Americans Try German Food for the First Time
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- We're in Germany and today we are trying German foods we've never tried before for the first time. From schweinshaxe to German sausages to spätzle, we were surprised by many of the foods that we tried.
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You should try the same dish more than once in different venues. The first one you try serves more like a roll model for that dish, but you will almost never get the best or the worst one on your first try.
Tafelspitz with Apfelkren
Fast food Döner Kebap :) Depends where you are, but if you see more locals than tourists go and try. Best case simply ask locals where to go.
käsefondue
try Sauerbraten mit Rotkraut und Klößen
Leberkäse has nothing to do with liver or cheese. the name consists of two words from old german. one is related to loaf ("ein Laib Brot"), the other to case because Leberkäse as well as cheese usually were produced in a case.
endlich einer, der sich auskennt. das macht mir mut!
Leider falsch. In Leberkäse ist Schweineleber. Ohne Leber heißt es Fleischkäs
@@andreasschmitz6972nicht in Bayern! Da ist keine Leber drin
@@RoswithaStraub Interessieren die Bayern irgendeinen? In Bayern heisst es deshalb auch FLEISCHKÄS,E... :)
@@aegirmeingott sometimes google is your friend, and especially wikipedia knows a lot :-)
Ähnliche Diskussionen und Erklärungen kommen immer wieder bei reaction videos, zB zum Thema "Leberkäse (a _loaf_ in a _case,_ 'original bayrisch' wegen geschützter regionaler Bezeichnung nur optional, sonst immer mit Leber) vs Fleischkäse (überall optional mit Leber)" und zum Thema "Frankfurter vs Wiener Würstchen" (im Prinzip beides das gleiche, aber wegen Gesetzen im Mittelalter in Frankfurt zur Trennung von Rind- und Schweine-Metzgereien unterschiedliche Zutatenmischungen, und aktuell nur in Deutschland mit strenger gesetzlicher Regelung zu Name, Tierarten und Region)
Americans inability to use forks properly never ceases to amaze me. 🤣
We learn in a weird way apparently.
@@TheMagicGeekdomWe learn it "our" way, it's not necessarily wrong. It's just another difference between Americans and Germans. It bothers me when Germans say our table manners are "wrong" because if I were to eat the German way, my mom would correct me, and tell me to put my freaking napkin on my lap, which few Germans do. "Proper" use of utensils is a matter of location.
@@LythaWausW i am with you as far as how people use utensils where they are from is their business. As a german in the US for over 25 years, my only beef with the american way, would be that the german way is more efficient. Using both fork and knife at the same time makes sure that you get to eat your first bit right away, and it is easier to get stuff loaded onto the fork with the help of the knife. Also, since we do not cut the meat up all at once, it is still hot when we eat it. Either way, my wife eats the american way, i eat the german way. no fights.
It's actually a weird trend originating from France hundreds of years ago, that the US just kept to this day. Europe basically just moved on from it.@@LythaWausW
@mojojojo11811 If you'll please remind me where the is a global convention on proper utensil usage at table. I will be happy to review and comply, but I am unaware of a universal standard, much less any reason to be condescending about it.
The crackling of the pork knuckle is the best part :)
sauerbraten and Rouladen this is what you have to try. Weiss beer too, I come from a Greek background, and I know all this stuff
Another great video. Please post longer ones though, they're always so enjoyable. I love your descriptions and honest reviews of all the food dishes. Happy traveling. Greetings from Cape Town.
The best way to peel off the Fleischwurst is to make a small cut lengthways and then peel it off first. Then you can eat the sausage more easily!
And you can also use your fingers to peel the sausage if necessary. No need to worry about that!
I love Spundekees.
Und die Kruste von der Haxe ist das Beste, die sah echt gut aus.
The crunchy bits on the pork nuckle is the best
The Kässpätzle look not like house-made. You should try them again in a good Swabian restaurant, where they are made fresh in-house. Or Käsknöpfle in a Badenian restaurant (Badenian Knöpfle are a bit thicker and shorter than Swabian Spätzle, but otherwise essentially the same - Knöpfle means literally "little buttons"). You can get also good Spätzle in Tyrol, but the cheeses can differ from region to region. Swabians have usually half Swiss, half mountain cheese. In the Allgäu some of those would traditionally be replaced by Limburger or Romadur or Backsteinkäse ("brick cheese"), which is bit more strong-tasting.
