Food of Germany
44 traditional dishes · Europe
Bienenstich
Yeast cake topped with caramel almonds, filled with cream.
📍 Nationwide
Currywurst
Sliced sausage under curried ketchup, with fries.
📍 Berlin
Frikadellen
Pan-fried seasoned meat patties, eaten hot or cold.
📍 Nationwide
Gaisburger Marsch
Gaisburger Marsch is a traditional stew from Germany.
Kartoffelsalat
German potato salad, tangy in the south, creamy in the north.
📍 Nationwide
Knödel
Round bread or potato dumplings to soak up gravy.
📍 Bavaria
Königsberger Klopse
Veal meatballs in a creamy white caper sauce.
📍 East Prussia
Leberwurst
Leberwurst is one of the classic dishes in the sausage tradition of Germany.
Lebkuchen
Spiced soft gingerbread of the Christmas markets.
📍 Nuremberg
Mutzbraten
Mutzbraten is a traditional pork dish from Germany.
Rote Grütze
Red summer-berry compote served with vanilla sauce.
📍 Northern Germany
Stollen
Dense Christmas fruit bread heavy with marzipan and sugar.
📍 Dresden, Saxony
Brathering
Brathering counts among the traditional food of Germany, a fish dish locals hold dear.
Gänsebraten
Gänsebraten is a beloved goose dish, traditional to Germany.
Kassler
Cured and smoked pork chop with sauerkraut.
📍 Nationwide
Leberkäse
Smooth baked meatloaf sliced into a crusty roll.
📍 Bavaria
Ostfriesentorte
Ostfriesentorte is one of the classic dishes in the cake tradition of Germany.
Rauchkäse
Rauchkäse is a traditional cheese from Germany.
Schwäbische Spätzle
Schwäbische Spätzle is a traditional pasta from Germany.
Sauerkraut
Fermented cabbage, tangy and crunchy, the classic German side.
📍 Nationwide