Germany is a country of traditional pheasant cooking. Built on a solid structure of history and culture. German cooking reflects back on its surroundings and influences of countries around it.
Germany has the greatest varieties of breads in the whole world. From fluffy and white to heavy and wholemeal, poppy seeds, caraway seeds, sesame seeds Germany has them all. To go with breads Germany also has its selections of cheeses, different kinds for different occasions. Cheeses like; Limburger, Munster and Tilsiter are all popular to the local towns and villages.
In German society meat is always a main part of the meal. Pork is the most popular meat and closely following is beef and veal. Seafood is also very popular. Although meat is the major component vegetables have become important as well. Potatoes are part of their staple diet, it can be mashed, fried, boiled and made into dumplings. Another form of vegetable is the ever popular Sauerkraut. Sauerkraut is pickled cabbage and is as frequently used as Australians use tomato sauce. Apples are also widely used, and not just in sweet dishes. They can be stewed to go with pork.
The most famous and well known areas of German cookery of eatery are sausages. Frankfurters, leberwurst, bratwurst, knockwurst, Munchner Weisswurt, Wieners, Wurst, and Nurnberger bratwurst are all different types of sausages popular in Germany. There are, in fact, over fifteen hundred different types of sausage.
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