For us Döner Kebab is not only a drunk food. Its an easy meal you can get when ever you are hungry. Its the most bought fast food in germany even topping curry wurst.
Döner is the best fast food ever, your favorite Dönerman is your savior on so many accasoins and being on good terms with them is so nice when you come from the the club and they know your order already and put extra meat
I am allergic to potatoes tomatoes and milk so I hope you in germany have currywurst without ketchup or give mayonaise only dressings for kebab as we slovaks
This video shows many specialties from southern Germany. The rest of Germany also has a lot to offer, very different, but also very tasty. You can eat your way across Germany for weeks without eating the same dish twice.
@@HappyBeezerStudios I think it would be great to write the names of the dishes from the rest of germany down if you want people to try. I've seen comments like yours repeatedly, but i have yet to see someone actually name some. I'd love to taste some dishes from northern or east germany.
Interesting that he didn't mention Mettbrötchen. It's THE German bread dish we use to put fear into Americans 😂 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mett A nice Mettbrötchen with some onions and pepper on top of it, delish 🤤
@@finnx9289 nanananana wir wollen doch nicht gleich toxisch wie unsere englischen Community Brüder werden! Auf Mutter gehen ist immer asozial mein Lieber!
@@CabinFever52 never 😁😁 also some cranberry jam and fried potatoes and you got yourself the best meal ever 😍😍😍😍😍 just got reminded i need to make vienna schnitzel these days 🤣🤣
Döner Kebab might be International now, but it is said that a turkish guy in germany invented it. It is said that he was the first who did put the sliced meet into the bread. Before the Döner (the sliced meet) was only served as a propper dish (for example with rice). So Döner Kebab could be seen as real german food with turkish roots. ... p.S. In the US you mostly call it Kebab... but Kebab is actually only what the bread is called
Kebab or shishkebab is skewered meat thats cooked with radiant heat..in modern times it spins in front of a gas heating element. The German version is only different because it's served in bread...in Turkey and everywhere else it is served in flatbread...in most cases it is interchangeable with the Greek yiros/giros...only difference is the Greek version uses real meat peices of chicken, pork or lamb...and the flat bread is softer and has yeast in it. I don't like the Turkish versions meat...it's minced beef with too much salt and spices and tastes too much like Spam.
@@gabak1292 Adana Kebap is from Adana. In Germany the "Döner Kebap" is popular and was kinda invented there from turkish migrants in the past. It is a kind of kebap served with different salads and sauces in bread. Pretty dope.
@@jeanjacquesrousseau1955 My husband is from Adana. And I ate it there. It was always a big skewer, thinly cuts of meat, bread, salad, sauce, onions. That was 32 years ago. The only difference is the meat. It's was just brought over to Germany and accustomed to german taste!
Spent a month in Germany, years ago. Traveled throughout, but stayed mostly in the Westphalen region. The food was indeed, awesome! All of it! The beers, and wines.... This brought back so many good memories. Makes me want to begin cooking German food, adding it to my yearly cookbook. Peace
Problem i had in the US when i was there for visiting a friend was.....the basic components for a meal didn´t taste right. Most of the cheapest stuff you can buy in germany has a better quality than the middle to upper price range in the US. I can buy cuts from our local Aldi Süd here in bavaria, and can make homemade sausage that are the bomb. But with meat from the US....i never had a real german result. And i fell like i gets worse from visit to visit
Frikadelle and hamburger pattie don't really have much to do with each other. Hamburgers are made of pure beef and are only seasoned with salt and pepper after frying. Frikadellen are made of pork and beef, onion, soaked old buns, egg, mustard and spices.
German food. You just can't go wrong!!!! Not only does it taste and look good, it stays with you - lots of energy. Great for travelling. Super video Joel, great reaction. John in Canada p.s. "regular making" = bowels, Joel
When I went to America the breakfast was such a culture shock to me. I have a sweet tooth so I mostly eat my Brötchen with jam or Nutella or honey but the breakfast buffet only had two types of jam. So I decided to go the traditional German route and eat savory breakfast. The Brötchen were not terrible (tho all light wheat flour, no whole grain or anything). I’m vegetarian so the cold cuts were out for me. That left me with cheese, but being used to amazing German and Swiss cheeses, the American ones either tasted like nothing or just disgusting to me. Then I tried the American breakfast (sausages and bacon being out because, you know, meat). But the pancakes and waffles and French toast was just so overly sweet, and I say this as someone who loves sweet things. I basically stuck with Joghurt and fruit, bagels with cream cheese and scrambled eggs for the remaining two weeks and was so relieved when I had my German breakfast back.
Trust me Jägermeister is no only popular among students in the US😂😂 At every German birthday party age 18+ there will be at least one bottle of Jägermeister! We like it to drink with Coke, Fanta or RedBull. If you want to impress some of your friends with German booze try to order one of the following alcohols: -Berliner Luft (A Berlin Original, Taste like mouthwash with alcohol and sweet, sounds crazy but it’s good) -Francelico (Basically tastes like liquid Nutella/Hazelnut with some vodka) -Asbach Uralt (A brandy u mix with coke) -Obstler (Kind of fruit brandy but not sweet and quite strong, u can have lots of different versions) And if u really want to go all in: Stroh 80, got 80%alcohol u take 3 shots and your done. Don’t mix it and enjoy your throat and stomach melting away. Have fun😂
He forgot about „Maultaschen“!! It’s more popular in southern Germany but you can eat them in so many different ways! With broth, fried in a pan with some „Kartoffelsalat“, with „Semmelbrösel“ (some sort of fried breadcrumbs) and so on! And there are many varieties of them as well. With beef, with salmon, with mushrooms, game and so on!😄
German here: You pronounced that wrong?! Dude you are one of the few americans who pronounces "Bratwurst" almost perfectly! Also, veal Schnitzel is the austrian version and there is another version of "Jägerschnitzel", the one from the former GDR: breaded Jagdwurst ("hunters sausage") with tomato sauce and noodles . And Sauerbraten is a kind of roasted beef which has been in a marinade that contains a lot of vingegar
Wissen irgendwie auch nur die wenigsten. Wiener Schnitzel: Kalbsfleisch. Schnitzel Wiener Art: Schweinefleisch. Ist eigentlich nicht schwer sich zu merken und übrigens streiten sich viele darum, ob Jägerschnitzel aus jagtwurst, oder Pilzen gemacht wird. Eigentlich erklärt sich das auch von selbst, aber mir schmeckt beides also egal 😂
@@Kartoschkahd eigentlich weiß das jeder und das sich jemand darüber streitet hab ich auch noch nicht gehört :D Eigentlich sind es hauptsächlich die Wiener, die, wenn es um Schnitzel geht, dicke Backen kriegen ^^
It may sound stupid but for me it is always a highlight when I can spread salted butter on a slice of freshly baked farmhouse bread and sprinkle it with parsley. Add fresh spring water and the day is perfect!
Great variety actually in german food (just like in most countries). In a german food video there should always be fish i think. Depending on the state you are in there is something different. From all sorts of seafood to steaks or roasts. Some of the best Oysters worldwide from Sylt to mountaingoats in the south :D You find Bohemian, french, italian, swiss and austrian or dutch influences and they all have a german influence as well. So the variety is actually pretty big. German food is mostly local and very seasonal :) Every season and every region has their own food. You wont find white asparagus outside of asparagus season anywhere. And obviously there is a lot of foreign cuisines as well that had a huge impact on the german food culture
5:45 "Schäufele" (small shovel) is pork shoulder. Fränkisches (Franconian) Schäufele is grilled, Badisches (Badenian) Schäufele is hot-smoked and then cooked (either in Sauerkraut or in a brew from water, white wine and spices). 13:20 "Bubble" or carbonated water is something like an acquired taste in Germany. Originally it was a method to extend the shelf life of bottled water; the jeweler and clockmaker Jacob Schweppe (born in Hesse, but emigrated in 1766 to Geneva) developed the first industrial process to carbonate water; together with the mechanic Nicolas Paul and the pharmacist Henri-Albert Gosse he founded the first factory around 1790 at Geneva and in 1792 a subsidiary in London (producing carbonated water as well as ginger ale), which was not very successful, before Erasmus Darwin (grandfather of Charles Darwin) started talking up the beverage. In 1802 Schweppe sold 3/4 of Schweppe's and returned to Geneva. Other producers of bottled water adopted the process. Before that people only knew about naturally carbonated water (like the original Selters water from the Taunus region in Hesse, which gave its name also to Alka-Seltzer), which came mostly from mineral springs considered to be healthy, so some people believe to the day carbonated water to be more healthy and less prone to infestations. Most however are only accustomed to the taste since childhood. 15:25 The Döner Kebab variety, which is put into a Pide bread as a Kebab with veggies to go, was actually invented in Germany by Turk immigrants. It is now the most popular variety in Germany.
