Meat, meaty, meatiest? Tucking into the German meat-eating culture | Meet the Germans
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- Join Rachel Stewart as she explores the weird-looking delicacies at the German meat counter and finds out if the Germans are still as hooked on meat as their reputation suggests.
Rachel moved from the UK to Germany in 2016. As a relative newcomer she casts a fresh eye over German clichés and shares her experiences of settling into German life. Every two weeks she explores a new topic for Meet the Germans - from saunas to asparagus or the ins and outs of German small talk. This week it's all about meat.
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Did you know that there are many countries in the world where raw meat is eaten?
Here are a few examples:
Basashi (Japan)
Steak Tartare (France)
Yookhwe (Korea)
Ossenworst (The Netherlands)
Koi Soi (Thailand)
Bo Tai Chanh (Vietnam)
Cig Kofte (Turkey/Armenia)
Gored Gored (Ethiopia/Eritrea)
Kibbeh Nayyeh (Lebanon/Middle East)
Kitfo (Ethiopia)
Crudos (Chile)
Carne Apache (Mexico)
Beef Carpaccio (Italy)
Parisa (South Texas)
Tatar ( Poland )
A delicious mashup- due to italian immigrants: Kudu (antelope) Carcapccio (South Africa)
What's the music?
In China's South West Yunnan Province, the ethnic Bai have a raw pork dish.
I love that you included kibeh nayyeh! Dont forget to add some olive oil and onion!
The moment you realise, that you are a grown-up and not a child any more: when you stand at the meat counter and stare with big eyes at the Bärchenwurst and the staff won't get you a free sample. Heartbreaking.
Meine Kids haben das nie erlebt, weil sie nie in Deutschland gelebt haben, aber ich habe ihnen soooooo oft davon erzaehlt. Das beste am metzger war die Fleischwurst, entweder duenne grosse Scheibe oder ne kleine dicke vom Ring.
Volltreffer ☝️😍🤗
Ich bekam immer ein Wiener Würstchen. Heute mit 24 sieht das schon anders aus 😪
@@playerpiano96 Jaaa
Ich lebe mein ganzes leben in deutschland und habe das noch NIE erlebt. Ich bin immer wieder komplett verwirrt wenn freunde mir das so selbstverständlich erzählen....irgendwas hab ich wohl falsch gemacht 🤣
You could've translated "Blutwurst" as "German Black Pudding", and all the Brits would have known what's what.
Although within the "Blutwurst" range, there's the difference between cooked and smoked Blutwurst. And what a difference this is!
...and there is a regional butcher's specialty made from blood which is called "Panhas" and reminds even more of a black pudding... it's made in squared molds and cut in thick slices, finally to be fried in a pan.
@@petereggers7603 I love being from the very west and can honestly say: I love Panhas. And Flönz.
@@DereineBrotmann Me too... being half westphalian, half rhenish I love both! 👍
Panhas is grrreat! I also know a spanish Blutwurst/Black Pudding and the French have something similiar afaik. I think this could be found in many cultures but has come a little bit out of fashion due to the international Hamburger-Steak-Schnitzel culture and the general focus on prime cuts of every kind of meat with growing wealth.
Of course this episode should have been titled "MEAT THE GERMANS" but it's rare that Rachel misses an opportunity to entertain. Bloody good episode. Well done as always.
Or Mett the Germans. ;=)
I think Leberkäs originated from Laiberkas. And "Laib" means "loaf", which describes the shape of the meat rather than whether it contains liver.
Thank you for your expertise, Dennis!
Dennis Bastian Haupt yes I have read this too!
Exactly!
Aaaaa..Right! Thanks! :)
Well there is Käs'leberkäse in Austria and many more
I love Rachel!! Without her I probably wouldn't watch the show
Agreed!
Same same! ❤❤
Mett is German sushi. ;-)
stesch Acrually Matjes is German sushi. If you want to gross out people accustomed to eating raw fish, suggest raw fish left to ferment by the enzymes of its own pancreas...