Fr. The stuff they ordered looked so cheap and cold
The Germans don't mess about with food. Good wholesome hearty real food. Kaffee und Kuchen is the equivalent of the UK's afternoon tea.
Come to Cologne, we have great brewerys and, kölsch beer of course 😊
The word "Leberkäse" has not the meaning it is supposed to have. In this case, the word "Leber" does not mean "liver". Many Germans don't know it, but the Leber in Leberkäse comes from Laib (loaf). It is a loaf cheese. Also Käse is not meant as "fermented milk", but in the very old meaning of "curdled". It's a curdled loaf, hashed meat baked together.
A similar confusion is connected with the word Leberwurst - liver sausage, which also originally meant loaf sausage. But here, the confusion was so great, that about 20 years ago, Germany had to change the respective laws. Now, Leberwurst actually has to contain liver, which was not a requirement before, as it never meant liver to begin with.
(In Austria, which has a similar cooking culture, both words are less confusing, as the Leberkäse is called Fleischkäse - meat cheese, and the Leberwurst is called Streichwurst - spread sausage.)
PS: To me, the best way to eat Leberkäse is with fried potatoes, spinach and a fried egg.
Great video again both. Pork knuckle is my absolute favourite when we go to Germany. We found it can taste different from place to place but when you get that perfect place, it’s 👨🍳💋 (that’s supposed to be a chefs kiss).
The cheese noodles looked great too
My mouth got watery when I saw that Schweinshaxe, which I didnt have in a way, way, way to long time... need to change that ASAP!
The Käsespätzle looked great too! My mom makes a nice one and we just had it maybe a month ago, when she invited us to lunch.
Great Video and Greetings from Mainz :-)
The best is to ask the locals about what dish to try in the region you currently stay. They also give you a recommendation about where to get it best quality and best made.
With some luck you are righ regarding taste snd quality. But actually most people dont have any clue of good food. My experiences over decades. But for regional specialities you are right
The "Eisgrub" in Mainz...good place to eat 👍😎
Restaurant with package mustard?😂 exactly my humor😂😂😂😂 so bad😂😂😂
Hi, great video. You need to try Sauerbraten with red cabbage, it is great. Also, if you are in a bakers pick up some onion bread (zwiebelbrot). If you see a supermarket called Rewe, they are fantastic, they always have a cafe, so you can have your kaffee and kuchen.
I'd better recommend going to an artisanal bakery and get there Zwiebelbrot. :)
Nice review trying German.
the crust! the crust! the crust!! Is the beeeeeest!!!
if you make it towards franconia i recommend "Schaeufele" rather than Schweinshaxe . shoulder rather than knuckle and the crust is cut in a criss cross pattern, this makes it easier to enjoy the crust. note: in Baden a schaeufele is something different altogether.
The food in Germany is of a completely different quality than in England and the USA
Yes, it deserves to be called food. In England and the USA it's just processed industrial items.
You need to try jagershnitzel mit brat kartoffeln.
:D greetz from a small village near Mainz
Have a nice time in my hometown
Jäger Schnitzel and Zigeuner Schnitzel are two wonderful German dishes that you absolutely MUST try. (Hunter's cutlet and Gypsy cutlet.) The first is a breaded pork cutlet with a mushroom sauce and the second is the same cutlet but with a Red/Green bell pepper and onion sauce. They are absolutely delicious! 😍😍😍
Unless you get to East Germany, then Jägerschnitzel is fried Jagdwurst... Zigeunerschnitzel nowadays is called Ungarische Art...🤓
I´m 45 min. away from Mainz worked there a couple of times it´s a nice City yes
Try some German Frikadellen's guys... They're essentially cooked and beautifully seasoned Pork Patties... And are very similar to Beef Burger Patties... They can be eaten either hot as part of a main meal... Or they can be served cold from the fridge... And will sometimes be offered as bar snacks while you're out and about of an evening having a cold beer. 🍺👍
Fleischküchle...❤
I like them cold "mit senf" lovely
i describe Fleischkuechle to americans as a 50/50 pork and beef burger with the "fixings" inside, onion inside versus on top, some bread cubes inside rather than a bun on the outside, all pepper, paprika, cayenne, coriander, etc in the inside.... so much better than your average burger. There are certainly great "premium" burgers at restaurants here in the US, but your average fast food burger has NOTHING on a fleischkuechle. pair with potato salad, or Wirsing and potatoes. and yes, they are great cold, too
"handkäs mit musik" and "zwiebelkuchen" are also good in the region
„Leberkäse“ got its name because its finely ground meat looks a little bit like liver. Any kind of forced or pressed mass was called a „cheese“ in the old days. For example an „almond cheese“ was a name used for marzipan.
