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20 classic dishes from Germany, each with a recipe to find and a video showing how it’s made.

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20 dishes

  1. 1

    Sauerbraten

    Beef marinated for days in vinegar, then braised in a sweet-sour sauce.

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    Schweinshaxe

    Roast pork knuckle with crackling and sauerkraut.

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    Bratwurst

    Grilled pork sausage served with mustard in a roll.

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    Currywurst

    Sliced sausage under curried tomato sauce with chips.

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    Königsberger Klopse

    Veal meatballs in caper and cream sauce.

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    Rouladen

    Beef rolls stuffed with bacon, onion and pickle.

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    Kartoffelsalat

    Potato salad, vinegary in the south, creamy in the north.

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    Spätzle

    Soft egg noodles served buttered or with cheese.

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    Maultaschen

    Large Swabian pasta parcels filled with meat and spinach.

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    Eintopf

    One-pot stew of vegetables, pulses and smoked meat.

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    Labskaus

    Corned beef and beetroot hash with herring and fried egg.

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    Weisswurst

    Pale veal sausage eaten before noon with sweet mustard.

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    Kartoffelpuffer

    Fried potato pancakes with apple sauce.

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    Rotkohl

    Red cabbage braised with apple, clove and vinegar.

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    Grünkohl mit Pinkel

    Kale stewed with smoked sausage in the north.

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    Flammkuchen

    Thin crisp tart with crème fraîche, onion and bacon.

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    Brezel

    Lye-dipped pretzel with a dark, salty crust.

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    Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte

    Chocolate sponge with cherries, kirsch and cream.

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    Apfelstrudel

    Apples and raisins rolled in thin pastry.

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    Stollen

    Dense Christmas fruit loaf with marzipan and sugar.

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