@@MrAranton Matjes are delicious, as well.
Generally it has to be said that the rawer a meat is, the tastier!
@@MrAranton Matjes kommt aber genau genommen aus den Niederlanden, auch wenn es mittlerweile auch als deutsche Spezialität zählt
Yes 👍👍👍
@@MrAranton Try an image search for "german sushi".
I wish my local butcher looked as good as the German girl at the end lol 😂
LOL 😃
I wish mine was in jail.
...then most vegans would turned to meat lovers...🤗
@A. Catarina A. M. you must be fun at parties.
ok incel lmao
Yeah, at least the "No Rachel diet" is over. Even if "Meet" the Germans sounds like a recipe for cannibals, I'm glad that she is back.
Gottcha Boris, now she is our Brit.
"No Rachel diet" doesn't sound healthy at all!
@@dweuromaxx 100% true we (at least I but I think also her other fans) need our regular doses Rachel. Please keep "meet the Germans alive". And btw. thanks for your work.
Sülze? Ah, we have that here in Sweden as well. Sylta! Delicious! My mother used to serve it with a generous sprinkling of spirit vinegar on top, to give it some spice and bite, and cold boiled potatoes. And Finnish dark rye bread on the side. It was more like a snack or a light summer lunch than a real meal. Fond memories! And I once bought a sandwich in Denmark, without knowing what it was really, that turned out to be a thin slice of very dark rye bread with a thick slice of Sülze on top. I think it was called something like "dyrelegerens smörrebröd", which I think means "the veterinarians sandwich". But I understand very little Danish, so what do I know. Anyway, they also seem to have this delicious foodstuff!
I saw a pre-Rachel Meet the Germans the other day and Rachel really brought it to another level in a variety of ways. Good job, Rachel!
One more: When I lived in Minneapolis, there was some news item on TV that talked about Leberkaese. The reporters translated it as "liver cheese" and made all kinds of nasty faces and comments. I was screaming at the TV, "It's neither liver nor cheese."
You would think that a state with so many German immigrants would do a little digging before reporting on "liver cheese," but I was wrong.
Also, the "Leber" part doesn't originate from liver but from "Laib" = loaf. Laiberkas, Laiberkäs. Kas was an old word for clotted material and it was formed and baked as a loaf. So not only a dairy product.
Great sense for all those little details that I'd never think of if I had to make a video as a German. Love the series!
Mett gets pretty darn funny once you involve Americans and tell them what Mett is - the look on their faces ... 😅
So true! I made that experience years ago. I was just preparing a "Mettbrötchen" for myself in the presence of some US friends, not being aware of the fact that this is a No-Go for them. They probably expected I would put the whole thing into the oven. When they saw me going to eat it right away, They screamed "You are not going to eat that, are you?" You should have seen their faces when I did it anyway. 😆
@@TheBigHoneyBear und wie war die spätere Reaktion als du nicht daran gestorben bist? ;-)
@ Ich war für immer der "German, the savage, who eats raw meat". 😄
We germans are what we are, because of eating raw pork. 😃
Tell this to an american...
trichinosis
Very good video. There is an excellent German butchery here in Cape Town & they make very good leberkase. I always have it gebraten mit spiegel eier. Sehr gut.
Glynis Lailann Hartlief am I right? 😂😂💪🏼
@@luisweinert3582 Raiths in Gardens Centre.
Glynis Lailann yeah in the Gardens Center but I’m pretty sure it’s called Hartlief...
@@luisweinert3582 Yes, so I found afterwards.
Ah, ok, german butcher in Cape Town. Item: Check. Next Step: Booking flight and hotel.
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Absolutely love these. Keep 'em coming!
We'll most certainly try flitzpiepe0815!
@@dweuromaxx Else, I'll become a Wutbürger!
@@Flitzpiepe3000 We wouldn't want that to happen, already got enough of those running around!