I would love to see Germany some day! Me being a paranormal enthusiast I would do nothing but ghost hunt over there 😅
That is an EXCEPTIONAL Schweinehaxe - I'm so jealous......... usually they're slightly crispy on the outside, but then a LOT of gloopy fat surrounding the meat........ It's a favourite thing at Oktoberfest......... last one I had I cut off more than half of what was on the plate as it wasn't crispy
I love almost all German food. The cakes or Kuchen/Torten are fantastic.
that pork dish looked delicious, love pork crackling too
Try the Mettbrötchen. Don't Google it though before you order it. If you're heading to Cologne or Düsseldorf, try the Poldi sandwich from MangalxPodolski kebab places. 👌🏻
hab mich lang geweigert da essen zu gehen weil ich nicht einsehe mich fürn döner anzustellen.
als mal leer war hab ich mal probiert und hasse es wie gut er tatsächlich schmeckt. definitiv einer meiner lieblingsdöner heute.
und köln ist er aber bei 7,50€ mittlerweile somit nur für anlässe für mich :)
@@ClownsVeranstaltungen2023 Ja, ich musste die Preise leider anpassen.
Yeah, you stay in my Home City Mainz (Meenz am Rhoi).😊
That hock looked delicious and the crackling to die for. Meat consumption in Germany is currently at its lowest since WWII, the experts can't decide whether inflation or the rise in flexitarians' and less being eaten. Red meat and pork products dropped sharply, poultry less so.
Potato salad: the topic to start at least a bar brawl, reaching right up to civil war, if you declare that ONLY your Oma/grandma made the single, real potato salad. All others are "wrong".
Watch the facial expressions freeze upon such a declaration 😂😂😂
Everyone has their own favorite potato salad. Mayo-, vinegar-, or broth-based, with or without eggs, gheekins, white or red onions, baccon... The list of acceptable or unacceptable ingredients goes on and on and leads to separate side skirmishes in the potato civil war...😂😂😂
Potatoes, mayo, sauteed white onions, gherkins and minced eggs, seasoned with pepper and salt. Maybe a little bit of broth. That's a proper potato salad and I'll die on that hill, fork in hand!
Same happens in Italy when you ask how the local speciality is prepared.
@@Flamebeard0815 aaaaand... the war is off... 😂😂
No Mayo, No Mayo, never, never, never! @@Flamebeard0815
Must try ROULADEN!!!!
He crsty part is the best part of the knuckle!!!
I lived in Germany for nine years back in the 90's. Loved all of the local food! I never converted to German wine - Riesling was far too sweet for me.
Cara loves a Riesling. I'm not the biggest fan either.
That crazy, there are so many wonderful dry German wines.
They do produce some dry wines but limited regions and quantity due to the cooler climate producing sweeter grapes as spend longer on the vines to ripen.
There are very, very dry Riesling wines in Germany.
Try other sour sorts like Kerner...
The best thing about a pork knuckle is the crust and when everything is still nice and hot!
handmade Spätzle are much better than the ones you had
I guess the food in Bavaria is quite different to that of Hamburg (more fish) and Berlin (more international).
superb t-shirt as per usual. generally I avoid french sausages, but german sausages are excellent as is german food generally. can't say that seriously, lol. however, french patisserie's are amazing.
If you're doing a food tour of Germany, you have to find a Schnell-Imbiss (a schnellie in british soldier speak) and try a currywurst mit pommes frites. It's the food of the gods. Some pubs will also serve currywurst, it was staple fare for British soldiers. Enjoy your trip.
