As I’m sure you all know, Germans love their potatoes. There are two main ways they are cooked as a foundation for a variety of potatoes dishes – boiled with skin off (Salzkartoffel), or with the skin on (Pellkartoffel). I just want to quickly demonstrate both ways so that in the future I can just refer back to…
Side Dishes
Bavarian Style Sauerkraut
There are few things that invoke the thoughts about German food like mentioning sauerkraut. It literally translates to “sour cabbage”, which I’m sure is already causing some folks to make a face. I feel like sometimes it gets a bad wrap. Trust me when I say that German sauerkraut is not supposed to…
Creamy German Cucumber Salad (Gurkensalat)
Gurkensalat! Cucumber salad! There’s not much I can say about this delicious, creamy, dilly, crunchy salad other than it’s one of my absolute favourites. It’s one of those tastes that will always take me straight back to childhood because it was something my Mother made often. It can be enjoyed any time of…