Pokhraj you're in India yeah? Do you have a favourite Indian meal that we might have heard of in Western countries (although understandably ours can't be as authentic as yours)
Here in the high north,.. We Don, t eat, Weiss Wurst, Brezel, and this southern stuff..., but Currywurst is a nessesary to Start, go out to a,, Kneipentour(hopping from pub to pub), or drinking beer with nice poeple on a Main Street, at a summer eve. 🍺🍺
I could see your eyes going off at the mention of liver dumplings 🙂 I have to say that those are actually quite good 🙂 Of course, being Dutch, I'm biased and I'll eat pretty much anything, except mac & cheese, that's just the most disgusting thing ever invented! Now, instead of going to Germany, which is horribly expensive, I'd advice you to go to the Czech Republic. I went to Prague just 4 years ago and went to a restaurant there. I had duck breast with red cabbage and potato dumplings, 2 huge beers and an irish coffee to top it off. I only paid like $10!!!!!
I'm surprised Jps said it all looked good after seeing Liver dumpling especially as Jps wasn't so keen on Black pudding/ Haggis (I'm presuming anything offal based) haha
Curry sauce recipe: Heat oil in pan. Meanwhile, chop 2 onions and 1 garlic and sauté until translucent. Add 100 g tomato paste, 1 tsp sugar, 1 tsp pepper, 2 tsp sweet paprika powder and 3 tsp yellow curry powder and stir in the pan for a few minutes. Deglaze with vinegar and cola and bring to the boil briefly. Put 1 can of tomatoes in the pan and turn the heat down to low. Simmer the Berlin curry sauce gently for 10-15 minutes, puree and simmer for another 5-10 minutes until the sauce thickens. taste. Complete.
Sauerkraut is alright.. but the Rotkohl - the red cabbage.. so damn good. We usually don't have it that often but it's a common part of the big Christmas meals.
Well, the benefit of carbonated drinking water is actually quite simple to explain. In Germany, the low mountain ranges are often of volcanic origin and there are still numerous thermal springs there today. These were used early on and even in Roman times they built baths here and made use of the healthy water. After the fall of the Roman Empire, the benefits of mineral springs were rediscovered by the High Middle Ages at the latest, and mineral baths and the first spa facilities were established. At the end of the 16th century, drinking cures became popular in addition to bathing, although the same motto was followed. The bathers drank incessantly from the mineral fountains from dawn to dusk. Drinking medicinal water became so popular with the wealthy that in the 17th century the well water began to be filled into jars and shipped. Since the bottled mineral water was not cheap, doctors came up with the idea of producing artificial healing water. The decisive breakthrough came from the German doctor and pharmacist Friedrich Adolph August Struve. He managed to chemically analyze various waters, and also to imitate their smell and taste. In 1820 he opened his own mineral water establishment in Dresden. As far as it was good, this water was considered healthy and a luxury good. This goes hand in hand with the natural displacement of this spring water with carbonic acid. This, too, was finally integrated into industrial production and was ultimately regarded as a sign of quality. That is why the carbonated drinking water has now established itself as particularly desirable over the proverbially centuries.
Moin! In north Germany we have Fischbrötchen, Grünkohl with sausage, Labskaus and Fischerfrühstück with shrimps ( Krabben/ Granat) All leckerts un best ut Bremerhaven Arne 😁👍
I'm German and why I like sparkly water / beverages. Imagine yourself after a meal where you just ate too much and you feel soooo full but have the need to drink. when drinking still water it just adds to the "fullness". when drinking sparkly water you feel even more bloated for a moment until you get that massive burp and then you feel fine again.
As an Austrian I have to step in at Jägerschnitzel. That's what we call a "Schnitzel crime". Why on earth would you fry something with a Panade and then throw sauce all over it? It soaks and gets really disgusting. Not how you supposed to eat a Schnitzel. And fyi if you ever visit Austria - be aware that you will get hatred if you ask for it. Almost no place at all serves it like that. That's some kind of "tell me you're german without telling me you're german" thing, like wearing sandals with socks ^^
The "Schnitzel" was invented in Vienna, so it is Austrian food, same thing with the "Knödel", they were invented in Tyrol, as an Austrian I am happy that you like Schnitzel :)
Schnitzel isn't German at all! It's one of Austria's (!!!) national dishes. The Germans just took it, adapted it and made an abomination out of it. By the way: Apfelstrudel is Austrian as well. The other food shown in this video you can find in every Middle European country.
@@Michael_from_EU_Germany and from 700 to 1806? :) austria was from 919 to 1806 part of the first reich, and the most time the austrian kings was also the emperor of the holy romian reich of german nations...so austrians are no more different then bavarians vs. holsteiners vs. saxons...at the end we have many simimiliar roots... so also our food. and sure all the other countries who was part of the reich have similiar food :) Czechia belgium luxembourg etc.
Bread: the one thing Germans miss first and most in other countries. Not to brag too much, but the North European countries make the best bread, with Germany being among the top three. The 'war' you can start when you unequivocally declare "your" bread the best is going to rival a world war. 🤣 Both the French and the Italians also make great breads, but when it comes to comparing the top notch of each country, German breads beats both with hands tied behind its back.
The food shown is mostly Southern food. Up here in the North there is much more fish on the menu. Also, remember Germany is extremely culturally diverse. Not only our dialects change from city to city or even village to village, but our food does as well.
Greetings from Hannover, Germany - Sausages are great. I really love some good Currywurst, especially the taste combined with the ketchup. But, to say the least, my favorite will stay the Krakauer sausage. The taste simply hits different. Schnitzel is a quite complex matter (ask an austrian about it), there are differences in variety of the meat (chicken, pork, plant-based) but also in the side-dish. Most commonly is the Jäger-Schnitzel (hunter schnitzel) served, as he said with mushrooms and the cream sauce and in best case combined with Kroketten (Mashed fried-up potatoes). Again, my favorite though is the Chili-Hollondaise Schnitzel, where the sauce is a combination of hollondaise combined with a few sprinkles of chili in it. Tastes perfect. Frikadellen are quite common, since they are easy to make. Some try to mix pork with beef, calling them half/half, most of them prefer them only with pork though. Often the meat is mixed with onions and other spices before being roasted. I never really realized that it is so different in other countries about the amount of bread, but yeah, we do have a lot. And they, of course, all taste different. Favorites are Hörnchen (small baked half ciruclar horn, with a light sweet taste) and the Käsebrötchen (small bun with cheese over it). The buffet, how it is displayed, is most commonly in hotels and public places, not that much at home. But all food in form of cheese or meat is definitly sliced up, ready to be put onto something. White asparagus is one of THE MOST AWAITED FOOD SEASONS of the year, probably only close to kale or green cabbage and pumpkin. It is made into literally everything, from soups to fried asparagus, you can find it. There are actually dedicated meet-ups, only to eat asparagus. You book yourself into a restaurant/hotel and only stay there to eat asparagus, of course with a ton of side dishes, which, ironically, normally would be main dishes. For beer, it is not that strict. You can get about all mostly famous beers from each region everywhere in germany. If you are talking about really local stuff, it comes from small breweries, not able to actually put out that much and only selling regional. Some of them are hidden gems, some of them are simply small. In best case, you can always ask a local, they mostly know. But it is always down to personal taste. In Hannover we have two big breweries named Gilde and Herrenhäuser, from which I would prefer the first. Some small local ones like Lindener Bräu and some punctual ones, only sold in their own restaurant, like the ones at Meier's Lebenslust (they are up to now the best I know). Out of region I have to say, nothing beats a Tannenzäpfle :D Also, another take on beer: If you haven't had any experiences with hard alkohol and are only used to american 'beer', I advise to have someone supervise you during the first try of german beer. I actually don't know what it is with America and Jägermeister but I personally have to say it is an awful drink to have, just as it is. As an Absacker or nightcap/digestif, it might work, but compared to the Underberg it just looses out. Also, the kind of drink always depends on the restaurant. We have a lot of other cultural-themed restaurants here, which will serve different alkoholic drinks after the meal, for example Greek = Ouzo. Wondered me a bit, that Döner took so long to pop up. It became THE most dominant street food and probably in some places already overtook the Bratwurst. Tastes great, everyone makes it a bit different, sauces are very important and overall a quite nice experience to eat.