@@dweuromaxx Many wars started after Jesus stopped making awesome videos!
She is so sympathisch
even i as german went "uuuurgh" with the sülze. its actually disgusting
It's by itself not a taste explosion. Around here we eat it with raw onion rings and a dressing from vinegar mixed with water and salt and pepper. The more meaty suelze is severd as a main dish with fried potatoes (Bratkartoffeln) on the side. North Bavaria, Frankonia.
These short pieces are excellent really entertaining and informative
Love German, love meet the germans, love Rachel👍💖. So happy she is back😍💘
Hi Rima I from german
I still love you, Rachel. You are really bringing a smile on my face and a fresh brise into my life. It is now 28 years ago when I was the last time in Germany, but your lively reporting style and your 'perfect' German accent give me a totally different take of my old culture.
Keep up the very good work, girl, and never lose your charming wits.
"Dead Grandma" .....now that IS funny!
and it also IS damn delicious.
The US restaurant chain Texas Roadhouse sells a chop steak (ground beef patty) using the name "Road Kill", a term that usually means a dead animal found by the side of a road.
Baba
Perhaps drink a "Dead Aunt" ("Tote Tante") with it :)
I am only binge watching these videos to watch Rachel Stewart
You are witty and funny. Thanks for these videos. Very educative. ❤
Never ask what's inside. The first thing a butcher apprentice learns is "wenn rauskommt was da reinkommt kommen wir rein und nie wieder raus" translates "If somebody finds out what we put in we go to jail and never ever get out of jail again"
Der Spruch ist schon älter und in früheren Zeiten war das teilweise so, daß keiner wusste, was drin ist aber heutzutage ist Qualität das Maß aller Dinge und schwarze Schafe gibt's immer und überall
I haven't eaten meat for decades. But when Rachel has a video, it isn't optional. I watch!
I feel sorry for you, I just ate five beef skewers this night.
I'm always amazed when I ask for 200 grams of sliced ham at the counter, the shop assistant usually manages to stay within a few grams of the desired amount.
I love mett! Germany has a vast and delicious variety of cold cuts! And their breads are awesome!
Thw bread used to be good, but hardly any bakeries still make traditional bread, it's too time consuming and therefor not cost effective (dough can take up to 24h to mature, in some cases even longer, before loafs are formed and put in the oven).
The earlier industrial products were still quite good, but what is packed and sold as bread nowadays is a shame, actually. At least for a bread lover.
For someone not used to the great variety and the taste, this might still be kind of an illumination, but trust me, if you have the chance to eat fresh and real traditionally manufactured bread, you'll see what I mean.
Plus, many of the modern health problems regarding wheat flour come from industrialised products, as the brad will get more easily digestible the longer the dough matures.
We have a bakery here where you can actually stand at the window and watch how everything is hand made and fresh. When ever I buy a rustic walnut 'baguette' (not very French, pretty Germanized and made with mainly spelt flour), still warm from the oven, all I need is French salted butter along with it (most butter to me doesn't taste much of butter anymore to me, thus whenever I do buy one it's Président, as it's the only one I found in German super markets that still tastes great). Perfect dinner and so satisfying in all regards.
Rachel.....you made it great again ! Short videos, much informations and funny presentation. Thanks
Sulze is known as head cheese in the UK or brawn. Offal cuts along with connective tissue boiled and suspended in the gelatin that boiling the cartilage produces.
So happy Rachel is back🥰
Comparing Mett with "Bärchenwurst" is tough! First one is just minced pork with salt and pepper (highly controlled in germany!) and the latter is a highly processed kind of junk-sausage for really young kids.
As you're from England, I would love to know what the main difference is between Blutwurst and Black Pudding, which I had for breakfast many times in England.
Love to have Rachel back!
😀"Tote Oma"
Ah, Rachel again. The affable Brit who's out to Germanize us all! 😂
wunderschön Folge!
