German Food

[Bullaholic]

We've discussed nearly every kind of cuisine, but I don't think we have talked about German food yet.

I've never sampled too much German food outside of sauerkraut and weiners. However, the German sausage from Fischer's Meat Market in Muenster is just fantastic. I understand the Edelweiss in Ft. Worth is a fun place with pretty fair German food.

Maybe King Rob can give us the short course in German cuisine...

[Sweetwater Red]

Originally posted by Bullaholic
We've discussed nearly every kind of cuisine, but I don't think we have talked about German food yet.

I've never sampled too much German food outside of sauerkraut and weiners. However, the German sausage from Fischer's Meat Market in Muenster is just fantastic. I understand the Edelweiss in Ft. Worth is a fun place with pretty fair German food.

Maybe King Rob can give us the short course in German cuisine...

Isn't there a big German influence around Fredericksberg and
New Braunsfel?

[Bullaholic]

Originally posted by Sweetwater Red
Isn't there a big German influence around Fredericksberg and
New Braunsfel?

Yep, and Taylor, also.

[Sweetwater Red]

Originally posted by Bullaholic
Yep, and Taylor, also.

Thought so. I'm with you. I believe the only German food I've
been exposed to is sauerkraut and polska kielbaska.:thinking:

[ronwx5x]

It's been a number of years ago but I lived in Germany (Air Force) for a bit over 3 years. The things I remember about German food:

They eat a lot of potatoes, primarily boiled.
They eat a lot of pork.
They eat quite a bit of veal.
They eat chicken, but not as much.
They don't eat much beef. Cows are for dairy products.
They sometimes use a sauce when cooking meat. Sort of like a gravy and very tasty.
They do not eat corn. It is considered animal food only.
They didn't barbecue when I was there. Probably do now.
They don't get very fancy with food, it's generally roasted or baked.
They eat an enormous amount of bread, generally very good, locally made, and unwrappped.
The primary salad dressing was sort of a milk clabbered with vinegar. A bit like buttermilk, mild and I liked it. Again, a bit plain.
They drink very little liquid with a meal. Sometimes wine or beer. Certainly not water or tea.
My favorite dishes were pork loin, schnitzel (veal), or wurst. Most wurst is sold by street vendors, comes in a bun, and has spicy mustard available. The wursts I remember were bratwurst, currywurst, metwurst, and weisswurst. All good.
There were a number of foreign restaurants, like Italian and chinese, but it was mostly Americans who ate there.

I had a great time, ate well, and my wife also enjoyed it. We had German friends and we tried Mexican food on them. We did not get a very good reaction except for corn chips. That was strange as they generally don't eat corn. Boy did they like the ice cream though!

[garciap77]

New Braunsfel German Food is Great!

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[44INAROW]

Our "resident German" KingRob should be able to offer some suggestions... He'll probably sign on later on this evening to check up on the track meet, hopefully he'll read this thread

I love sauerkraut and sausage
cabbage (cooked with lots of bacon)
german cole slaw

[garciap77]

I like all German food, plus the German beer!:)

[Ranger Mom]

I can't think of any German food I like....and I was born in Germany!!


Of course, the only thing I ate then was breast milk!!:D

[espn1]

I not sure how to spell it but Saurbraten, Roladin, Jager Schnitzel, potato dumplins, spatzil, red cabbage,salad with dill dressing and many more. German food is incredible. If in Georgetown go to Walberg and eat. Also German beer is a must.

[Bullaholic]

Originally posted by espn1
I not sure how to spell it but Saurbraten, Roladin, Jager Schnitzel, potato dumplins, spatzil, red cabbage,salad with dill dressing and many more. German food is incredible. If in Georgetown go to Walberg and eat. Also German beer is a must.

Thanks, espn1---for a while there I thought discussing German food was going to be like discussing Great Native American music hits....:D

[espn1]

LMAO!:D :D :D

[44INAROW]

Originally posted by espn1
Jager Schnitzel
is that anything like JagerMeister?:D

[espn1]

Originally posted by 44INAROW
is that anything like JagerMeister?:D No! But they go good together! Just don't drink too many!:vrycnfsd: :vrycnfsd: :vrycnfsd:

[BEAST]

Originally posted by espn1
I not sure how to spell it but Saurbraten, Roladin, Jager Schnitzel, potato dumplins, spatzil, red cabbage,salad with dill dressing and many more. German food is incredible. If in Georgetown go to Walberg and eat. Also German beer is a must.

Ive been to the German joint in Walberg. Good food and a neat place.




BEAST

[Trashman]

This kraut doesn't eat kraut! But, I do like german sausage and german potato salad.:D

[garciap77]

Originally posted by Ranger Mom
I can't think of any German food I like....and I was born in Germany!!


Of course, the only thing I ate then was breast milk!!:D

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[Ranger Mom]

Originally posted by garciap77
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No...it was actually more like this one:

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[Bullaholic]

Originally posted by Ranger Mom
No...it was actually more like this one:

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Oh my, RM---How many "I can do better than that" examples do you think you are going to get now? :D And remember---it's all your fault---you started it...:D

[Electus Unus]

jager is disgusting by itself.

[garciap77]

Originally posted by Ranger Mom
I can't think of any German food I like....and I was born in Germany!!


Of course, the only thing I ate then was breast milk!!:D


Originally posted by garciap77
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Originally posted by Ranger Mom
No...it was actually more like this one:

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I was going to use that one, but thought I might gethttp://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/smiley-basic/banned.gif (http://www.freesmileys.org)!!!!!!!!!!!!