A couple of statistics from my home country. There are over 3500 types of bread. Then there are over 1500 types of sausage in Germany. 6000 types of beer as he mentions in the video it's a local thing. I live in Northern Germany and we eat a lot of fish here. So you should definitely come to Hamburg and grab a tasty crab roll. There are also so many great baked goods like the Franzbrötchen, which are very popular here in the region. And white asparagus is sooooo good. th-cam.com/video/zAO8tNjZvRc/w-d-xo.html
@@revmarkus77 Du kannst ja mal schauen, wieviel Bayerische Gerichte du in dem Video gesehen hast. Ich fnde hier kam Norddeutschland völlig schlecht Weg.
Das kommt daher, dass bei uns in Norddeutschland keine Amis stationiert waren. Bei uns waren nur Tommys. Daher ist das norddeutsche Essen zwar in England bekannt, aber wenig in Amerika.
The video is heavily slanted toward the south. That‘s not bad per se, but it leaves out so much good stuff in the north. Want to see German madness? Come from about the middle of April to 24 June: asparagus season. I know you have probably never seen white asparagus because essentially Germany and France are the only two places that really grow a lot of it. But it is absolutely delicious and is served in hundreds of ways. Traditional is with hollandaise sauce, boiled potatoes, and ham (usually smoked). And yes, the season ends specifically on 24 June. Then there‘s kale (Grünkohl), Labskaus, and fish galore. Come to Hamburg and I‘ll show you around and take you to some fabulous eating places.
Sadly ALMOST ALL videos about Germany is only Bavaria which sucks, as if Bavaria is whole country, but i need to say, Bavaria is completly different from the rest of Germany, Baravia likes to call themsself a own Country. Im not so proud of all these Videos bec its everytime munich Bavaria, bavaria food here and there bavaria stuff there and there and telling viewers thats germany LOL thats totally bullshit lol.
Why we love sparkling water? Well, because water without sparkling water is intended as cleaning water or washing water, lol. The Sauerbraten is made from horse meat in the original Rhenish style. But since it's too expensive and hard to get, it's made from beef. I mean Walter has another video about German food. But I'm not sure.
We have over 3000 kinds of bread and about 5000-6000 sorts of beer in germany, and honestly... most of it is amazing. Also: Paulaner Spezi is the most perfect drink in existence!
He's in the south, but up in the north, there's Grünkohl ("green cabbage", the version the US ruined is called kale, but don't think it's crappy health food^^).
Ah, it's missing Mett. What is Mett? Mett is german Sushi. Mett is seasoned minced pork. Raw. Eaten on a bread roll. Usually with chopped onions and salt and maybe pepper. There are a few youtube videos of folks trying it. One of two brits living in Korea or something? One by a youtuber called "Andong", where he had Ethan Chlebowski on his channel and they were going through german snacks etc.
Schnitzel normally isn't made with pork, it is made with calf meat! Pork Schnitzel is like curry ketchup the very very very cheap variant (traditional Schnitzel with pork isn't made with coating). Traditional Currywurst isn't made with ketchup. And if you want to eat a Bretzel with something, do it with butter and not mustard.
That’s what I thought before I went to live in Austria. During my first week I was taken to the most famous schnitzel restaurant in Vienna. I was expecting to be able to get chicken, beef or veal. However, all that was on the menu was pork…. and I am allergic to pork. Only thing on the menu I could eat was chips (fries).
Calf is just exclusively the 'wiener' schnitzel. And I would say the most normal schnitzel ist the pork one, and with coating it is called schnitzel 'wiener art'
@@valbhion The so called Wiener Schnitzel was the that one in the video and that is what people think of, if they hear or talk about "German" Schnitzel. That is why I said that. Pork Schnitzel or Schnitzel in General is also traditional but internationally not known as typical German, but as such it is typically not coated - that was my point there.
In germany we got a LOT of different natural spring water fountains. But they used to be filled with lots of good minerals by nature - that is the reason why we like our water with gas. :) Because it always was like that. (Not as bubbly as we drink it today, but you get the idea.)
0:34 Freiburg, my hometown, but he didn't choose the best restaurant at this place. There are better places around Freiburg to eat 'Badische' kitchen, for example at Kaiserstuhl, far minutes away with car or train. This restaurants at Münsterplatz are for tourists. And, he is eating Weißwurst, this isn't a typical food from this region. A typical food is something like 'Wurstsalat' or 'Flammenkuchen'. A good tipp for someone who is visiting Freiburg is to go to 'Markthalle' in the centrum. There are a lot of different food makers like Italian, Turkish or Russian. But, at least he is drinking a beer from Freiburg. Ganter, good but not the best. Edit: 1:19, it is on the Münsterplatz too at Lichts Wurststand. I see i have to go and eat a 'Lange Rote' Wurst. :D
please link the shown viedo or youtuber in the desscription !! btw when you are in germany try "königsberger Klöpse" i am german and i think its one of the best meals we;ve created
actually a good review of german food. the biggest div. or mistake u can make is think EU is EU. but the diff between for example germany and france are the same as US and germany, so look at all countrys itself not EU as one big country. second big point drink always the local beer from the local breweries there are differenses between the beer that u can find in supermarket and beer u can order in a "kneipe" (restaurant) wich is from a local little brewerie. so u will always drink the best beer ull ever drink. just fyi im from bavaria germany. greetz
Never do any kind of sauce on a Schnitzel! Never , ever evert takes so much effort to get the breaded coat on it and make it golden- brown and crispy. This does not beeing drowned in any kind of Sauce, that was some kind of "upgrade" tried in the 60s
Oh I thought pretzels, hot dogs, were 100% American ! [ He said, with tongue in cheek!] German and other national foods have been interchangeable throughout Europe for centuries, the names may change but the ideas and recipes are very similar, Europeans have more in foods in common than differences.
Currywurst secret from a real german: True and authentic Currywurst sauce is made of Ketchup and Coca Cola that makes it really sweet and thick. Curry powder is just added as topping!
The traditional German breakfast he shows, is a typical hotel or restaurant breakfast with lots of meat tourists expect. The most people I know, normally don't eat cold cut for breakfast at home. They eat Brötchen (bread rolls) or bread with jam and jelly, honey, Nutella and other spreads, Quark (a kind of "cottage cheese meets yoghurt") with minced herbs or sweetened with jam and fruits, yoghurt with fruits, cereals and Muesli, with milk or juice. Boiled, scrambled or fried eggs we eat only for our weekend breakfast. For the 2nd breakfast at work (which you call lunch) we eat sandwichs or paistries, sweet or harty. E.g. with minced raw pork, cold cut, sliced meat loaf, bacon, cheese, if we don't have a cantine which offers warm meals. Dinner is in my generation mostly a warm cooked meal. Younger people eat mostly cold but harty, with cheese, cold cut, sausages, vegetables, pickled vegetables, salads with lettuce or Fleischsalat, Eiersalat, Wurstsalat (cold cut salad with mayo, egg salad, cold cut salad with another dressing), mostly with water, soda or tea, some with beer or wine.
Iam 62. Never had eaten Brötchen with something sweet on it for breakfast. Sooo unhealthy and without energy for the day. Also my daughters prefer dark good bread. So dont write: all germans do that. Its only your kind of life
I eat bread rolls or bread with butter, cold cut and cheese for breakfast every single day. Like most of the people in my region. So don´t put every German in one drawer 😜😜😜😜.
Cold cuts are absolutely a stabpe breakfast, just that the average german doesn't have a full buffet at home. You have maybe 1-2 cheeses (think a sliced one, and something like brie, maybe some fresh cheese) and meats (usually ham and salami, but lynoer/mortadella are also popular). Differs a bit from household to household obviously. Some eat rolls, some cut bread. Some prefer sweet, some savory. Cereals and muesli are a thing. As is yoghurt. Coffee, tea, milk, juice. Whatever your family likes. Dinner tends to be either what the canteen at the workplace offers (fun fact: the main VW plant in Wolfsburg produces more sausages than cars) or you might bring something from home, or might even get something from a local Imbiss.
