea"). Anyway: Nice video again! I am so happy for the kids! They have a great childhood and get a lot of experience! Thx.
Thanks John!
chiem"sea" definetely doesnt seem right :)
i'm local-ish, definitely -see as in lake. Never heard anyone call it Chiemsie and I'm sure noone would as that makes no sense at all. In Bavarian it may sound more like Chiemsä.
Some Preißn may pronounce it with a soft Ch- at the beginning of the name (Schiemsee), but thats wrong aswell. It's has a hard K-sound. Kiemsee
Hm it should be Kiiiiimseeee and definitely with a voiced s sound. See in German is a long open e and it’s not pronounced like the English sea or see. Locals might even smuggle an a sound into the first syllable like Kiamsee. But I might be wrong with that. Cordon Bleu another nice example how French words are pronounced basically the French way.. Rindsrouladen mit Knödel sind etwas ganz Feines!!! Lecker!! Danke für den Ausflugstipp.
@@MyMerryMessyGermanLife I agree, it's definitely "See" not sea, it's just hard to hear the different for non-native speakers I guess. Especially with the Bavarian dialect too..
4:40: You get credit for a very good pronounciation of "Skål"! Cheers from Sweden!
Ahhhh!! Cool! You’re living in Sweden?
@@MyMerryMessyGermanLife I am Swedish but I love hiking in the Alps. That didn't happen in 2020 obviously...
Such a beautiful Ausflug. You kids must have been so excited! I can relate to the feeling that they thought the cable car was scary. I thought the same when I rode a cable car for the first time, and I even was an adult then! There are still some cable cars here in Switzerland I find quite scary, although I always enjoy it immensely, too! Chair lifts, on the other hand, are a different matter ... Can't wait to see your kids' reactions to those!
Yeah chair lifts are really scary, with your legs dangling in the sky! 😱😱
@@MyMerryMessyGermanLife In most of Germany, Switzerland and Austria, chair lifts have extra bars to put your feet, skis, snowboard etc. on and there is an extra bar in front of you/across your stomach. Which also means that you cannot fall down and it is a lot less scary :)
You could google "switzerland chairlift" and you'll find some pictures.
I feel your son - cordon bleu is the best!
Living the life
The food looks amazing
And the paragliding too!
I really like watching your videos, because they give me a whole new perspective of the area I grew up and enjoy so much living in. Btw: There's also a lot of different ways hinking the Hochfelln, my favourite one is a bike & hike trip from the backside, starting in Ruhpolding, passing an area where you can see lots of marmots, if you're lucky (and the time is right). I don't really get the difference of the two ways of pronouncing "Chiemsee", though :) Us Bavarians tend to pronounce the "ee" in the end more like an "ä". Old Bavarian folks like my dad pronounce it "Keamsä", in English probably like "Kerrm-Sea" - that would be the "real" Bavarian pronounciation then :). I hope you enjoy your first winter here. I am sure you will, there's so much exciting stuff to do.
This area is so beautiful!
You really should visit Nürnberg (Nuremberg), especially the "Playmobil-Park" in Zirndorf (close to Nbg.)
The kids can play the whole day (in-/outside).
Or give me hint and I'll do a sightseeing-tour with you all in Nbg.
Kinda jealous. I'd love to live there.
Been on several cable cars. Quite fun.
Yeah, they really are! Like a slow roller coaster.
@@MyMerryMessyGermanLife Even Busch Gardens in the US has some. They do exist in the US, just more common in Europe.
@@neophytealpha Even New York has one (Roosevelt Island). archive.curbed.com/2017/4/28/15440332/aerial-tramway-united-states
@@user-sm3xq5ob5d Don't doubt it. There are places that had them that don't any more as well. Wonder if Disney still has the ones they had.
You have four wonderful children. I think it's very important that children can develop, that you be able to let them out the house by themselves without having to worry that something will happen to them or that they might be shot or kidnapped.
Thank you! Yes that’s so important.
Really missed the cat! Miau🙃
Right?! She got left out!
Your filming, editing, and storytelling skills are getting really good. The videos are a joy to watch. Did your kids taste "Waldmeister" (Woodruff) yet? It's a plant with white flowers, that is very popular in Germany. It's used in candy, ice cream, soft drinks, cocktails, etc. Outside of Germany, its use in food and drink is virtually unknown. Next time in the store, look for some Waldmeister ice cream or candy. The product will have a strong green color and is easy to recognize.
