Before arriving in Germany, the only experience I had with a local butcher was Alice's long-term love interest, Sam, on the The Brady Bunch. He visited many a Friday night during my tween and teen years.
But drive through the Bavarian countryside, and you'll see a metzgerei ~ the German word for butcher ~ on every corner, around every bend…and sometimes in between.
Germans take their meats seriously.
If someone could please diagram and label the above, I'd be most appreciative.
And then, there's the bäckerei/konditorei…bakery and pastry shops. Otherwise known as "I died and have gone to heaven."
The second day we were in town, we were treated to a bread tasting. There was lots of information we never actually got to (umm, if you look closely, explanations of the grains were in German and we were TASTING more than we were being educated….).
The local bäckerei/konditorei is not limited to assorted breads…their desserts will make you weep with joy. Visual feasts, scrumptious eats.
And though I took this at another bäckerei, buttered pretzels are a very common German snack. And they're delicious.
I'm kinda in trouble…aren't I?
Yes you are! I think I gained 10 pounds just looking at all those meats and breads…Oops, just drooled on my keyboard. LOL!
I can’t see my comment.
I said that the last picture is probably a “Mettwurst” and the one before a Gelbwurst (yellow sausage) I don’t know why it’s called like that, because it’s not yellow.
These are all things of my childhood, but most of them I get here (Belgium) now too.
I think there is no other country which has such a variety of bread !
Yes, you’re so in trouble.
I loved carbs before I moved here…. And seriously, I could live in a tent outside our local bakery! 🙂
Yes, Yes, Yes
Trouble with a capital T –
Enjoy the trouble!!!
C’est la vie – or however you say that in German.
Wow.
That looks reeeeealllllly good.
I’m feeling hungry now… although I don’t think there’s anything in my fridge that looks as good as that!
Wow. just wow!
Leslee, ha! Be careful ;).
Gattina, We can’t believe the varieties of bread or sausages. The thing is, I’ve never been one to care for sausages or pressed meats; BUT, these are homemade, fresh…and so far, I found a few that taste good. I still fight my mental barrier though.
Sidnie, the only thing that might save me is I can’t make up my mind WHAT to get, so sometimes I get nothing. Sometimes.
Tonya, you have ME wondering what the German equivalent is! Funny.
handsfull, we really are trying to experiment….which is easy, since EVERYTHING is new to us!
Sarah, xo