I love this Schnitzel-war thing between Germans and Austrians. More fun is, that most Austrians claim the Schnitzel as an austrian invention, while its originally from the Levante :-D The Phoenicia brought it over to Italy and from there, the dish spread over to the rest of Europe....
I am from germany and sadly, well made pastry is overpriced by now, because of ressource shortages. You can't go like "I'll buy some buns or something as a little snack"... It's developing into something more luxurious and not the cheap goto option anymore.
I live on Sprudel Wasser (Sparkling Water) Never got the appeal of Water without gas. This video is great, althoug it sounds like we only live on meat :) But all of this is actually really hearty traditional german food.
Hi! Joel. Being in the RAF in RAF Germany at two different airbases during my ten years in Germany or North Germany, we were all used to the Bratwurst everywhere in that area. To see what he is talking about it’s seems to be touristy food on the streets of the big cities. You know the type chewed up bits of sausage meat made back into sausage heated in water and sold to the unknowing tourists. The main food sold in the German Schnell Imbis, basically “Quick Fry (the German fish and chip shop)” is the Bratwurst (a rough cut port style sausage with German spices, great taste) and the Schnitzel mainly pork fillet in bread crumbs, usually three sauces, Jaeger (which is a mushroom sauce, a brilliant soft taste), Zigeuner (which is a red pepper sauce, slightly spicy, really nice) and Sahne (a creamy based sauce, brilliant too). My favourite was Sahne. The favourite in the German pubs I found was Shwine haxe or Pork Knuckle, large pork joints which fall off the bone great with the litre of German Larger in the bars this are the Main Street or pub food I found in Germany in the 70s 80s and 90s before the Brits left Germany (and I retired from the Forces) Only my opinion but who knew!
Thank you for being a promoter of German food in Britain. I used to live in Britain for some time and had some lovely food there: Cheddar cheese, Indian curries, lovely floury chips with vinegar and - one of the best dishes ever - Ploughman´s lunch. The food at a farm in Southern England where we stayed for a bit of holiday was so good that it was impossible to do anything in the evenings but put your feet up and digest. Sadly, if I try to tell Germans how good British food can be I get laughed at. Nobody believes me. So, I will go on trying to promote open-mindedness to foreign food and wish you success in doing the same. Thanks again!
I've never heard "Wasser mit Gas". We call it "Sprudelwasser" or simply "Wasser mit Kohlensäure". I prefer "stilles Wasser" though, wich is just water.
you have to try Kutteln! More common in the south. Terms for the rumen (sometimes also the udder) of ruminants, usually cut into strips. I will never put something like that in my mouth and eat it again.
Hi Joel, you have to try the large German breakfast buffet with coffee and tea , milk and juice to drink. And to eat is often bread, rolls, sausage , cheese, jam, butter, honey ,fruit , vegetables , boiled eggs , scrambled eggs with bacon sometimes different types of smoked fish or salmon . You can eat and drink as much of it as you want. And it`s so delicious.🥰
There is the basic breakfast version missing: rolls, butter and jam (or Nutella or other sweet things) and maybe a boiled egg, coffee and maybe a glass of orange juice. I grew up with just sweet breakfast, I do not know, when the salty things "happened" ^^ You also can have Müsli, and that is a whole other story ^^
Fun fact what you get when ordering a Pfannkuchen (pancake) heavily depends the region you are in. We have a war going on because we can't accept other parts of the country calling different things Pfannkuchen
I don't know why but everyone gets this wrong. Schnitzel isn't a German Food. It's from Austria. You can't say that. That's like saying Pizza is from the US.
For us Döner Kebab is not only a drunk food. Its an easy meal you can get when ever you are hungry.
Its the most bought fast food in germany even topping curry wurst.
Döner is the best fast food ever, your favorite Dönerman is your savior on so many accasoins and being on good terms with them is so nice when you come from the the club and they know your order already and put extra meat
lol ja wir lieben unsern döner... ein jahr ohne döner und currywurst fühlt sich einfach falsch an
@@leomessenger2893 Oder a Leberkassemmel.
@@undertakernumberone1 hört sich gut an, ich glaub da muss ich mir doch noch schnell was kochen bevor es in die senkrechte geht
I am allergic to potatoes tomatoes and milk so I hope you in germany have currywurst without ketchup or give mayonaise only dressings for kebab as we slovaks
This video shows many specialties from southern Germany. The rest of Germany also has a lot to offer, very different, but also very tasty. You can eat your way across Germany for weeks without eating the same dish twice.
Was about to say it. The stuff is mostly from the south and there is a whole lot more to german food.
This is typical. 😂 They show them Berchtesgaden and the foreigners think that our country looks completely like that 😂
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@@HappyBeezerStudios I think it would be great to write the names of the dishes from the rest of germany down if you want people to try. I've seen comments like yours repeatedly, but i have yet to see someone actually name some. I'd love to taste some dishes from northern or east germany.
Interesting that he didn't mention Mettbrötchen. It's THE German bread dish we use to put fear into Americans 😂
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mett
A nice Mettbrötchen with some onions and pepper on top of it, delish 🤤
Ahh, memories, I had that a few times when I helped someone move from the UK to Hildesheim. 👍👍
True! also where is my Leberkäse
Unpopular opinion: Ich hasse Mettbrötchen. XD
@@madeleink6717 du Sohn einer für Geschlechtsverkehr bezahlbaren Frau
@@finnx9289 nanananana wir wollen doch nicht gleich toxisch wie unsere englischen Community Brüder werden! Auf Mutter gehen ist immer asozial mein Lieber!
If you were talking about Wiener schnitzel, that's actually from Wien (Vienna), Austria. Have a great day!
and austrians never put sauce on the schnitzel, its a disgrace 😡😡😡
@@raffaelpichler5864 , but don't forget the lemon!
@@CabinFever52 never 😁😁 also some cranberry jam and fried potatoes and you got yourself the best meal ever 😍😍😍😍😍
just got reminded i need to make vienna schnitzel these days 🤣🤣
@@raffaelpichler5864, serioiusly, you really have to try it. ☺ Is so great.
@@raffaelpichler5864 Ich verstehe dass es nicht üblich ist... aber eine geile Rahmsoße überm panierten... geil.
Döner Kebab might be International now, but it is said that a turkish guy in germany invented it. It is said that he was the first who did put the sliced meet into the bread. Before the Döner (the sliced meet) was only served as a propper dish (for example with rice).
So Döner Kebab could be seen as real german food with turkish roots.
... p.S. In the US you mostly call it Kebab... but Kebab is actually only what the bread is called
Kebab or shishkebab is skewered meat thats cooked with radiant heat..in modern times it spins in front of a gas heating element.
The German version is only different because it's served in bread...in Turkey and everywhere else it is served in flatbread...in most cases it is interchangeable with the Greek yiros/giros...only difference is the Greek version uses real meat peices of chicken, pork or lamb...and the flat bread is softer and has yeast in it.
I don't like the Turkish versions meat...it's minced beef with too much salt and spices and tastes too much like Spam.
Döner Kebap is a dish originally is from Adana Turkey. There it is made from sheep or mutton.
@@gabak1292 the bread version is German I think
@@gabak1292 Adana Kebap is from Adana. In Germany the "Döner Kebap" is popular and was kinda invented there from turkish migrants in the past. It is a kind of kebap served with different salads and sauces in bread. Pretty dope.
@@jeanjacquesrousseau1955 My husband is from Adana. And I ate it there. It was always a big skewer, thinly cuts of meat, bread, salad, sauce, onions. That was 32 years ago. The only difference is the meat. It's was just brought over to Germany and accustomed to german taste!
Spent a month in Germany, years ago. Traveled throughout, but stayed mostly in the Westphalen region. The food was indeed, awesome! All of it! The beers, and wines.... This brought back so many good memories. Makes me want to begin cooking German food, adding it to my yearly cookbook. Peace
Ahum. Beer and wine are not food.
