German cuisine Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
culinary traditions of Germany
About German cuisine
German cuisine has traditionally been affected to a large degree by the (seasonal) availability of certain ingredients and the climate. As Germany has colder winters than the Mediterranean countries, it historically had a stronger focus on simple and hearty meat dishes, particularly pork. Like its neighboursPoland,Austriaand theCzech Republic, with which it shares quite a bit in culinary terms, Germany was and is a big producer and consumer of all kinds of sausages that are fried, smoked, dried, steamed, cooked or eaten raw. A particular German treat is breakfast (Frühstück), which can last hours on a lazy Sunday forenoon and usually includes jams, rolls, coffee and hot chocolate but also savoury treats like sausage. German cuisine also has a lot in common with that of theFrenchregion ofAl
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