What is known as the taste of Waldmeister isn‘t the actual taste of it. It is always artificial, but still very interesting to try. Real Waldmeister is a bit tricky because it can be toxic in higher doses or when flourished
Thank you so much! No we’ve not heard of Waldmeister yet, it sound wonderful! We will definitely try to find that.
@@an7855 "It is always artificial" - Since it is used as a medicine since ancient times, the actual plant is still used in teas. In common products like candy, ice cream, etc, the taste is created artificially so it is safe to consume, especially for kids. However, the real Woodruff is only toxic in really high doses. The most common effect is a headache.
@@alexanderlindner5808 exactly what I wrote
Hi. I love your videos. I just discovered your channel few days ago. You are amazing. I have a technical question: you said you needed to get tested to get on cable ride. Do you know if people that are vaccinated also have to get tested to get on that ride?
When we went, no. You either needed a negative COVID test, a vaccine or proof of antibodies.
Hi, what you had with the the Rinderroulade was a Knödel or Dumpling.
How did your cat react smelling the dogs?
She didn’t seem to notice at all!
I see the Alps from my house. No kidding. Blessed
Oh that’s awesome!
@@MyMerryMessyGermanLife the Swiss side of the Alps. 😀
Me too!
@@roesi1985 where do you live? I’m in Grüningen, Zurich, 🇨🇭 Switzerland
@@1972Georges ganz ide Nöchi idämfall. ich bi zPfäffike am schöne Pfäffikersee :)
awesome, kampenwand next... or a bit more east to the wendelstein(or one of the neighboring peaks). it is a bit touristy but on a good day you can see the zugspitze (germanys highest mountian) in the east and the watzmann(second highest) in the west which means you can oversee all of the bavarian alps.
Ahhh yes! We want to do Kampenwand next - it's only 20 minutes away! And then do a tour of Hohenaschau.
KEAMSÄÄ
My mother fills Rouladen this way: cover with a mmixture of hot and medium hot mustard, season with salt and pepper, cover with diced onion and diced bacon fat, leave out the pickle. She also browns them until almost black. Usually Rouladen are served with red cabbage and boiled potatoes.
OMG you're making me hungry!
My mother used to make them in a slightly different way (you will learn soon enough that there are probably hundreds of recipes for Rinderrouladen xD): as a preparation you need some minced meat, add a raw egg, put diced onions into that and season this with salt and pepper. Mix that together (its the best to use your hand for that, a machine could produce heat in the minced meat and "cook" it that way and you want to avoid that). Then spread mustard on the beef (hot or medium is your choice), add bacon if you like and then spread the minced meat on top, roll the beef and use cord or "Rouladen Nadeln" to make sure that it will not "unroll" itself. Cook them on medium heat for about one hour.
Remove the cord or the needles before serving them (cord and needles aren't so tasty xD). The raw egg in the minced meat has the effect that the Rouladen won't "disintegrate" themselves if you cut them (like we could see in your Video ;) ).
Auch lecker!
@@BerndFunken oooohhhh... klingt super!
Either you are both quite small or your Sharan is HUGE. Look at that head space!! It's like being in St. Vitus Cathedral. We have Touran in our company and I know Sharan is longer but I did not expect it to be this big inside.
@@petereggers7603 it's so huge I'm pretty sure they have an intercom to speak with the last row of seats ;-)))
@@keenmate9719 Hahaha... that's a good one 😂
Kevin isn't very tall. 5' 7'' or 5' 8'' ?
Yes! Hahaha, neither of us is very tall and the seats are in a low position. Kevin's seat was very low until we figured out how to raise it, after this video, of course. LOL
@@MyMerryMessyGermanLife I'm not a big fan of higher seat positions because they induce motion sickness, at least to me, but I'm glad you have a better view from your car now :-)) it's a whole new world out there, isn't it! :-)))
Serwas guys,
i saw the note with the red curls appear for a new video of you
and I know it's gonna be good.
The view was just amazing,
i can imagine how much more the food and drinks get delicious with theses mountains as your background.
The areas around the Bodensee are really cool as well.
If you get the opportunity to visit it,
i can highly recommend it.
Wonderful video 😊
Servus, Robert! Hope you have a great Sunday! Okay we can look up Bodensee.
@@MyMerryMessyGermanLife
Thank you very much, you too.