Problem i had in the US when i was there for visiting a friend was.....the basic components for a meal didn´t taste right. Most of the cheapest stuff you can buy in germany has a better quality than the middle to upper price range in the US. I can buy cuts from our local Aldi Süd here in bavaria, and can make homemade sausage that are the bomb. But with meat from the US....i never had a real german result. And i fell like i gets worse from visit to visit
@@mlambrechts1 Pft. As if you know. Some here even call Beer jokingly "Flüssigbrot" = "Liquid Bread".
frikadelle is the real oldschool hamburger
Frikadelle and hamburger pattie don't really have much to do with each other. Hamburgers are made of pure beef and are only seasoned with salt and pepper after frying.
Frikadellen are made of pork and beef, onion, soaked old buns, egg, mustard and spices.
@@monin.3381 meat is meat
German food. You just can't go wrong!!!! Not only does it taste and look good, it stays with you - lots of energy. Great for travelling. Super video Joel, great reaction. John in Canada p.s. "regular making" = bowels, Joel
If you ever go to Germany, you should try to eat as many bread types as possible, and judge them :-)
Or go to a all you can eat restaurant if you find one
When I went to America the breakfast was such a culture shock to me. I have a sweet tooth so I mostly eat my Brötchen with jam or Nutella or honey but the breakfast buffet only had two types of jam. So I decided to go the traditional German route and eat savory breakfast. The Brötchen were not terrible (tho all light wheat flour, no whole grain or anything). I’m vegetarian so the cold cuts were out for me. That left me with cheese, but being used to amazing German and Swiss cheeses, the American ones either tasted like nothing or just disgusting to me.
Then I tried the American breakfast (sausages and bacon being out because, you know, meat). But the pancakes and waffles and French toast was just so overly sweet, and I say this as someone who loves sweet things.
I basically stuck with Joghurt and fruit, bagels with cream cheese and scrambled eggs for the remaining two weeks and was so relieved when I had my German breakfast back.
Trust me Jägermeister is no only popular among students in the US😂😂 At every German birthday party age 18+ there will be at least one bottle of Jägermeister!
We like it to drink with Coke, Fanta or RedBull.
If you want to impress some of your friends with German booze try to order one of the following alcohols:
-Berliner Luft (A Berlin Original, Taste like mouthwash with alcohol and sweet, sounds crazy but it’s good)
-Francelico (Basically tastes like liquid Nutella/Hazelnut with some vodka)
-Asbach Uralt (A brandy u mix with coke)
-Obstler (Kind of fruit brandy but not sweet and quite strong, u can have lots of different versions)
And if u really want to go all in: Stroh 80, got 80%alcohol u take 3 shots and your done. Don’t mix it and enjoy your throat and stomach melting away.
Have fun😂
🤣we use Stroh mostly for cooking and baking. It is VERY strong indeed.😝😂
yeah, 18+, of course, not one day before... xD
Kümmel is the way to go!
He forgot about „Maultaschen“!! It’s more popular in southern Germany but you can eat them in so many different ways! With broth, fried in a pan with some „Kartoffelsalat“, with „Semmelbrösel“ (some sort of fried breadcrumbs) and so on! And there are many varieties of them as well. With beef, with salmon, with mushrooms, game and so on!😄
I only ever eat Maultasche with Apfelmus 😅
@@delanyx2310 noch nie gehört
German here: You pronounced that wrong?! Dude you are one of the few americans who pronounces "Bratwurst" almost perfectly! Also, veal Schnitzel is the austrian version and there is another version of "Jägerschnitzel", the one from the former GDR: breaded Jagdwurst ("hunters sausage") with tomato sauce and noodles . And Sauerbraten is a kind of roasted beef which has been in a marinade that contains a lot of vingegar
Wissen irgendwie auch nur die wenigsten. Wiener Schnitzel: Kalbsfleisch.
Schnitzel Wiener Art: Schweinefleisch.
Ist eigentlich nicht schwer sich zu merken und übrigens streiten sich viele darum, ob Jägerschnitzel aus jagtwurst, oder Pilzen gemacht wird. Eigentlich erklärt sich das auch von selbst, aber mir schmeckt beides also egal 😂
@@Kartoschkahd eigentlich weiß das jeder und das sich jemand darüber streitet hab ich auch noch nicht gehört :D
Eigentlich sind es hauptsächlich die Wiener, die, wenn es um Schnitzel geht, dicke Backen kriegen ^^
It may sound stupid but for me it is always a highlight when I can spread salted butter on a slice of freshly baked farmhouse bread and sprinkle it with parsley. Add fresh spring water and the day is perfect!
Parsley? Chives are the classic for us. :P Butterbrot mit Schnittlauch.
no Mett Brötchen/bun?
@@nightstorm5914 I love my Mettbrötchen...but I live now in Finland.
Great variety actually in german food (just like in most countries). In a german food video there should always be fish i think. Depending on the state you are in there is something different. From all sorts of seafood to steaks or roasts. Some of the best Oysters worldwide from Sylt to mountaingoats in the south :D You find Bohemian, french, italian, swiss and austrian or dutch influences and they all have a german influence as well. So the variety is actually pretty big. German food is mostly local and very seasonal :) Every season and every region has their own food. You wont find white asparagus outside of asparagus season anywhere. And obviously there is a lot of foreign cuisines as well that had a huge impact on the german food culture
5:45 "Schäufele" (small shovel) is pork shoulder. Fränkisches (Franconian) Schäufele is grilled, Badisches (Badenian) Schäufele is hot-smoked and then cooked (either in Sauerkraut or in a brew from water, white wine and spices).
13:20 "Bubble" or carbonated water is something like an acquired taste in Germany. Originally it was a method to extend the shelf life of bottled water; the jeweler and clockmaker Jacob Schweppe (born in Hesse, but emigrated in 1766 to Geneva) developed the first industrial process to carbonate water; together with the mechanic Nicolas Paul and the pharmacist Henri-Albert Gosse he founded the first factory around 1790 at Geneva and in 1792 a subsidiary in London (producing carbonated water as well as ginger ale), which was not very successful, before Erasmus Darwin (grandfather of Charles Darwin) started talking up the beverage. In 1802 Schweppe sold 3/4 of Schweppe's and returned to Geneva. Other producers of bottled water adopted the process. Before that people only knew about naturally carbonated water (like the original Selters water from the Taunus region in Hesse, which gave its name also to Alka-Seltzer), which came mostly from mineral springs considered to be healthy, so some people believe to the day carbonated water to be more healthy and less prone to infestations. Most however are only accustomed to the taste since childhood.
15:25 The Döner Kebab variety, which is put into a Pide bread as a Kebab with veggies to go, was actually invented in Germany by Turk immigrants. It is now the most popular variety in Germany.
Nice to know Joel’s finally found the video on German Food.
Pokhraj you're in India yeah? Do you have a favourite Indian meal that we might have heard of in Western countries
(although understandably ours can't be as authentic as yours)
Here in the high north,.. We Don, t eat, Weiss Wurst, Brezel, and this southern stuff..., but Currywurst is a nessesary to Start, go out to a,, Kneipentour(hopping from pub to pub), or drinking beer with nice poeple on a Main Street, at a summer eve. 🍺🍺
When Wolter says it keeps you regular it means it prevents constipation 💩
I could see your eyes going off at the mention of liver dumplings 🙂 I have to say that those are actually quite good 🙂 Of course, being Dutch, I'm biased and I'll eat pretty much anything, except mac & cheese, that's just the most disgusting thing ever invented!
Now, instead of going to Germany, which is horribly expensive, I'd advice you to go to the Czech Republic. I went to Prague just 4 years ago and went to a restaurant there. I had duck breast with red cabbage and potato dumplings, 2 huge beers and an irish coffee to top it off. I only paid like $10!!!!!
Czech Republic is absolutely gorgeous and the people, culture and food is amazing! I'd honestly pick it over Germany if I had to really really choose.
I'm surprised Jps said it all looked good after seeing Liver dumpling especially as Jps wasn't so keen on Black pudding/ Haggis (I'm presuming anything offal based) haha
Curry sauce recipe:
Heat oil in pan. Meanwhile, chop 2 onions and 1 garlic and sauté until translucent.
Add 100 g tomato paste, 1 tsp sugar, 1 tsp pepper, 2 tsp sweet paprika powder and 3 tsp yellow curry powder and stir in the pan for a few minutes. Deglaze with vinegar and cola and bring to the boil briefly.
Put 1 can of tomatoes in the pan and turn the heat down to low. Simmer the Berlin curry sauce gently for 10-15 minutes, puree and simmer for another 5-10 minutes until the sauce thickens. taste. Complete.
