Beef Stew

In Germany, traditional German recipes play a great part during festivals and celebrations. The food and recipes differ according to the region and some foods are linked with the traditions and culture of Germany.

The most famous of German food is their sausages and sauerkraut. However, the different types and specialties differ from region to region and most of them are closely guarded secrets that have been handed down from generation to generation.

Beef Stew

Unfortunately however, traditional German recipes are at the risk of being forgotten due to the emergence of large supermarkets and food outlets where ready to eat popular German food such as sauerkraut dumplings, sauerbraten, etc. can be readily bought. Only a very few of the young generation of Germans know how to prepare traditional German recipes and unless the German art of cooking is revitalized, there is a great risk of the traditional German Recipes passing away into the realms of past and forgotten glories.

Germany is also reputed for its red meat; not only beef and pork but also for its very popular venison and rabbit as well as ham, salami and salted beef and of course the very famous German potato dumplings and other potato dishes that are traditionally consumed with meat.

Some of the more popular Traditional German Recipes are:

- German Frankfurters which are different from the American Frankfurter and is made with smoked pork and served with mustard.

- Sauerkraut is another traditional German recipe which is very popular and is made out of cabbage which is finely sliced and fermented. It can be eaten on its own or used as a part of a recipe.

- Bratwurst is a popular sausage which is prepared out of beef or pork and generally eaten with ketchup or mustard.

- Spatzle is a type of noodles made with flour, eggs and salt and cooked in boiling water and is eaten in the same way we eat noodles with beef, pork or other side dishes.

- Linsen, spätzle und saitenwürstle - This noodle like dish is cooked and eaten with frankfurter-style sausages.

- Kässpätzle - A lovely dish of spatzle which is mixed with grated cheese and fried onions, and baked.

- Gaisburger marsch is made according to a very traditional German recipe where beef stew, containing beef cubes, potatoes and spätzle are topped with onions which is then fried in butter.

For those with a sweet tooth, on top of the list of traditional German recipes is The German variation of our Black forest Gateau called - Schwarzwälder kirschtorte and is a chocolate layer cake sandwiched with whipped crème and cherries and decorated with more cherries and chocolate shavings or Stollen which is more a fruit bread which can be compared to Christmas cake and made with dried fruit.

With so much emphasis placed on food, there is always healthy rivalry between the locals of the region trying to prove that each has the best traditional German Recipes than the other. In order to ensure that the rich traditions of Germany are kept alive, the young must be taught the traditional German Recipes while German migrants should make an effort to teach traditional culinary recipes to their descendents.

During a recent visit to Adelaide in Australia, I was very fortunate in being able to visit a little German village called Handorf where the German heritage is zealously preserved. There were lots of quaint little shops that sold delicious food made according to traditional German Recipes and mouth watering marzipan chocolates, which prove that traditional German Recipes were still doing well in other parts of the world.

Traditional German Recipes

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