The beginning was thanks to you, definitely very good.
Lindau am Bodensee
very nice and beautiful,
with a lot of history!!
Hi, you're absolutely right, Chiemsee is pronounced like Kiemsee, also in the rest of Germany. Beautiful trip to Hochfelln, thanks for sharing.
Oh good, thank you!
@@MyMerryMessyGermanLife it's the same with "China" . in southern Germany and Bavaria its "Kina" and in the rest of Germany it's "China"
@@MyMerryMessyGermanLife btw. all the beautiful big lakes north and South of the Alps, like Chiemsee, Ammersee, Starnberger See or Lake Constance, the biggest German lake, are remains of the last Alpine glacial period or ice age (Würmeiszeit or Würm glacial stage). The ice schields were up to 3 kilomters in height and fully retreated just 10.000 years ago leaving huge water reservoirs.
@@Alexander-dt2eq in the north we also have „Schina“. But we also say „Kiemsee“ with a K and and long German E
😂😂your "Cordon Blue" instead of "Cordon bleu" inspired me to look for the origin of the name and who invented it.
Hi.
Simply 👍
Thank you!
Thank you!
Knödel is what you had.
If a dumbling is made from Potstos it can be called Knödel or Kloß
If its made from bread or anything else it only csn be called Knödel
If it is a meat ball it either translates directly but with a cute suffix Fleischbällchen or its called Fleischkloß
But there also is a special pork meat ball dish called Königsberger Klopse/Klöpse
You should try it traditional its eaten with potatos but i recoment jasmin rice instad
But be aware rice will rase the calory level way higher so eat it when its a rainy day or you had a verry active day
Ah okay, thank you!
Also language advice. Dont orient to much on the babarian pronou ceation. Its only one of 17 or one of 16 official areas yes i count franken or the upper hslf of bsvaria extra casue the dislect is so diffrent and the mentality is too
And other germans have a hard time understanding lower bavarian dialect or even accent. So try to stick with standsrd germsn Hochdeutsch and if you masterd that you csn dip into local dialect.
Its kiem see (e like edward)
Chiemsee
Also be aware
Der See = the lake
Die See= the sea/ocean
Other water.
Der Bach = the creek
Der Fluss = the river
Der Teich = the pond
And also your privst pool at home is still cslled Pool article der
But the pool at an sport pool/bath house is called Schwimmbecken (swimming pool)
We only use pool or swimming pool if it is related to fun
But use the germsn vocBulary if its relsted to health/ Sport
I think how you call these dumplings depends very much on the region you live in. We always called them "Kloß", no matter what they were made of (Thuringia). My mom made "Serviettenklöße" (literally translated as "napkin dumplings"), for example. They are made of bread (not of napkins!). The name "napkin dumpling" comes from the cooking method, because they are steamed in a teatowel or cloth napkin.
No it’s a Knöedel, not mashed potatoes. Knödel are as a Semmelknödel out of bread rolls and as a Kartoffelknödel made of mashed potatoes but cooked afterwards. So it’s not only mashed potatoes. The ö in Knödel is like the American i in Döööörk Nowitzki 😄😄
If you ever go to the Deutsche Museum in Munuc with the Kids, please flog!
Oh cool!
Flogging is illegal in Germany! 🤔
did your son anser the scary part in the cable car with genau? he gets germanized very fast
He probably did! I missed it, I’ll have to go back and watch. He speaks as much German now as he does English. It’s amazing!
3:05 Weeeell, technically he was higher when he was in the plane... but yeah, I get it, never as high while on the ground.
Sorry, that's my standard smart-ass me coming through strong. Just couldn't stop myself. 😊😅
Yeah, I get it, the heights off the ground, the slight swaying of the cable car, especially when it passes over a support tower, that can come across as scary.
But to make you feel safer: all technical applicances are checked by the TÜV regularly in Germany. I can't remember any serious cable-car accidents IN GERMANY in my life.
I also checked the official list of ANY cable-car accidents world-wide. Only one accident in Germany in the last 50 years ever resulted in any serious injuries, and no deaths.
The complete list of all world-wide cable car accidents is still fairly short, considering that it starts in the 1920's and continues to this day.
hey, there is almost no way that chiemsea is right that just sounds wrong :)
Hahaha maybe so!
I turned vegetarian more than 10 years ago, but if there's one thing I miss then it's Rinderrouladen!!!