I was surprised when Rachel went to take a bite out of the Mettbrötchen. Most Brits I know here won’t eat them. Raw meat in a bread roll? -er - no thanks! Then I saw Rachel chickened out. Aha! I thought so!!
By the way, “Blutwurst” or blood-sausage is called black-sausage in England and they prefer it fried.
We have “Sulze” in England, it’s called Souse (Almost certainly from the same etymology!). A lot of people like it!
we czechs also have Leberkäse, we call it "sekaná" (translates as "something that's cut") and it's so good thanks germany
Love it, Rachael. Keep them coming👍🙂
Can we change the name of the show to "Mett the Germans" please?! that would be a nice pun on the Metta-level ... ok I 'll show myself out ...
Beautiful documentary with a touch of sarcasm!
Why do I eat meat?
Eating dead corpses gives me unique pleasures that eating dead vegetables will simply not.
cognitive dissonance at its finest
I've been waiting for a 2 months for this new video 😂 and I want more!
Hey Valerian Ardelean, glad you like "Meet The Germans"! Rachel is a busy woman, but we'll have more episodes in the coming months, so stay tuned! 😊
Besides the great content - I watch this only to see my hometown :D
Mettwurst and Leberkäse are two of my most missed foods as a German living in the UK...
Very nice presentation Rachel and good topic...
I believe most of these meat dishes can also be found across central and eastern Europe, and so to Croatia too. As a kid I hated the "Sültze" und "Blutwurst" and now I love them - "Hladetina" & "Krvavica" rule! ;)
First part was filmed in the Kameha Grand Hotel in Bonn😊
Ich habe lange auf so eine witzige Frau aus England gewartet um so die Deutschen zu erklären .. herrlicher Humor .
I forgot to eat this when I recently visited Munich a month ago. I attribute it to jetlag. I will definitely be back and this is the first thing I will look for.
Rachel is back :)
i life almost 10 years in australia, every time i go back for a little visit i must have mett and kölsch!
I'm german and I don't eat meat.. I am just here for Rachel 🙌
I am sorry!!!
Lerberkäse kommt von dem Begriff LAIBER Kaas. Die Form des Laiberkaas erinnert an einen Laib Käse.
You forgot to mention that you can even buy _Currybockwurst_ at your local VW car dealer. (part number 199 398 500 A)
They sell more sausages than cars .
That "Currybockwurst" is actually manufactured at the Volkswagen plant in Germany and is sold in restaurants in its six German factories. They even produce their own "Volkswagen Ketchup"...
When the video starts with the Pa-Pa-Pa duet from Mozart's Magic Flute but cuts after the foreplay and you sing "PA" into nothing...
Love you Rachel! So happy to see another fellow English woman passionate about German language and culture 😊🏴❤️🇩🇪
Oh Gott ich vermisse Mett Brötchen so sehr im Ausland schauen mich immer alle komisch an wenn ich sage wir essen Brötchen mit rohem Schweinefleisch
Mir fehlt Blut und Leberwurst.
Martin Rassner ich hab noch nie mett gegessen und ich stells mir auch nich so gut vor
@@youtubeistscheie3496 in Deutschland, Polen, Tschechien und der Slowakei ist Mett aus Schwein und Tatar aus Rindfleisch die Holländer und Belgier sagen dazu Filet Americain. Die Italiener machen es aus frischen fettfreiem Kalbs oder Pferdefleisch und egal welches Rezept, wenn alles frisch ist ist es was verdammt leckeres für zwischendurch.
@@youtubeistscheie3496 Dann solltest du das einfach mal ändern. Mett probieren ist Mett lieben.
@@andraskopf268 Leberwurst ist nicht so schwer selbst zu machen, guck mal hier:
th-cam.com/video/m_IhNQA7zTI/w-d-xo.html
Und Leber ist obendrein noch megagesund.
Lots of delicious vegetarian choices out there these days, but I'm always open in exploring other animal by-product culinary options (Especially the German ones).