OMG KNODEL!!! Yes I know needs the umlaut over the O)...had those in Austria and one place in Holland, never been to Germany but I bet they are GOOD!!
German food is fantastic. I was there during Christmas season and oh my gosh the food was absolutely sensational.
The food at christmas markets mmhh nice
Best season for food in germany
Ente mit Rotkohl und Klößen 😍 Kartoffelsalat mit Würstchen 😋
Wildbraten mit Preiselbeerengelee 🥳
Schichtfleisch 🥰
Je suis français et je tire mon chapeau aux terroirs et a la gastronomie allemande qui n'a pas à rougir de ses spécialités.
Sauerkraut is alright.. but the Rotkohl - the red cabbage.. so damn good. We usually don't have it that often but it's a common part of the big Christmas meals.
Well, the benefit of carbonated drinking water is actually quite simple to explain. In Germany, the low mountain ranges are often of volcanic origin and there are still numerous thermal springs there today. These were used early on and even in Roman times they built baths here and made use of the healthy water. After the fall of the Roman Empire, the benefits of mineral springs were rediscovered by the High Middle Ages at the latest, and mineral baths and the first spa facilities were established. At the end of the 16th century, drinking cures became popular in addition to bathing, although the same motto was followed. The bathers drank incessantly from the mineral fountains from dawn to dusk. Drinking medicinal water became so popular with the wealthy that in the 17th century the well water began to be filled into jars and shipped. Since the bottled mineral water was not cheap, doctors came up with the idea of producing artificial healing water. The decisive breakthrough came from the German doctor and pharmacist Friedrich Adolph August Struve. He managed to chemically analyze various waters, and also to imitate their smell and taste. In 1820 he opened his own mineral water establishment in Dresden.
As far as it was good, this water was considered healthy and a luxury good. This goes hand in hand with the natural displacement of this spring water with carbonic acid. This, too, was finally integrated into industrial production and was ultimately regarded as a sign of quality. That is why the carbonated drinking water has now established itself as particularly desirable over the proverbially centuries.
Actually, Schnitzel is not German, it’s Austrian ,
Moin! In north Germany we have Fischbrötchen, Grünkohl with sausage, Labskaus and Fischerfrühstück with shrimps ( Krabben/ Granat)
All leckerts un best ut Bremerhaven
Arne 😁👍
three reasons not to live in north germany :)
Grünkohl mit Kassler und Kartoffeln einfach pure Liebe
I'm German and why I like sparkly water / beverages. Imagine yourself after a meal where you just ate too much and you feel soooo full but have the need to drink. when drinking still water it just adds to the "fullness". when drinking sparkly water you feel even more bloated for a moment until you get that massive burp and then you feel fine again.
The trick is drinking the water while you eat, so imagine the relief when the gas comes out.
As an Austrian I have to step in at Jägerschnitzel. That's what we call a "Schnitzel crime". Why on earth would you fry something with a Panade and then throw sauce all over it? It soaks and gets really disgusting. Not how you supposed to eat a Schnitzel. And fyi if you ever visit Austria - be aware that you will get hatred if you ask for it. Almost no place at all serves it like that. That's some kind of "tell me you're german without telling me you're german" thing, like wearing sandals with socks ^^
I don't usually eat breakfast, but I had to go eat after watching this!!🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Schweinhaxn or pork knuckle is my favourite, I order that every time I go to a German restaurant here in Melbourne!
I understand your face at "liver dumpling" 😂 I hate liver, but I love liver dumplings 😍 give it a try 😉
The "Schnitzel" was invented in Vienna, so it is Austrian food, same thing with the "Knödel", they were invented in Tyrol, as an Austrian I am happy that you like Schnitzel :)
The Schnitzel as a dish derived from the Levante and was brought over Italy to the rest of Europe.
You are so handsome. Beautiful eyes and a winning smile ❤ 🥰
Schnitzel isn't German at all!
It's one of Austria's (!!!) national dishes. The Germans just took it, adapted it and made an abomination out of it.
By the way: Apfelstrudel is Austrian as well.
The other food shown in this video you can find in every Middle European country.
austria was a long time part of the german reich... so sure we have similar food .)
@@Michael_from_EU_Germany and from 700 to 1806? :) austria was from 919 to 1806 part of the first reich, and the most time the austrian kings was also the emperor of the holy romian reich of german nations...so austrians are no more different then bavarians vs. holsteiners vs. saxons...at the end we have many simimiliar roots... so also our food. and sure all the other countries who was part of the reich have similiar food :) Czechia belgium luxembourg etc.
Seems odd: Am over 80 years old but never ate a Brezel nor a Schweinshaxe. White asparagus leaves me cold too.
Bread: the one thing Germans miss first and most in other countries. Not to brag too much, but the North European countries make the best bread, with Germany being among the top three. The 'war' you can start when you unequivocally declare "your" bread the best is going to rival a world war. 🤣
Both the French and the Italians also make great breads, but when it comes to comparing the top notch of each country, German breads beats both with hands tied behind its back.
Das ist nicht ganz richtig 🤔 ein Mett Brötchen 🤣 das währe das einzige was mir fehlen würde
He forgot the "Maultaschen" and "Linseneintopf mit Saitenwürstle" from Baden-Württemberg, also the "Saumagen" from Rheinland-Pfalz.
This is something of an overload in comfort food I'd say, and all perfectly fine with me. Everything just looks so satisfying and incredibly yummy!
The food shown is mostly Southern food. Up here in the North there is much more fish on the menu.
Also, remember Germany is extremely culturally diverse. Not only our dialects change from city to city or even village to village, but our food does as well.
1:07 In India, we have such food vendors too. They carry all the ingredients in a portable trunk and can set up shop anywhere.
Except for the roulards with Brussels sprouts and gravy, the Indian kitchen is my absolute favorite 🥰😍🥰😍
Greetings from Hannover, Germany - Sausages are great. I really love some good Currywurst, especially the taste combined with the ketchup. But, to say the least, my favorite will stay the Krakauer sausage. The taste simply hits different. Schnitzel is a quite complex matter (ask an austrian about it), there are differences in variety of the meat (chicken, pork, plant-based) but also in the side-dish. Most commonly is the Jäger-Schnitzel (hunter schnitzel) served, as he said with mushrooms and the cream sauce and in best case combined with Kroketten (Mashed fried-up potatoes). Again, my favorite though is the Chili-Hollondaise Schnitzel, where the sauce is a combination of hollondaise combined with a few sprinkles of chili in it. Tastes perfect. Frikadellen are quite common, since they are easy to make. Some try to mix pork with beef, calling them half/half, most of them prefer them only with pork though. Often the meat is mixed with onions and other spices before being roasted.
I never really realized that it is so different in other countries about the amount of bread, but yeah, we do have a lot. And they, of course, all taste different. Favorites are Hörnchen (small baked half ciruclar horn, with a light sweet taste) and the Käsebrötchen (small bun with cheese over it). The buffet, how it is displayed, is most commonly in hotels and public places, not that much at home. But all food in form of cheese or meat is definitly sliced up, ready to be put onto something.
White asparagus is one of THE MOST AWAITED FOOD SEASONS of the year, probably only close to kale or green cabbage and pumpkin. It is made into literally everything, from soups to fried asparagus, you can find it. There are actually dedicated meet-ups, only to eat asparagus. You book yourself into a restaurant/hotel and only stay there to eat asparagus, of course with a ton of side dishes, which, ironically, normally would be main dishes.
For beer, it is not that strict. You can get about all mostly famous beers from each region everywhere in germany. If you are talking about really local stuff, it comes from small breweries, not able to actually put out that much and only selling regional. Some of them are hidden gems, some of them are simply small. In best case, you can always ask a local, they mostly know. But it is always down to personal taste. In Hannover we have two big breweries named Gilde and Herrenhäuser, from which I would prefer the first. Some small local ones like Lindener Bräu and some punctual ones, only sold in their own restaurant, like the ones at Meier's Lebenslust (they are up to now the best I know). Out of region I have to say, nothing beats a Tannenzäpfle :D
Also, another take on beer: If you haven't had any experiences with hard alkohol and are only used to american 'beer', I advise to have someone supervise you during the first try of german beer.