Oh really! It was good but I think we can get much better Rouladen somewhere else…
I don't want to paint the devil on the wall (a german idiom translated literally), but the weather forecast predicts severe thunderstorms for southern Germany. These will damage trees, and in the weeks to come, broken branches still in the treetops might be quite dangerous if they fall down when hiking in forests. There are several accidents and even deaths every year. So always take a look overhead and best stay on the paths. Nevertheless enjoy the summer.
Paint the devil on the wall! Haha, what is that phrase in German? Good to know about the storms, we will keep an eye out!
@@MyMerryMessyGermanLife Den Teufel an die Wand malen, which means to conjure up misfortune.
00:32 Nailed it. It is in fact just like you said it "Hochfelln" and not "hochfellen". I know that this is difficult but i´m glad you are getting it right.
03:28 Ooooh... that´s a big no no! There´s plenty of flowers and flora in general in the alps that´s really rare these days and protected under the law. Better not to get the kids in the habit of just taking pretty things with them... Just look at them or maybe take a picture, but leave em be, please.
06:25 That´s the way to go. Gotta respect that. But all you guys seem really fit and strong so i believe in you!
Again i would like to encourage in the strongest, most severe terms to get rid of any chewing gum before talking into a camera (or to another person!). The terms white trash or maybe trailer trash come to mind when i am looking for english words that express the way in which chewing gum with an open mouth is looked down upon here in Germany. Since i am no native speaker of the english language, i might be using those wrong though. Letting somebody else see the contents of your mouth is giving the most unfortunate of all possible impressions you could possibly give. Different countries have different customs. Best to avoid having to later correct a wrong first impression.
Okay good to know!
I tried to link here Roulade recipe videos...one from EDEKA and one from German public TV...(German star chef) but sadly no linking is possible here...even if no spam...perhaps blocking all links is not a good idea...so just put Roulade in youtube...you will find all infos...
Okay, cool! Yeah TH-cam must be blocking the links, we don't have control over that. You could send them to me on Instagram, in the direct messages. @mymerrymessylife
@@MyMerryMessyGermanLife I sent them
Hunger? Rezept auf Chefkoch.de:
Rinderrouladen klassisch
mit einer Füllung aus Zwiebeln, Gurken, Senf und Speck, in einer köstlichen Rotweinsoße mit Röstgemüse
www.chefkoch.de/rezepte/2133281343053838/Rinderrouladen-klassisch.html?
It's not true that this is the heighest they ever were, they were all higher - when they flew to Germany!
Yeah that’s true!
Sorry to insist of being a smarta** , but I am sure your kids have definitely been on a higher altitude!
Did you ship them in a freight container over the atlantic ocean or did you allow them on the jet-air-plane with you at a travelling altitude of more than 9-000 m over ground?
Although they might not have been standing on higher solid ground. ;-)
That stardet a little to rude to be funny
Hahaha that’s true! They have been higher in the airplane.
In only can say Klug scheiss Modus on. Hermans know what in maen.
Your son was at a far higher altitude while flying
Yes that’s true 😉
Its definitly chiemsee (not sea) , like... really! please dont stick to this, you still got it wrong. No offense😁🌞
I imagine it beeing hard to differ between these nuances you are not used to yet. The sound of "See" is not existant in english. In Germany, regardless which area, its spoken everywhere the same, actually.
At the end of the video it was nearly perfect or even perfect.
But at the beginning it really sounded like the sea.
Maybe the problem is, that there are two different "e" vocals in German: The rather bright "e" and the deeper "ä", which is similar to the a in "at" or "another". And the lake is spoken with the "e". Look at the German word "gehen" or "sehen". The first "e" of "gehen" or "sehen" is the one for the 'a lake' - "ein See". The two ee in "See" mean a long German e.
Sidenote: The dish Grayson has is not a "sad Gordon", but a "blue ribbon". I don't want to be rude, but how can you pronounce a word "blue", when it's written "bleu"? ...and with your french experineces...? ;-)
Wikipedia says about the origin of the name...
According to Larousse Gastronomique cordon bleu "was originally a wide blue ribbon worn by members of the highest order of knighthood, L'Ordre des chevaliers du Saint-Esprit, instituted by Henri III of France in 1578. By extension, the term has since been applied to food prepared to a very high standard and by outstanding cooks. The analogy no doubt arose from the similarity between the sash worn by the knights and the ribbons (generally blue) of a cook's apron
I always thought Cordon Bleu was served first on an atlantic crossing...referring to the "blue ribbon" that is given for the fastest passage from europe to the USA.