This really is the perfect country for me.
Gut dass du zurück bist Rachel, diese Videos sind ganz interessant. Ich habe nach einem Fußballspiel in Dortmund Mett probiert, es war wirklich schrecklich!! 🤔😀
Bitte was?! Es gibt tatsächlich Menschen die kein Mett mögen?
😳 Bei dir ist ja was falsch gepolt! Es gibt niemanden, der Mett nicht mag. Mett essen ist Mett lieben, egal woher man kommt. 😝
Letztens zum ersten Mal probiert. Ich habe es kaum runterbekommen.
I never got a slice of Bärchenwurst (Bear mortadella) in the supermarket. They usually only sell freshly cut mortadella at the meat counter which is not in the form of a bear so kids will get a rolled up slice of mortadella 🙆
Always interesting to watch Rachel Stewart, entertaining 👍
Hi Phil friend don't mind my wish I want german girl for marriage I m advocate pak plz dear help Me if I want
Rachel is so damn pretty, eloquent, *and* she can prepare a Mettigel! My German heart is in awe and Racing like a group of Helgas to the Sommerschlussverkauf! Marry me, Rachel!!!
she's married already, so you bit late to the market lol
@@dacnien True love will never fade. I will wait. ;)
But what a pity that it was Mett from the day before :(
@@HagenvonEitzen that broke my heart. :(
@@solokom haha.. on the bright side, you can always get someone in Germany if you learn how to talk about grocery and gas prices.:-D
Very informative
Nicely explained video and yes there is a loot of meat going over the plates here :D
You can find cooked metts, Frankfurters, and brats in some regions of North America. Hamburger restaurants are found in every town.
I don't know about Germany, but in Austria you can usually also get Käseleberkäse, which is Leberkäse also consisting of small cheese pockets.
Sometimes you can get Pizzaleberkäse which contains cheese.
Coming from a culture that enjoys liver cuisines, I was overjoyed when I arrived in Munich and saw all the Leberkase in supermarkets.
Then 2:12 happened.
That made me insecure about my German abilities (and Google Translate's abilities).
Rachel is rhe best!
Here in Pennsylvania, USA we call the head meat suspended in gelatin head cheese or souse
I just love Rachel's work !
In parts of Asia, you can buy fish balls in fun shapes like Hello Kitty and Angry Birds. (Fish balls are white balls made of starch and fish paste) Baerchenwurst's foreign relatives.
Can you recommend a good newspaper to wrap fish and chips in and soaked in vinegar for best taste?
MORE. RACHEL. BITTE.
Hey turquetto, we're the first to admit: it's exciting to get to watch a new episode of "Meet The Germans". While we can certainly unterstand your excitement, please try to refrain from shouting in the comments (i.e. write everything in caps) and we'll do our best to bring you: More. Rachel. Thank you. 🙂
DW Euromaxx alright deal 👍🏻
You made the "Mett the Germans" joke eventually! Yay! :-DD
The meat & onion dish called Hedgehog is one that seems interesting. Surely there's such recipe on the Internet, ja?
Holy crap, did that ever make me hungry!
Side note 1: My sister-in-law calls Leberkaese "glorified baloney" and I'm pretty sure she's right. It's very similar to American baloney.
Side note 2: Suelze. . .mmmmmm. LOVE IT!
Blutwurst mit Kartoffelpüree und Apfelmus nennt man in Köln übrigens Himmel und Äd.
Mustard is also great on Gehacktesbrötchen.
Tolles intro.
Don't get me wrong:
I love meat like any other young man, but all these weird meat concoctions and derivatives are not for me (although I am german). I stick to meats the way they came from the animal.
I have experienced a very positive influence on my health and overall well being with the change to my current diet (probably most comparable to paleo I'd guess). So I don't see myself changing these newfound eating habits too soon.
