Questions with this tag should be about traditional ingredients, preparations or dishes from Germany - such as schnitzel, spaetzle,or strudel. Questions about ingredients common to German style cooking, but which aren't about a specific German dish, should not use this tag.
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Is Spaetzle a pasta or a dumpling?
Is it a pasta or a dumpling and what is the difference?
To me, a pasta is smooth and shaped and doesn't have any "filling" (but can have ingredients added to color or flavor it before it is shaped) ...
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What is Spaetzle? How is it cooked?
We had Spaetzle for lunch today. I've never had Spaetzle and couldn't figure out the ingredients or cooking method.
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How can I replicate authentic German potato dumplings?
I lived in Southern Germany (Bavaria) for 5 years and while over there, my family fell in love with potato dumplings. I’m talking about the ones that are the size of a baseball. Here is a picture I ...
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Döner Kebab Spices?
I'm trying to replicate the spice mix used for Döner Kebab. I am interested in spice combinations from any area. However, I am most interested in which spices are used to prepare it around western ...
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What are the key differences between brats in Germany and the USA?
I lived in Germany for 6 months, I ate a lot of bratwurst during that time. It was very very good.
Here in the U.S. the bratwurst does not taste the same. I want a brat like the ones in I had in ...
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Where does the shape of pretzels come from?
I wonder where the shape of pretzels originated.
My guesses:
The holes make it easy to put them on a stick or rope and store them in a place (under the roof?) where mice would not get it.
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Ratatouille Strudel
We often have strudel for a vegetarian lunch option. Today's strudel was Ratatouille Strudel. What is strudel and what are the nutritional facts?
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Advice on meat cuts for German rouladen
I've been trying to figure out the best cut of beef to use for a German rouladen recipe. From the butcher and Google searches I've seen advice ranging from slicing flank steak (how would that work?) ...