What interesting history! Thanks for sharing. Yeah it's hard to switch between 3 different languages - speaking German to order the food, English to each other, and then throw in some French. Makes our brains hurt! LOL :) So sometimes pronunciations get mixed up.
@@MyMerryMessyGermanLife You're getting trilingual in no time... or more... ordering food at an italian or spanish restaurant in their own language... YES! Europe is amazing ;-)))
Wait until he comes to his puberty. I guess he'll be high then as well... :D
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I've never seen that you first cut a schnitzel or cordon bleu into small pieces and only then start eating.
I think in the US it is normal to cut up meat etc. and then put away the knife and eat it.
I hesred that too
People who eat with chopsticls also pre cut. But they est slow anyway.
If you use our western tools i am not sure if its not inefficiant. Pre cuting has mor contra then pro if you use knife and fork
Edit.
It also is pretty normal for some people to pre cut for their kids .
That's why I can always spot Americans in a restaurant.
@@hovawartfreunde4599 yes that’s true! And we cut it up for the kids.
@@juttalio1664 Kevin and I actually eat like Germans, with the fork and the knife in our hands, but we cut up the food for the kids.
Love your videos...from a college German major from 55 years ago who has lived, studied, traveled and worked in Germany for short periods his whole life and now spends summers there full time. Ha, ha, the German Kaugummi, Besteck, and child rearing police were out in full force today! Remember we Americans and our western hemisphere Latino counterparts come from cultures where we're taught not to embarrass others or to correct them unless it's in a teaching type of situation where it's expected. In European Nordic cultures they're encouraged that it's rude NOT to help someone when they make a mistake since they are obviously there to learn a new culture, nicht wahr? This directness cuts right to the chase of what you really want to get out of your experience without unnecessary smoke and mirrors, the "fake" American platitudes that the Europeans can't stand. If you want really unmitigated directness, go experience the Dutch! So once you factor that aspect into your learning experience, you'll find that it's extremely rare to find a truly rude person barking unfriendliness at you in Germany. Sure, there are off balanced people in all lands of the world, but we have way more kooks who would do that in the US when you're out in public now...just wear your favorite pro or anti political T-shirt to Walmart and see what you get! I agree, Chiemsee is never "Keem-sea." Your English brain formed your audio reception to "see" years ago and when you hear or "see" the word, your brain can just change the sound into "sea." You have to look at the word as a whole band new unit "Keem-zay" and you'll always get it right. I had a Mexican employee at my B&B in Phoenix who only spoke Spanish, so I learned that language with her help over 10 years, then I moved to Mexico for the next 11 years and I can manage any situation I need to including construction of a second story onto my house. I just had to convince her it was "required" that she repeat my mistakes back to me in the correct form! As to the brain forming visual-aural cues to pronunciations...her daughter spoke Spanish from home but started school in Phoenix and never took any Spanish classes. At 12 I showed her a simple text in Spanish and she couldn't read it! Bilingual but hispano-illiterate. She hated it but her mother forced her to take Spanish in high school to learn how to read and write her own native language. Kevin has developed his German "R" pronunciation nicely in this video. Grayson is a prime example of how kids can get the pronunciation immediately, he's great and his grammar is already catching up. Next year you two will need to use him for speaking practice! I'm so envious, I wish my parents had offered me what you're giving your brood...I have to be satisfied with a German accent that sounds like Swabian where I worked to hide any Americanisms. Twenty-one years of Spanish has nearly erased my gringo accent in that one though!
Love this comment! You explain the cultural differences between Nordic and Anglo Saxon and Latin cultures so well. We get many cultural and culinary corrections on every video! They did come out in force yesterday.
How wonderful that you vacation in Germany! And also speak Spanish. We really loved reading your comment, thank you!
3min 00sec: "And u said u have never been this high in your live ?" Just u wait until he gets into puberty... new highs will be discovered eventually :D. I am just being silly but there is some kernel of truth, if u get my drift.
Hahahaha yeah true - puberty hormones make us all crazy!
