In Deutschland, choosing a less-than-typical dietary routine can be difficult when you’re looking for authenticity. In major cities, alternative diets are more trendy, making it easier to find restaurants, street food, and products in stores. Luckily, my friends and I stayed with a vegetarian Couchsurfing host, and we were able to cook and try several traditional delicious dishes.
Dishes to try
Reibeplätzchen: potato pancakes with onion, egg, and flour
Apple sauce: usually eaten with the potato pancakes.
Pumpernickel: rye bread PACKED with fiber, delicious when topped with quark (a strained sour milk) and spring onion.
A special thanks to my friend, Sebastian Bremicker, for teaching me these recipes and for being an awesome Couchsurfing host.
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Actually, Germany has one of the highest rate of vegetarianism in Europe (after Italy and UK) and a German pretzel with a beer is one of the best things to eat on this planet.
Yes! I was very excited about the pretzel. It wasn’t as good as I’d hoped, but maybe I got unlucky and went to the wrong place. The beer definitely did not disappoint, though ? I love that it is cheaper than a can of Coke.