Growing up in Germany as a Pads Brat currywürst is soul food to me 😊
@@MarcsCupofTeaIts without the ü tho
Would definitely recommend Mettbrötchen as a lunch snack and if you see them on a menu you could do a lot worse than Maultaschen. Also potato salad varies a lot throughout Germany. Sauerebraten is going to make you very happy too. And because you are in Germany, Döner Kebab ;)
"Wein auf Bier, das rat´ ich Dir, Bier auf Wein, das lass ein"
This is an old German saying which means "drink wine after beer, but never beer after wine"
And yes, there is something to it, you will notice it ;-)
Das ist sowohl vom Sinn dieses Spruchs als auch von der Wirkung Unfug. Dieser Spruch bezieht sich entgegen landläufiger Meinung nicht auf die Verträglichkeit, sondern auf die finanzielle Leistungsfähigkeit zum Erwerb dieser Getränke im Laufe des Lebens. Also mit billigeren Bier anfangen und auf den teureren Wein umsteigen können als umgekehrt müssen 😉
So sieht‘s aus, das ist eher ein Alter Spruch über sozialen Ab/Aufstieg und hat rein gar nichts mit der Verträglichkeit zu tun.
6:05 that ringtone in the back from the landline is so german, i can still hear it in my dreams from when i was young. No really its so wildly spead all over germany, i think everybody knows it.
This one for offices and the doctors ringtone :D czcams.com/video/0KCiXrSzQ6I/video.html
RIP Gigaset
One word…..Yum! I want some of all of it!!!
It was great!
You can eat the whole Sausage and the whole Schweinshaxe (the crunchy "Kruste" ist the best part). Without the Bone of course 😅
It looks like Bavaria. If you come nearly Berlin you have to try Döner Kebab. Vegetables and souce u can choose always.
3 different souce types: garlic/yellow, herbs/white, chili/red(hot). Guten Appetit.
We have had dinner kebab, but not in Berlin. We still need to go there.
German food makes British food look relatively sophisticated
🤣
You are really a funny guy! 😂
so true :) Hopefully british food also contain less carbs. Maybe this is why Americans love german food so much.
Black Forrest Gatteau, Rouladen, Sauerbraten
Käsespätzle are the South german Mac and cheese, but in better...🤣🤣
True. But who uses only Emmentaler? There has to be at least one brick of Limburger (diced) in there per 500g of Spätzle.
Give me Greg,s Sausage Roll Any time
Probiert doch mal Mettbrötchen 🎉
Since I'm from the far north of Germany, I still think the Käselespätzle is a thing to try and master. Make it your own. So simple. @ first look.
But there MUST be a reason, why this siple dish has become so very popular.
Just my 2 cents.
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Fault : you should try Käsespätzle not out of Baden-Würtemberg or Bavaria....there you will get the original and good Käsespätzle :)
You usually don't eat the skin of the Fleischwurst
If you alrdy are in my region ill give you some of my personal favorites and some stuff to try:
First of all: Go to a butcher and see, if you can get your hand on a Mettbrötchen. Its raw minced port, yes, its safe to eat raw here, with onions and pepper. Perfect for a hearty breakfirst.
Next: Try the red wines of the region. Rheinlandpfalz and especially Rheinhessen have some of Germanys best wines.
Then: Try Handkäs mit Musik. Its a cheese made from raw milk, thats usually cured on a vinnegraitte and served with hearty dark bread.
You should also give Saumagen a shot. It translates to pig stomach, but its just a saussage filled with potatoes and carrots, things that pigs usually eat.
Kässpätzle and Haxe are typically more southern things, you can get better in Baden Würtemberg and Bavaria.
Holy shit. Fully out of context. But at first glance I really thought it is Peter Ustinov. The similarity is astounding.
Yes, there is a similarity. Except for the hair colour, of course.
Porknucle crunchy skin is the best. yam yam Trust me
I heard “a mental cheese” - then got it.
Emmentaler Käse... Emmental cheese..🤣🤣🤣
*Mettbrötchen+Zwiebeln* ^^
Leberkäse and Fleischwurst is similar????? Well, try Leberkäse or actually propably Fleischkäse in the are you are currently visiting.
Why did you only eat the inside of the sausage? 🤔
I LOVE the Taylor Swift t-shirt :D and it's spuendekaes............ (Spundekäs) :)
Schweinshaxe - i normally eat it like a caveman. Only at home of course - not at a restaurant. If its done right - its just the best way to consum protein.