@@MyMerryMessyGermanLife those hormones make us also do dumb shit. And judging from my own teens, drugs (other than alcohol) will be available at some point. That was what i was referencing, as in being high. Your Kids will do a lot of stupid stuff in the future, no matter what u do ;). It will be a wild ride. U can be at least be sure, that they wont be put into jail just for doing the things every american teenager does. I wish u both the best but dont think it wont be a bumpy ride :)
A Knödel - not mashed potatoes.
I always wonder about the American way of eating... First everything is cut small with the knife, then you put it aside and eat the pieces with the fork. In D and the EU, all food is eaten piecemeal with the fork in the left hand and the knife in the right hand. You cut a piece of meat or similar. Take it off and pick it up with the fork, eat it and the process starts all over again. First to cut everything into bite-sized pieces is okay, if you want to make it easier for children to eat. As an adult, it is not customary to do so. From that, the food cools down much too quickly.
Beef rolls are one of the most loved dishes in Germany. Together with dumplings and apple red cabbage, they are extremely popular - and also easy to prepare. All you have to do is buy the roulades that have been cut at the butcher's, pass mustard on it, add salt and pepper, add some onions and sour cucumbers (better known as pickles) as well as fat or mixed bacon, roll up the whole thing, fry it and then stew... and then enjoy
Well, Mr. Knigge hasn't been american... ;-)
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That's true, but most Americans have European ancestry, so the knowledge base should have been imported as well... 🤔
But those kids aren't babies or toddlers anymore, so they should be able to cut their food themselves.
Okay I didn't know I could buy the roulades at the bakery! Now I'm definitely going to be making this at home, thanks for sharing that with us.
Kevin and I actually eat with the knife and fork in both hands, like Europeans. Kevin's lived so much of his life in Europe he's eaten that way for a few decades, actually! But we cut up food for the kids, otherwise, they don't eat it.
You asked about the cap your husband wears (looking like an "Amy"), actually chewing gum while speaking reveals your origin much more....
Hahaha yes it does. Germans don’t seem to be into chewing gum!
@@MyMerryMessyGermanLife And using a fork and a knife to cut the meat before you start eating and then laying aside the knife and switch the fork into the other hand is another "US only" phenomenon. Long story short, I really like your clips, even the ones about saving the inveronmet by using selfmade cleaning supplies. PS: If you ever come to the "Rheinland" or see "Altbier" in your region, give it a try in case you do another beer tasting clip.
Its not si its see
3:01 Wait for him to be like 15-16, he will be much higher ;P (hope not, though)
🤣🤣🤣 once he drinks his first beer!
Welcome in the German Alps. Not far from your new home in Bavaria is one of the best locations in the German Alps: th-cam.com/video/DAtvupNKzEU/w-d-xo.html I believe you will be amazed If you visit this location. And there's another very, very impressive location which is called "Grosser Ahornboden". It's already in Austria, but you can only reach this place from Germany. You would have to drive in the direction of Bad Tölz then to the Silvenstein reservoir and further into the wild, pristine Isar valley. A great, impressive landscape. Then in the direction of Hinterriss to the end of the toll road. You will not forget this sight of the ancient maple trees and the 1km in front of you towering mountains (well over 2500m high). The Wendelstein (accessible from Bayrischzell) is not that far away either from your home, but unfortunately a bit crowded with tourists. A cable car also leads up here (open at 9 AM). It's a 100m ascent to the summit and a wonderful circular path around the summit.
I forgot: A rack railway from Brannenburg (near Rosenheim) also leads up to the Wendelstein mountain. This is a very special way of "climbing" a mountain: th-cam.com/video/eFytF9Gp9zY/w-d-xo.html
Those Schnitzels where realy tortured. Shame on you ;-)
Sara you need to check your DM on Instagram. We invite you to us for vacation and I can teach you how to cook typical German dishes.
Ah the American way of eating, first cut the schnitzel into small pieces and then peck with a fork and put the knife aside
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You have really chosen such a lovely place to live in. And there are sooo many more nearby destinations to explore. 😀👍
Just one little point: did you have a chewing gum in your mouth while speaking to us in the car? Not a good idea. And don't you think at least your two older sons are old enough to use the cutlery and cut their cordon bleu themselves? Don't do this when school mates are around, that would be most embarrassing. Sehr peinlich!
You've pronounced the Chiemsee correctly, but I would never use it without an article. In English you can say A nice day at Lake Superior. But in German we say A nice day at the Chiemsee/ ein schöner Tag am ( = an dem) Chiemsee.
Ahh okay thanks for the German lesson! Always learning.