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[–] 69 points 2 years ago (4 children)

As a Brit living in another country, I get this too. People make jokes about me liking Doctor Who, drinking lots of tea and having bad teeth.

How dare you but also that is completely accurate.

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    [–] 58 points 2 years ago (6 children)
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    [–] 49 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    Diese Kommentarsektion ist nun Eigentum der Bundesrepublik Deutschland

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    [–] 38 points 2 years ago (11 children)

    I spent a month in Germany last year. Turns out the most authentic German food is currywurst and middle eastern food lol.

    But maybe that's just in Berlin. They probably have good potato based dishes in Bavaria.

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  • [–] 42 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (7 children)

    Bavaria is probably the most "German" german region. That's where all the lederhosen stereotypes come from.

    Basically it's the Texas of Germany. Old school, religious, and conservative.

    Edit: in the very rural parts, they even have their own dialect that to some Germans is almost completely unintelligible. I realized this when I took German language classes in high school in the USA and what they were having me learn was very much NOT the way my Bavarian mother spoke to me. It felt kind of irritating when they told me I was pronouncing things wrong and my grammar was wrong when I fuckin' lived there as a child and spoke it fluently.

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  • [–] 24 points 2 years ago (6 children)

    Well it's the part where after the second world war Americans temporarily governed and American soldiers and their families where stationed. So all they ever saw of Germany was Bavaria. They took their experience back home and so the image spread.

    Northern Germany is nothing like southern Germany. Yes they like their beer, but Bratwurst and pretzels? More fish and bread.

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  • I was with you in the first half. But northern Germany still loves their beer and brats. We had bbqs almost every weekend and if you didn't have beer and brats, you might as well not have a party.

    Although there almost always way just a full fish on the grill at some point only in northern Germany so I will give you that.

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  • [–] 10 points 2 years ago

    Nah you are close. We eat "Döner" (a turkish dish modified for Germany, basically a german invention) curry wurst and "Wiener Schnitzel" with french fires.

    We drink beer all over the country but about every 50 km you have a different kind of beer that is prefered and don't you dare to say a different beer is better.

    Also the glasses in which the beer is drunken grows from north to south.

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    [–] 31 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    It's still Bretzel.
    Pretzl is like the disabled version of it.

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    [–] 30 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    I spent some time in Germany last year, and the pretzels/sauerkraut/doner/spaetzel/currywurst are all top notch.

    But holy fuck, fleishkase. I haven't been able to stop thinking about it since I returned to the US. I've looked up how to make it several times, but it seems pretty complicated. Damn me and my lazy American tendencies.

    That and the beer. I discovered that Dunkels are my fucking jam. Ugh, so good.

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  • [–] 20 points 2 years ago (8 children)

    TIL that they call it "Fleischkäse" in Germany... Here in Austria it's "Leberkäse" (liver cheese) even though there isn't any liver in it (anymore).

    But yes, nothing better than a Semmel with a thick slice of Leberkäse. ❤️

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    [–] 29 points 2 years ago (10 children)

    Food in Germany is highly regional. You can have Kebab everywhere. The Sauerkraut beer and pretzels thing is mostly just Bavaria in the south. At the north sea and Baltic sea you got lots of fish naturally. In Hamburg you have Croques, Aalsuppe and further north Lapskaus. In the southern neighbor state to Bavaria you have Spätzle. And so on.

    The beer also changes depending on region. Weißbier in the south and more mild beer in general down there. The north prefers beer with stronger taste that is more bitter generally.

    There are few German foods which are generally accepted in all regions. Currywurst is one I'd say. Maybe grill Hähnchen as well although in the eat it'll be called Broiler while in the north noone has ever heard that word. Bratkartoffeln might also be pretty universal although ingredients probably differ. Egg or no egg, pickles or not.

    Tldr German food is very different depending on region.

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    [–] 21 points 2 years ago

    To be fair, no need to be German to love sauerkraut, beer and bretzels.

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  • [–] 14 points 2 years ago (12 children)

    Though what Americans think of as a pretzel is just a sad squiggle of brown dough.

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    [–] 13 points 2 years ago

    To be fair, the only sauerkraut I've ever had that actually tasted good was part of a dish made by a German immigrant (in America).

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  • [–] 13 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Germany has great food! 👍

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    [–] 11 points 2 years ago

    How is that an insult? Those are amazing parts of German culture.

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    [–] 8 points 2 years ago

    This guy's name is Michael Mittermeier fyi! He's been a comedian for ages!

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  • [–] 8 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Mettwurst, pickles and salami are part of my eating habits I exported. Getting good sauerkraut is difficult even in Germany, it's all just the cheap vinegar stuff instead of lactaid acid.

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    [–] 8 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    It’s ok, like nothing special. Grünkohl is way better but I have another favourite. I would share it, but it’s so regional I’d basically doxx myself. And even if you’d know it, you don’t want to know what it’s made of ^^

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    [–] 7 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Strange, I am German and I hate all three.

    Best dish is dumplings with roulade and red cabbage.

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  • [–] 16 points 2 years ago (6 children)

    I think hating all three goes too far. Now Sauerkraut can be an acquired taste. I get that. Some people would hate on you for hating beer but I get that too. Hating pretzels however shows that you are a horrible person. Or you need to avoid gluten and you are jealous us others can eat pretzels. Cus pretzels are amazing. One of the two.

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