I fed up w people on yt saying stuff like they r trying potatoes or watching a film or hearing a pop song for the first time when they're clearly not,, I mean id understand if it was moose ice-cream or even calamari 😅😅😂🎉
The Käsespätzle looked weird, like drown in some kind of cream sauce?!
You should learn how to hold a wine glass 🍷
yummmmmmmy.-))lecker
Hey i hope you liked Mainz, you walked across my house when filming and i was really baffled when i found your video just now... 😅
Bautzner!
Lieber lecker Matjes oder Krabbenbrötchen 🤣😇
❤❤🥰🥰🤩🤩👍👍
Don't worry vegetarians : there is still plenty of German vegetarian food and foreign cuisine in every German city (Italian, Asian, Middle Eastern).
This was definitely not a Weißwurst. 😒As a Bavarian I feel hurt.
awesome video. Just a little tip: you can eat the skins too, from the sausages AND the Schweinshaxe (that is the best). The only sausages where you dont eat the skin are the Weiswurst ones from Bavaria. Usually in Germany we are big about eating all the parts of the animal, or at least most of them :)
The best way to find good food is asking locals.
Yeeeaahh - the Taylor Swift shirt :D :D
German food is so under rated
It was so good!
why are you holding the fork like a child... wtf is this, its so painful to watch 😂
but i still enjoyed the video, i like when people interested in our culture. greetings from cologne
Wienerschnitzel???
Schweinshaxen or Leberkäse are Bavarian food.
The USA has 50 States and each State has its own identity... so why do americans always think there is one Germany and we are All like the Mountaindwellers down there?
Germany has 16 federal states and those were hundreds of small kingdoms etc...... each state is different. In Tradition, Food and Landscape....
Got to say, that a Schweinshaxe without any brown gravy is a bit weird for me. I normally know it to be served with brown gravy and Knödel. xD
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Dear American friends, before you eat in a German restaurant for the first time, please learn to use a knife and fork correctly. If you are unsure then let us explain it to you. It hurts my soul when I see this lady tearing at the pork knuckle.
Normally in England we eat the Hock cold with piccalilli and salad. It's delicious!
That sounds nice.
"Germany" actually is Deutschland.
Whoever told you to remove the skin of the wurst should be punished severly. As punishment I suggest he has to eat Leberkäse with Ketchup
Sorry Leberkäse is not a sausage !!! Why you both eat only in southgermany? This stay not for complet germany !
The food looks great, but Americans handle the cutlery like a child.
We apparently learn different than you do.
@@TheMagicGeekdomI learned from German friends that they handle cutlery very differently to the British. The fork is used more like a shovel. Whereas for some strange reason in England we use the fork the other way around and strangely balance the food on top.
CRINGE
hy the hell is it that most Americans think that the kitchen of southern Germany is a standard for all of Germany? We love our currywurst and our chips, we love fish in all variations, we are the northern states of Germany, where Döner and the suchlike are king, beer is also our national drink, Jever, Becks, etc.
remember Bayern is not Germany....
not ONLY germany^^
this is bavarian food. not german food. eat döner if you want german food.
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German white wine - there are far more than 1000 varieties. A single winemaker probably has over 10 different wines in its range, when is al little winemaker. This is not a consistent product. Supermarket wines have a certain consistent taste because they mix several wines accordingly. You can do that, then it's just cooperative wine. The spectrum ranges from sour to sweet or from tart to fruity. You can't order a wine and know what German white wine tastes like. I suspect that you didn't know exactly what kind of wine you were ordering. It's not that easy and only the waitress who has already drunk it knows that.
You have to go to the winemaker, tell him what you have in mind and he will find something that suits your taste. Most of the time they aren't that expensive either. These utopian high-priced wines, in the four-figure range, are more of a show for the rich to brag or for collectors. I not doubt that you can drink it.
Just like champagne. Because someone came up with a seal of quality, established a name (americans like names) and thus drove up the price. Some winemakers have Sekt that is in no way inferior to them and is affordable.
It is funny how selective you are about the food, like taking the skin of the sausage... Very seldom you will get something inedible -- naturally, bones are excepted. German chefs even learn that nothing inedible belongs on the plate.
You shouldn't eat some plastic skin though... 😉
German white wine is underrated
^^ Käsespätzle is the healthy version and macncheese is the American unhealthy version... XD 😉🥳🤣🤣🤣