[SHSBulldog00]

My Aunt is German (Hildebrand). Here parents were born in Germany and moved to New Braunfels where they had their 15 kids including my Aunt. WOW can she cook!!!!!! I can eat almost anything she makes.

[Twirling Time]

There's a place I've been before down by SMU called Kuby's that is yummy.

I lived in Deutschland for four years and the most popular dish there today is Doner Kebab, which funny enough, is Turkish.

[lostaussie]

Originally posted by Bullaholic

However, the German sausage from Fischer's Meat Market in Muenster is just fantastic. i love that place!!! right on the way to my lease. always stop and get some hand cut ribeyes and jalapeno summer sausage. the jalapeno smoked cheese is kicking too.

[KingRob]

Originally posted by ronwx5x
It's been a number of years ago but I lived in Germany (Air Force) for a bit over 3 years. The things I remember about German food:

They eat a lot of potatoes, primarily boiled.
They eat a lot of pork.
They eat quite a bit of veal.
They eat chicken, but not as much.
They don't eat much beef. Cows are for dairy products.
They sometimes use a sauce when cooking meat. Sort of like a gravy and very tasty.
They do not eat corn. It is considered animal food only.
They didn't barbecue when I was there. Probably do now.
They don't get very fancy with food, it's generally roasted or baked.
They eat an enormous amount of bread, generally very good, locally made, and unwrappped.
The primary salad dressing was sort of a milk clabbered with vinegar. A bit like buttermilk, mild and I liked it. Again, a bit plain.
They drink very little liquid with a meal. Sometimes wine or beer. Certainly not water or tea.
My favorite dishes were pork loin, schnitzel (veal), or wurst. Most wurst is sold by street vendors, comes in a bun, and has spicy mustard available. The wursts I remember were bratwurst, currywurst, metwurst, and weisswurst. All good.
There were a number of foreign restaurants, like Italian and chinese, but it was mostly Americans who ate there.

I had a great time, ate well, and my wife also enjoyed it. We had German friends and we tried Mexican food on them. We did not get a very good reaction except for corn chips. That was strange as they generally don't eat corn. Boy did they like the ice cream though!

You pretty much got it right. Schnitzel is my favorite. Usually I eat the Rahm schitzel, which is pork steak with mushroom sauce. I grilled schwenksteaks today. These are also port steaks. The best steaks to eat over here are from Argentina. The german beef is very tough, and no fat at all. The meals are usually eaten with a small salad and potatoes. The boiled potatoes are usually called knodel, but people seem to be eating more and more pommes frites (french fries) with their meals now. My personal favorite is Wurst (the white ones - pork, the red ones - beef), mashed potatoes, and sauerkraut. My motherinlaw makes this ,and it is so good! The germans do eat corn, but usually in the early fall when the fresh corn stands are on the side of the road

The statement about the doner kebabs is true. We have 10 doner stands in the town I live in (not very big), and they have basically replaced the kiosks that used to sell wurst and pommes. German don't drink tap water, so in a restaurant, they will bring you a bottle of water upon request. Make sure you say "no fizz", or else you get the water with gas in it. Coffee and cake is still popular over here. Usually on sundays, or afternoon break times. Warm brotchens (biscuits) are very good. Still don't bbq much over here. If you see a grill going, prolly ami's (americans).

My german friends love my mescan food that I cook. A couple of restaurants over here try to cook mescan, but they just don't know what they're doing!

[ronwx5x]

Originally posted by KingRob
You pretty much got it right. Schnitzel is my favorite. Usually I eat the Rahm schitzel, which is pork steak with mushroom sauce. I grilled schwenksteaks today. These are also port steaks. The best steaks to eat over here are from Argentina. The german beef is very tough, and no fat at all. The meals are usually eaten with a small salad and potatoes. The boiled potatoes are usually called knodel, but people seem to be eating more and more pommes frites (french fries) with their meals now. My personal favorite is Wurst (the white ones - pork, the red ones - beef), mashed potatoes, and sauerkraut. My motherinlaw makes this ,and it is so good! The germans do eat corn, but usually in the early fall when the fresh corn stands are on the side of the road

The statement about the doner kebabs is true. We have 10 doner stands in the town I live in (not very big), and they have basically replaced the kiosks that used to sell wurst and pommes. German don't drink tap water, so in a restaurant, they will bring you a bottle of water upon request. Make sure you say "no fizz", or else you get the water with gas in it. Coffee and cake is still popular over here. Usually on sundays, or afternoon break times. Warm brotchens (biscuits) are very good. Still don't bbq much over here. If you see a grill going, prolly ami's (americans).

My german friends love my mescan food that I cook. A couple of restaurants over here try to cook mescan, but they just don't know what they're doing!

I had a German friend who was a pilot in the German Air Force. He trained in Arizona and was married to a Mexican lady. Since they did not sell Mexican food in German markets back then he would fly in and get me to go to the BX with his list of things his wife need for home cooking. It was fun and I know he appreciated it.

I had to spend quite a bit of time on 15 min. alert and the facility had it's own kitchen. On Thursdays they cooked Mexican and the number of people eating at the alert facility probably doubled or tripled! It got so bad they started requiring reservations for non-alert eaters.

[waterboy]

There are no German food restaurants anywhere in our part of the state that I'm aware of. Therefore, I know absolutely nothing about the food. Some of the stuff I've seen mentioned sound awful good, though. It could be that I'm a little hungry right now, too!:D

[PPHSfan]

When we want good German food we go to Grandbury.