Food, Wine & Beer Cont.

Wine
Germany has 13 wine growing regions which is surprisingly many despite of Germany's northern location. Most are located around Rhine as it is the par t of Germany that receives the most sunshine. However it is in Pfalz, Palatinate that produces the largest annual vintage. But when high quality wines are concern Mosel valley is well known for them.

 

Beer
Germany is a beer-lover’s paradise. Famous for Oktoberfest a beer festival, Germany has a total of 1270 breweries with around 5000 different beer labels and produces 10 percent of the world’s beer supply. Beer drinking is deeply rooted in their culture; they drink the second largest amount of beer per capita after the Czechs.

Brewing for more than 1000 years

Disco edition

Oktoberfest

Food, Wine & Beer

What does a typical German eat and drink? Looking into their food and drink is important as these two elements are significant manifestations of culture. This post will cover Germany's culinary landscape, wine and most importantly beer cultures.

German Cuisine

German cuisine has Mediterranean influences from immigrants who have set up restaurants all over country that date back since the 1960s. This is what makes German cuisine so interesting with the blends and mix of Greek, Italian, Spanish, Turkish and Yugoslavian cooking.

With all these influences from globalisation, there are still a few traditional food staples that are unique to the German diet. The three staples are bread, sausages and potato – Kartoffel.

There are about 200 kinds of bread of which their styles range from light and crusty, with nuts or sunflower seeds and many other different varieties.

Volkornbrot

Leinsamenbrot

Pumpernickle

Roggenbrot

Germany is just as famous for their sausage, the Wurst. Just like German bread, there hundreds of different kinds of sausages. About 1500 varieties of sausages are said to be existed.

To see how Wurst are made: Sausage Making.

The last staple which is the Kartoffel , is cooked in basically any way. The Germans have come up with dozens of creative ways to cook this lowly vegetable.

Now that the staples have been identified, what are some typical German dishes?

1.      Sauerbraten (marinated beef pot-roast served with red cabbage and dumplings)

2.      Rinderouladen (Beef rolls)

3.      Schweinshaxn (roast pork knuckle)

Federal Republic of Germany

Germany lies at the very heart of Europe. With its extraordinary variety of natural landscapes varying from flat plains dotted with small lakes, marshes, heaths and undulating hills to the complicated patchwork of mountain, rivers and valleys. These picture postcard landscapes are a breathtaking, significant part of Germany.

Populated by 82 million inhabitants in a 356,959 square kilometre area, Germany is very densely populated on top of that being a developed country it is surprising that only 14% of its natural environment is built up. The rest of the natural landscape has managed to still be intact. This could be due to the fact that in general Germans are more environmentally conscious. The German term for it would be Umweltbewusstsein. A country where recycling is top priority, it can be considered as part of the German culture.

Germany has a fairly temperate climate. Within Germany however there are great variations in the climate; in some parts like the Moselle and Rhine valleys they have a relatively mild climate while the southern, eastern, as well as higher elevation areas have colder winters.

Because of its natural beauty, rich culture and historical landmarks, and being a developed country, Germany has always been a tourist county.

Uncovering Germany's Culture and Tradition

In the earlier video, Travel Germany, it depicts the front tourist space of Germany.How Germany markets herself to the world as a tourism destination. However the next few upcoming post will be uncovering the true essence of the culture and tradition of Germany.

Some of the content which will be covered would be:

• Germany's culture and traditions
• Indigenous groups in Germany 
• Their languages  
• Their mode of education
• Types of Leisure Programmes
• What Germany is known for?

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