Many moons have past since The Hamburger has spoken.
But as I have returned from travels afair in Baveria and Sylt, and I am now Shogun of Japan (Shogun Total War 2 is totally worth your time http://www.totalwar.com/shogun2 ), I have some time to muse. I wanted to write about some fine German foods of which I have consumed.
Pigs and potatoes form the stable of the Germanic post Colombian Exchange diet ( Colombian Exchange thats after Europe and the Americas played swapsies with all there food and animals for all you non history majors out there). With these two lifeforms, in a variety of combinations there of, one can line ones belly sufficient to write philosophy, classical music and/or have a crack at a couple of world wars.
Now German food does not have the best of reputations. It does not have the flair of Italian dishes or the fine vino of Frankreich, but I for one love it. It is hearty, heavy and full of protein and carbohydrates. Having survived one Northern European winter, I understand this requirement. One of my favorite is Labskaus.
Now I know what you are thinking, something like along the lines of OMFG! That shit is rank ><o
But this famous Northern European dish was a favorite among German Fishermen as if could be made with non perishable goods. It is in effect mashed potato with corn beef and beetroot, topped with a fried egg or two, with a gerkin on the side, and a raw salted herring. Yeah boi! I was ready to board the Bismark after consuming this fine sustenance. The Frauline and I recently cooked this for a friend from NZ. It was one of the rare occasions that he got his camera out. So I knew we had made and impression...
Another
Spargel Sause Hollandaise. As you can see, white, yes white, asparagus served with the humble spud, normally ham and hollandaise sauce. Despite Germans ability to speak English, they refuse for reasons unknown to utter this title using known German grammar.( I have been subsequently informed by the Frauline that that is because the Fraulein has just informed me that it is because that is how the French say it.) The asparagus itself is relativly boring, but together with the ham and sauce, it makes a fine meal. It is very sesaonal and I can image people living in Germania for times beyond comprehension eating this dish.
While both of these are fine dishes, here is the German equivalent of Fish and Chips. The mighty Currywurst mit Pommes!
The lining of of every true German boozers stomach!While it bears the name Curry it is not really that hot at all. A otherwise boring and cheap wurst is fried and drowned in a sweet bbq/tomato sauce and sprinkled with basic curry powered served with the humble French fry. Many have I consumed, many will I consume. So culturally en-grained is this dish that there is a famous song sung by a popular comedian Herbert Grönemeyer. We had to sing this inmy German class. Suffice to say it was a long day. Death comes in many forms. Including below.
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