I actually don't know what it is with America and Jägermeister but I personally have to say it is an awful drink to have, just as it is. As an Absacker or nightcap/digestif, it might work, but compared to the Underberg it just looses out. Also, the kind of drink always depends on the restaurant. We have a lot of other cultural-themed restaurants here, which will serve different alkoholic drinks after the meal, for example Greek = Ouzo.
Wondered me a bit, that Döner took so long to pop up. It became THE most dominant street food and probably in some places already overtook the Bratwurst. Tastes great, everyone makes it a bit different, sauces are very important and overall a quite nice experience to eat.
hey, my old home town. Hannover and der Leine.
here in Australia they call them Jaeger bombs. it's Jaegermeister mixed with Red Bull energy drinks.
dont forget, there is a east germany variant of the jaegerschnitzel
A couple of statistics from my home country.
There are over 3500 types of bread. Then there are over 1500 types of sausage in Germany. 6000 types of beer as he mentions in the video it's a local thing. I live in Northern Germany and we eat a lot of fish here. So you should definitely come to Hamburg and grab a tasty crab roll. There are also so many great baked goods like the Franzbrötchen, which are very popular here in the region. And white asparagus is sooooo good. th-cam.com/video/zAO8tNjZvRc/w-d-xo.html
So siehts aus 👍😊 mann muss hier echt in jede Ecke des Landes um alles zu probieren und mann wird eigendlich auch nie enttäuscht.
@@revmarkus77 Du kannst ja mal schauen, wieviel Bayerische Gerichte du in dem Video gesehen hast. Ich fnde hier kam Norddeutschland völlig schlecht Weg.
Das kommt daher, dass bei uns in Norddeutschland keine Amis stationiert waren. Bei uns waren nur Tommys. Daher ist das norddeutsche Essen zwar in England bekannt, aber wenig in Amerika.
The video is heavily slanted toward the south. That‘s not bad per se, but it leaves out so much good stuff in the north.
Want to see German madness? Come from about the middle of April to 24 June: asparagus season. I know you have probably never seen white asparagus because essentially Germany and France are the only two places that really grow a lot of it. But it is absolutely delicious and is served in hundreds of ways. Traditional is with hollandaise sauce, boiled potatoes, and ham (usually smoked). And yes, the season ends specifically on 24 June.
Then there‘s kale (Grünkohl), Labskaus, and fish galore.
Come to Hamburg and I‘ll show you around and take you to some fabulous eating places.
Sadly ALMOST ALL videos about Germany is only Bavaria which sucks, as if Bavaria is whole country, but i need to say, Bavaria is completly different from the rest of Germany, Baravia likes to call themsself a own Country. Im not so proud of all these Videos bec its everytime munich Bavaria, bavaria food here and there bavaria stuff there and there and telling viewers thats germany LOL thats totally bullshit lol.
@@katsu9582 at least that was some swabia in there this time
Why we love sparkling water? Well, because water without sparkling water is intended as cleaning water or washing water, lol.
The Sauerbraten is made from horse meat in the original Rhenish style. But since it's too expensive and hard to get, it's made from beef.
I mean Walter has another video about German food. But I'm not sure.
"So regular making" - it works through your digestive system pretty well Joel! 😉 So funny watching you try to work that out!! 😂😂
And the "Schnitzel" is originally from Austria. Called "Wiener Schnitzel"!
The Wiener Schnitzel is from Vienna/Austria but the Schnitzel as a dish, is much much older and derived from the Levante ;-)
We have over 3000 kinds of bread and about 5000-6000 sorts of beer in germany, and honestly... most of it is amazing.
Also: Paulaner Spezi is the most perfect drink in existence!
I mean, 3200 is over 300. That post is not even wrong.
@@Michael_from_EU_Germany Yeah, my mistake. I changed it. Thank you for reminding me so kind and not rude at all...
Please educate about the history of Spezi and of Paulaner Spezi.
He's in the south, but up in the north, there's Grünkohl ("green cabbage", the version the US ruined is called kale, but don't think it's crappy health food^^).
12:39 Joel’s face when he hears the word ‘Non-Alcoholic’. Also, that drink is for Ben.
Ah, it's missing Mett. What is Mett? Mett is german Sushi. Mett is seasoned minced pork. Raw. Eaten on a bread roll. Usually with chopped onions and salt and maybe pepper. There are a few youtube videos of folks trying it. One of two brits living in Korea or something? One by a youtuber called "Andong", where he had Ethan Chlebowski on his channel and they were going through german snacks etc.
".....like a Budweiser" Somewhere in Germany a master brewer is falling off his chair.... That would be like comparing water with beer...
Schnitzel normally isn't made with pork, it is made with calf meat! Pork Schnitzel is like curry ketchup the very very very cheap variant (traditional Schnitzel with pork isn't made with coating). Traditional Currywurst isn't made with ketchup. And if you want to eat a Bretzel with something, do it with butter and not mustard.
That’s what I thought before I went to live in Austria. During my first week I was taken to the most famous schnitzel restaurant in Vienna. I was expecting to be able to get chicken, beef or veal. However, all that was on the menu was pork…. and I am allergic to pork. Only thing on the menu I could eat was chips (fries).
Calf is just exclusively the 'wiener' schnitzel. And I would say the most normal schnitzel ist the pork one, and with coating it is called schnitzel 'wiener art'
@@valbhion The so called Wiener Schnitzel was the that one in the video and that is what people think of, if they hear or talk about "German" Schnitzel. That is why I said that. Pork Schnitzel or Schnitzel in General is also traditional but internationally not known as typical German, but as such it is typically not coated - that was my point there.
@@AbblittAbroad I have no clue about Austria and their food. I wouldn't expect that neither.
@@pakabe8774 could have been schnitzel wiener art, that is every schnitzel not calf but coated
By the Currywurst he showed EVEN CURRY36 that restaurant is a most have in BERLIN FOR TOURIS 💯💯💯
If you are in Eastern Germany dont order Jägerschnitzel and awake a schnitzel u got Wurst with Spirelli Noodles and tomatoe sauce
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The Pfannkuchen isn't called Pfannkuchen in all regions especially in Southern Germany its called Krapfen
Schnitzel is from austria.
In germany we got a LOT of different natural spring water fountains. But they used to be filled with lots of good minerals by nature - that is the reason why we like our water with gas. :) Because it always was like that. (Not as bubbly as we drink it today, but you get the idea.)
If the only German food you knew before this video was Schnitzel, you didn't know any German food at all😂
Schnitzel is Austrian.
0:34 Freiburg, my hometown, but he didn't choose the best restaurant at this place. There are better places around Freiburg to eat 'Badische' kitchen, for example at Kaiserstuhl, far minutes away with car or train. This restaurants at Münsterplatz are for tourists. And, he is eating Weißwurst, this isn't a typical food from this region. A typical food is something like 'Wurstsalat' or 'Flammenkuchen'. A good tipp for someone who is visiting Freiburg is to go to 'Markthalle' in the centrum. There are a lot of different food makers like Italian, Turkish or Russian. But, at least he is drinking a beer from Freiburg. Ganter, good but not the best.
Edit: 1:19, it is on the Münsterplatz too at Lichts Wurststand. I see i have to go and eat a 'Lange Rote' Wurst. :D
Hint:
Always look out if the place you're at has got a special homemade soup (or stew) to offer.
(That's maybe not just a german thing, however..)
The Best Meat you will find in Munich .Tust me ( its not called Pfannkuchen in Germany its "Ausgezogene" translated : a word for a naked women)
Mustard on a Brezen?? (Pretzel?) WTF ?
please link the shown viedo or youtuber in the desscription !!
btw when you are in germany try "königsberger Klöpse" i am german and i think its one of the best meals we;ve created
Nice to see 'Jagermeister' and 'Doner Kebabs' get a worthy mention,at the end!😅
actually a good review of german food.
the biggest div. or mistake u can make is think EU is EU. but the diff between for example germany and france are the same as US and germany, so look at all countrys itself not EU as one big country.
second big point drink always the local beer from the local breweries there are differenses between the beer that u can find in supermarket and beer u can order in a "kneipe" (restaurant) wich is from a local little brewerie. so u will always drink the best beer ull ever drink. just fyi
im from bavaria germany.
greetz
Weisswürste are pretty good. Especially with a nice, salty Brezel. Tho I like to remove the sausage skin first because of the texture
As a german from thuringia (Thüringen) i dont like what some people sell as Original Thüringer Bratwurst.
