I know we’ve lived in Germany for over a year now, but we haven’t eaten very much German food since we got here. The reason for that is because it is so SO expensive. For our family to eat a simple meal in a restaurant, it costs 50-60 Euro, or about $75. That’s way too much in my opinion. So we mostly eat at home, or go for fast food when we are out and about. However, all that went out the window the past several weeks with all of our traveling. We ate a LOT of traditional German meals in all kinds of restaurants, guesthouses, sidewalk cafes, and more. Here are photos of our dishes (some of them are partially eaten because I didn’t get the camera out fast enough).
A few notes: It is REALLY hard to find chicken on a German menu. I don’t like pork, but sometimes that was the only option. When you do find chicken, it’s fantastic. French fries go with pretty much everything. German desserts are awful, with the exception of eis (ice cream) which is delightfully fabulous. Another thing they do well is soup!
This post makes me miss my exchange in Mannheim! And of cos all the german food when we headed to Munich for Oktoberfest!!!
thanks for sharing!!
felicia
http://dishbydish.net
Yes, it is indeed frustrating how expensive eating out can be in Germany. And we lack that family type restaurants you can find in the USA. Hang in there. For German food ideas, perhaps stop by my blog if you feel like it: morethanbratwurst.com.
All the best
There are a ton of great recipes on your blog! Thanks for sharing! I agree that most German restaurants are not family-friendly. The servers are usually very kind, but the restaurants just aren’t set up to allow for a family, especially one with young children, to enjoy a meal. The food is usually pretty fantastic, though. And, like you say, there is a lot more to German food that just bratwurst.