Auch, wenn Mett schon fettig genug ist - Da muß 'Anti-Quietsch' drunter (Butter/Margarine).
Was auch sehr gut geht - Braten als Aufschnitt - dann noch eine Scheibe Käse drauf - passt immer :)
As a German descendant, I don't find it very surprising it's practically in my DNA. I would never do it but my mom has attempted to become vegetarian several times, all ending with a trip to the hospital and a doctor telling her she needs more red meat. Sometimes, no amount of caffeine will get me going and it'll be like that for days.Then I'll realize I haven't had a hamburger in a while or so, so I'll go down to the nearest hamburger place and grab something with a double patty and I'll feel 100% better the next morning. I guess I just have low iron.
Interesting! Sounds like it's indeed in your DNA...
My mum's mum was from Germany and she always had what she called Wust and I loved it. But I have yet to come across anything labelled as Wust that tastes the same. The search continues
Well, there are around 1.500 variants of Wurst here in Germany (more than French cheeses 🤣🤣) so there is a lot to try out..
Really great but in more details looks like how to cook, sausage type and meat making,
0:40 I bet they bought it that day XDD
I would like yo visit Germany again just to try All of its delicous meats. Thank you DW and Ratchel, you are doing a great job.
Thank you!
Well Rachel, you should have mentioned, that "Schwarzwälder" (black forest) can mean two very differnt things... depending on if you're at the butcher or a bakery... 😁
Bauarbeitermarmelade. Love it.
Most popular raw meat dish from the Philippines is Kinilaw. It is marinated but being serve uncooked
@Nelson Ferrer And it is really delicious! 😊
@@dweuromaxx did you know that during the 10th century in the Philippines, when someone steals, violated an important rule or exploited anyone. Feeding a Filipino with raw meat was the punishment and after doing that, the convicted will be punished next by pushing their arms into boiling water until the convict dies from burns.
@Nelson Ferrer Unfortunately, this terrible punishment also existed in Europe. Not sure about the raw meat part, though..
need a staples and everyday meals, it would be informative
blut wurst a.k.a. blood sausage is called black pudding in UK, i case you did not realise.
Ourania Eirini - It is not exactly the same. Black pudding contains pearl barley, which makes it dryer and firmer than Blutwurst, but consistency apart taste wise it is as close as it gets.
@@ich8159 thanks. I eat both and they'seem almost the same to me. When in Germany though, I love eating ,mett!
@@ich8159 Many, if not most, Blutwurst also, esp the ones supposed to be fried.
Volker Wendt - True they are supposed to be fried. When trying to replace one with the other this is where their different consistencies matter.
Actually there is Leberkäse ,or as we Bavarians call it "Leberkas", containing cheese we call it "Kasleberkas" but it isn't that common
Well I hear that black pudding is also a favourite among the Brits and is a component in the classic English breakfast.
As a German that intro made me very hungry, hail the Mett Igel ^^
Warum sind die DW Videos eigentlich mit Werbung? Bei anderen Videos des öffentlichen Rundfunks (zB alle des Funk-Netzwerks) ist das doch auch nicht so.
Epic fail not to mention the undisputed crown of German butchery: the Thuringian Bratwurst, which has its own day: the Bratwurst Friday. Every Friday. You should definitely come here and try for yourself.
this show is much better then what my sister or brother watches in netflix
Balkans be like: should we adopt the Germans’ meat-eating habits or work ethic?
Yeah, meat-eating it is.
Since the 60'es West Germans go out for dinner "zum Jugoslawen“ if the want to have masses of grilled meat (served togehther with french fries AND djuvec rice) - usually in portions far beyond "all you can eat"… greek restaurants do serve a rather similar variety of grilled stuff.
No, nobody can dislike Sülze, that must've been an error in the matrix
she is so cool. i love her personality
funny you meation no cheese in Leberäse. One of the most popular variations in Austria is Käseleberkäs. there is little chunks of Ckeese in the leberäs that oozes out when it is hot