Monday, May 4. 2009

Frankfurter Food

Germany gets a completely undeserved poor reputation for its food.  I've been to Germany several times now, and I'll tell you that German cuisine is definitely worth exploring.  Tastes good, too.  Frankfurt makes sure you know it's about the food from the moment you exit the main train station; above is a vegetable seller set up just inside the station.  As you can also see, it's white asparagus season.

The ubiquitous and justly maligned Frankfurt fast food is the "Doner Kebab", which is the same thing as gyros or schwarma, except in Turkish.  There are doner kebab places every 40 meters in Frankfurt's historical center. 

There's even one on a boat on the Main, being patronized by students from the nearby universities.

What Frankfurt is famous for, though, is apfelwein.  This is a sour, dry apple cider which is sold by the glass or ceramic pitcher in Frankfurt taverns everywhere.  It's cheap and low-alcohol, so get a pitcher.  

I wanted some apfelwein, so we headed down to Zum Gemalten Haus.  This is a very nice and "traditional" pub.

On a warm night, you can sit out in their beautifully decorated courtyard.  

You'll probably have to share a large table with some nice German folks, or with other tourists.



Kris had roast beef in "green sauce", another Frankfurter food.  Green sauce is make with parsley, onions, other herbs, and sour cream. 

Unfortunately, traditional Frankfurter food is not friendly to vegetarians.  I had to make do with another traditional dish: boiled eggs in green sauce.

Afterwards, you can get some ice cream.
Posted by The Fuzzy Chef in Food Tourism at 10:39 | Comments (4) | Trackbacks (0)
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I don't know much about German food. Thanks for this post. I am always glad to learn more about local and global cuisines.
#1 Ben (Homepage) on 2009-05-04 22:00 (Reply)
Studied in Austria and have fond memories of many foods.
#2 claudia (Homepage) on 2009-05-05 11:42 (Reply)
Ben, Claudia, Thanks! Wecome to the blog.
#3 FuzzyChef (Homepage) on 2009-05-05 11:56 (Reply)
And here I thought Germany was only good for beer, sausage and sauerkraut. Good to know there's plenty of other tasty food there.
#4 Darcie (Homepage) on 2009-05-08 04:05 (Reply)

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