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Traditional German cuisine is rich and hearty, but it is also extremely delicious. German cuisine also differs widely during the year. Mushrooms, game, vegetables, they all have their season. It is the secret of many German dishes that they are cooked with local and fresh ingredients.

Germany is famous for its variety of bread and sausages – they are very often the alternative for meat in daily meals. Weisswurst is a typical Bavarian specialty. It is available from butcher shops everywhere in Germany these days, but you will hardly find a restaurant outside Bavaria that serves Weisswurst. Although Currywurst was invented in Berlin, it is now a favorite fast food throughout Germany.

Spätzle, Maultaschen and Black Forest Cake are the top hits in Baden-Württemberg. Rheinischer Sauerbraten (North Rhine-Westphalia and Rhineland-Palatinate), Thuringian Bratwurst and Handkäs mit Musik (Hessen) are well-known in Germany’s central states.

In the northern states seafood abounds, but there are also famous meat dishes like Königsberger Klopse and Grünkohl mit Pinkel. Labskaus consists of corned beef, potatoes, beetroot and herring.

Soups play an important role on the German menu. Light soups as a starter, or hearty soups and stews as the main dish, Germans love their soups.

  • Bauernfrühstück (Farmer’s breakfast)
  • Bavarian Beer Roasted Pork
  • Bavarian Leberkäse Bavarian Leberkäse
  • Beef Rouladen
  • Beef with Green Sauce (Gekochtes Rindfleisch mit Grüner Sosse)
  • Beer Bratwurst Braised with Onions and Apples
  • Beer-Marinated Chicken
  • Berliner Hoppelpoppel
  • Bierocks – Meat and Cabbage Pies
  • Black Forest Chicken Cordon Bleu
  • Boiled Potatoes with Quark – Pellkartoffeln mit Quark
  • Brägele – Fried Potatoes
  • Brathering – Marinated Fried Herring
  • Bratwurst Recipe
  • Bratwurst With Sauerkraut and Potatoes
  • Buletten
  • Classical German Sausage Recipe
  • Crispy German Potato Pancakes (Kartoffelpuffer)
  • Currywurst
  • Döppekuchen – Rheinland Potato Flan
  • Eel in Dill Sauce
  • Erbsensuppe mit Würstchen (Split Pea and Sausage Soup)
  • Flädlesuppe – German Pancake Soup
  • Fleischpflanzerl – Bavarian Specialty
  • Gaisburger Marsch
  • German Bratwurst Sauerkraut Casserole with Pretzels
  • German Chicken Schnitzel
  • German Meatballs with Sauerkraut
  • German Onion Pie (Zwiebelkuchen)
  • German Pork Schnitzel
  • German Potato Soup (Kartoffelsuppe)
  • German Sausage Soup Recipe
  • German Sausage with Apples, Sauerkraut and Onions
  • German-Style Fried Potatoes - Bratkartoffeln German-Style Fried Potatoes (Bratkartoffeln)
  • German-Style Sausage and Potatoes
  • Geschnetzeltes – Pork in Creamy Mushroom Sauce
  • Goulash Soup (Gulaschsuppe)
  • Grilled Meats & Vegetables with Baked Potatoes Grilled Meats & Vegetables with Baked Potatoes
  • Grünkohl mit Pinkel (Kale with Sausage)
  • Grünkohleintopf Grünkohleintopf – Kale Stew with Smoked Meat and Sausages
  • Gurkencremesuppe mit Kartoffeln – Cucumber Soup with Potatoes
  • Hackbraten – Meatloaf
  • Hochzeitssuppe – German Wedding Soup
  • Holsteiner Schnitzel
  • Jägerschnitzel
  • Jägerspätzle
  • Kalbsvögerl – “Little Veal Birds”!
  • Kartoffelklöße (German Potato Dumplings)
  • Potato Pancakes Kartoffelpuffer (German Potato Pancakes)
  • Kohlrouladen – German Cabbage Rolls
  • Krustenbraten – Crusted Pork Roast
  • Labskaus
  • Leberknödelsuppe – German Liver Dumpling Soup
  • Liverwurst Recipe
  • Markklößchensuppe – Bone Marrow Dumpling Soup
  • Mettbrötchen – Raw Minced Pork Sandwich
  • Mettwurst Recipe
  • Mushroom Spätzle Pan
  • Obatzda – German Cheese Dip
  • Paprikaschnitzel
  • Pichelsteiner
  • Pork Medallions With Mushrooms (Schweinemedaillons mit Pfifferlingen)
  • Potato Skins stuffed with Bratwurst, Beer-Caramelized Onions and Sauerkraut
  • Rahmschnitzel
  • Räuberfleisch
  • Roast Goose (Gänsebraten)
  • Roast Pork and Sauerkraut Roast Pork and Sauerkraut
  • Roasted New Potatoes and Asparagus Roasted New Potatoes and Asparagus
  • Rotkohl – German Red Cabbage
  • Rotkohl – German Red Cabbage
  • Sauerkraut Cheese Spaetzle (Käse Spätzle Mit Sauerkraut) Sauerkraut Cheese Spätzle
  • Sausage, Potato and Sauerkraut Soup
  • Schäufele – Pork Shoulder Baden Style
  • Schlachtplatte
  • Schupfnudeln – German Potato Dumplings
  • Schwäbische Käsespätzle – Swabian Cheese Spätzle
  • Schweinebraten – German Pork Roast
  • Schweineschnitzel (German Pork Schnitzel)
  • Semmelknödel – Bavarian Bread Dumplings
  • Semmelknödel mit Pilzen – German Bread Dumplings with Mushrooms
  • Smoked Sausage and Cabbage Soup
  • Spargel, or Why Germans are Crazy About Their Asparagus
  • Speckeier – Eggs with Bacon
  • Spiced Potato Soup (Kartoffelrahmsuppe)
  • Spundekäs
  • Swabian Meat Pockets - Maultaschen Swabian Meat Pockets – Maultaschen
  • Swabian Potato Soup (Schwäbische Kartoffelsuppe)
  • Sweet and Sour Cabbage with Bacon
  • Vesper – German Snack Time
  • Weißwurst, German White Sausage
  • Westfälische Potthucke – Traditional German Potato Cake with Sausages
  • White Asparagus Soup White Asparagus Soup
  • Wiener Schnitzel in Lemon Sauce
  • Zwiebelrostbraten – Swabian Roast Beef with Fried Onions

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