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German Cuisine

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German Dishes

Black Forest Cake
#1

Black Forest Cake

4.8199 ratings

Chocolate sponge layered with cherries, whipped cream, and kirsch liqueur.

Schnitzel
#2

Schnitzel

4.8876 ratings

Thin veal or pork cutlet, pounded flat, breaded and pan-fried in clarified butter until golden. The Wiener Schnitzel use...

Currywurst
#3

Currywurst

4.7408 ratings

Sliced grilled sausage doused in curried ketchup, a Berlin street-food icon.

Sauerbraten
#4

Sauerbraten

4.7543 ratings

Germany's national dish — beef marinated for days in vinegar, wine, herbs and spices, then slow-braised and served in it...

Bratwurst
#5

Bratwurst

4.71234 ratings

Germany's most famous sausage — pork, veal or beef seasoned with spices, grilled over charcoal and served in a bread rol...

Spaetzle
#6

Spaetzle

4.6412 ratings

Soft, irregular egg noodles, often tossed with butter and cheese.

Pretzel
#7

Pretzel

4.6876 ratings

The iconic twisted bread — chewy inside, deeply brown and glossy outside from a lye bath before baking, finished with co...

Sauerkraut
#8

Sauerkraut

4.4432 ratings

Finely shredded cabbage fermented in its own juice with salt — one of the world's oldest fermented foods and a German st...

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