There is no single German cuisine, but there are many regional dishes. Different German territory, and even different cuisine, and, in addition, German cuisine influence kitchen neighbouring countries - Switzerland, Belgium and France. German cuisine by themselves become Germans, who let dense, nourishing home food - the stalk pork, rozbrat, shmorbraten, shnelklops, hot or stripes, and this is bound with potatoes and sauce. Therefore, the Germans have learned to maintain products in smoked.Pork - the most common and favorite foods in Germany. Of pork sausages and cook different types of sausages is not less than 1500 kinds of sausages. Cooked or smoked ham - brand dish Germany. Hinking boneless ham, take it from the back. Blood sausage is made with bread, cold.
Bread - another cornerstone of German cuisine. Modern Germany can be found more than 300 types of bread, baked to a dark brown crust and enriched protein. In the world firmly entered cooking and other traditional German pies, for example, Christmas cakes "Stollen and crackers" Lebkuchen ". Also popular cookies with raisins, brandy impregnated, pflaumenkuchen (plum, coffee and almonds), candy-sweet potatoes and a variety of ice cream.
Among regional dishes especially popular flour dumplings "spatzle, Bavarian meatballs" knodel and thick soup of fish, meat, potatoes and salted cucumbers "labskaus" - a traditional dish of Northern Germany.
Traditionally, Germans sit down for the dining table at least five times a day. Traditional German breakfast consists of the loaves or rolls with jam or honey, sausage or ham, cheese, as well as fruits, boiled eggs, yogurt, cottage cheese, oatmeal flakes, tea or coffee. It starts with a soup lunch "Suppe", it should basically dish Hauptspeise ", which was accompanied by a pair of dishes cooked or raw products. It terminates meal "Nachspeise" - and any dessert dishes that are served after the main dish. At dinner that fall on 5-6 pm, usually served cold dishes. The Germans are very respected beer and eating escorted whether beer, wine or champagne "sekt. The Germans also famous for its fresh boiled coffee.
Potatoes prepared in a variety of ways: boiled, grilled, baking and preparing puree. The most traditional dishes of potatoes - "kartoffelpuffer" fried potato pancakes and bratkartolffen "fried potatoes with onion and bacon.