For Austrians is a Jägerschnitzel Viennese style the biggest crime you can commit. And we are the ones who invented Schnitzel.
Never do any kind of sauce on a Schnitzel! Never , ever evert takes so much effort to get the breaded coat on it and make it golden- brown and crispy.
This does not beeing drowned in any kind of Sauce, that was some kind of "upgrade" tried in the 60s
Oh your Brezel😒 you couldn't compare yours und ours ,sorry.
The Brezel has salt on Top like yours but a nice portion inside. The taste a lot better.
6:15 - that guy just lost any and all credibility; never heard of a German eating their pretzel with mustard, purely an American invention.
Oh I thought pretzels, hot dogs, were 100% American ! [ He said, with tongue in cheek!] German and other national foods have been interchangeable throughout Europe for centuries, the names may change but the ideas and recipes are very similar, Europeans have more in foods in common than differences.
@@Michael_from_EU_Germany ?? no for what??
Currywurst secret from a real german: True and authentic Currywurst sauce is made of Ketchup and Coca Cola that makes it really sweet and thick. Curry powder is just added as topping!
Most people dont know it but hamburgers were invented in Hamburg in Germany, and thats the reason why ist called so and not because of the ham.
When ever you are in Germany, let me know, I’ll give you a ‚food‘ tour and yes, the side dish will be a big beer 😂
Don’t you eat liver in the US? Fried with potato mash and peas! Yummm!
I feel like Joel would be a great protégé of Walters World. Eagerly waiting for you to enter your Travel Vlogger Era.
I'm looking forward to that - hopefully Jps travels the world after college and vlogs
(although I think he wants to try a stable job too)
Nobody in Germany dips his brezel in mustard. Nobody!!!
The traditional German breakfast he shows, is a typical hotel or restaurant breakfast with lots of meat tourists expect.
The most people I know, normally don't eat cold cut for breakfast at home. They eat Brötchen (bread rolls) or bread with jam and jelly, honey, Nutella and other spreads, Quark (a kind of "cottage cheese meets yoghurt") with minced herbs or sweetened with jam and fruits, yoghurt with fruits, cereals and Muesli, with milk or juice. Boiled, scrambled or fried eggs we eat only for our weekend breakfast.
For the 2nd breakfast at work (which you call lunch) we eat sandwichs or paistries, sweet or harty. E.g. with minced raw pork, cold cut, sliced meat loaf, bacon, cheese, if we don't have a cantine which offers warm meals.
Dinner is in my generation mostly a warm cooked meal. Younger people eat mostly cold but harty, with cheese, cold cut, sausages, vegetables, pickled vegetables, salads with lettuce or Fleischsalat, Eiersalat, Wurstsalat (cold cut salad with mayo, egg salad, cold cut salad with another dressing), mostly with water, soda or tea, some with beer or wine.
Iam 62. Never had eaten Brötchen with something sweet on it for breakfast. Sooo unhealthy and without energy for the day. Also my daughters prefer dark good bread. So dont write: all germans do that. Its only your kind of life
The best breakfast ist Brötchen with Mett (raw minced pork) and onions. This ist the best. Greetings from Germany
I eat bread rolls or bread with butter, cold cut and cheese for breakfast every single day. Like most of the people in my region. So don´t put every German in one drawer 😜😜😜😜.
Cold cuts are absolutely a stabpe breakfast, just that the average german doesn't have a full buffet at home.
You have maybe 1-2 cheeses (think a sliced one, and something like brie, maybe some fresh cheese) and meats (usually ham and salami, but lynoer/mortadella are also popular).
Differs a bit from household to household obviously. Some eat rolls, some cut bread. Some prefer sweet, some savory. Cereals and muesli are a thing. As is yoghurt. Coffee, tea, milk, juice. Whatever your family likes.
Dinner tends to be either what the canteen at the workplace offers (fun fact: the main VW plant in Wolfsburg produces more sausages than cars) or you might bring something from home, or might even get something from a local Imbiss.
I love this Schnitzel-war thing between Germans and Austrians. More fun is, that most Austrians claim the Schnitzel as an austrian invention, while its originally from the Levante :-D
The Phoenicia brought it over to Italy and from there, the dish spread over to the rest of Europe....
It's not Unterberger. It's Underberg. Greetings from Germany 🇩🇪
I am from germany and sadly, well made pastry is overpriced by now, because of ressource shortages. You can't go like "I'll buy some buns or something as a little snack"... It's developing into something more luxurious and not the cheap goto option anymore.
He forgot the "Zwiebelrostbraten". Next to "Käsespätzle", this is the most common dish in southern Germany.
I live on Sprudel Wasser (Sparkling Water) Never got the appeal of Water without gas. This video is great, althoug it sounds like we only live on meat :) But all of this is actually really hearty traditional german food.
How you Americans love your pancake we love our bread here in germany and our cake
Hi! Joel. Being in the RAF in RAF Germany at two different airbases during my ten years in Germany or North Germany, we were all used to the Bratwurst everywhere in that area. To see what he is talking about it’s seems to be touristy food on the streets of the big cities. You know the type chewed up bits of sausage meat made back into sausage heated in water and sold to the unknowing tourists. The main food sold in the German Schnell Imbis, basically “Quick Fry (the German fish and chip shop)” is the Bratwurst (a rough cut port style sausage with German spices, great taste) and the Schnitzel mainly pork fillet in bread crumbs, usually three sauces, Jaeger (which is a mushroom sauce, a brilliant soft taste), Zigeuner (which is a red pepper sauce, slightly spicy, really nice) and Sahne (a creamy based sauce, brilliant too). My favourite was Sahne.
The favourite in the German pubs I found was Shwine haxe or Pork Knuckle, large pork joints which fall off the bone great with the litre of German Larger in the bars this are the Main Street or pub food I found in Germany in the 70s 80s and 90s before the Brits left Germany (and I retired from the Forces)
Only my opinion but who knew!
you were in the RAF? :D
@TheTespin Royal Air Force, not Rote Armee Fraktion
Thank you for being a promoter of German food in Britain. I used to live in Britain for some time and had some lovely food there: Cheddar cheese, Indian curries, lovely floury chips with vinegar and - one of the best dishes ever - Ploughman´s lunch. The food at a farm in Southern England where we stayed for a bit of holiday was so good that it was impossible to do anything in the evenings but put your feet up and digest. Sadly, if I try to tell Germans how good British food can be I get laughed at. Nobody believes me. So, I will go on trying to promote open-mindedness to foreign food and wish you success in doing the same. Thanks again!
Here is a Video about Pretzels and stuff:
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I've never heard "Wasser mit Gas". We call it "Sprudelwasser" or simply "Wasser mit Kohlensäure". I prefer "stilles Wasser" though, wich is just water.
So if you are hungray go and make a schnitzel they are relativly easy made.
Schnitzel is Austrian.
And the gwrmans do it wrong
German Currywurst is the best in the world, like it so much!
you have to try Kutteln! More common in the south. Terms for the rumen (sometimes also the udder) of ruminants, usually cut into strips. I will never put something like that in my mouth and eat it again.
Hi Joel, you have to try the large German breakfast buffet with coffee and tea , milk and juice to drink. And to eat is often bread, rolls, sausage , cheese, jam, butter, honey ,fruit , vegetables , boiled eggs , scrambled eggs with bacon sometimes different types of smoked fish or salmon . You can eat and drink as much of it as you want. And it`s so delicious.🥰
There is the basic breakfast version missing: rolls, butter and jam (or Nutella or other sweet things) and maybe a boiled egg, coffee and maybe a glass of orange juice. I grew up with just sweet breakfast, I do not know, when the salty things "happened" ^^ You also can have Müsli, and that is a whole other story ^^
I was born in Germany. These flavours are my childhood memories😋
When he talks about being "regular", he means it helps you poop.
It's not Unterberger, but Underberg ^^ (oonderbare-g)
Fun fact what you get when ordering a Pfannkuchen (pancake) heavily depends the region you are in. We have a war going on because we can't accept other parts of the country calling different things Pfannkuchen
I don't know why but everyone gets this wrong. Schnitzel isn't a German Food. It's from Austria. You can't say that. That's like saying Pizza is from the US.
But to say, that the Schnitzel was invented in Austria is wrong as well 🤷♂️🙄