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Meat & Grills

Schweinshaxe

Roast pork knuckle with shatteringly crisp crackling.

Germany · Bavaria

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Drinks & Beverages

Berliner Luft

A clear peppermint and eucalyptus liqueur from Berlin, served ice-cold as a digestif or poured over vanilla ice cream.

Germany · Berlin and northern Germany; bottled in Nordhausen, Thuringia

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Seafood

Oberlausitzer Biokarpfen

Oberlausitzer Biokarpfen is a PGI organic carp from Upper Lusatia, Saxony, raised in medieval monastic pond systems without artificial feed.

Germany · Saxony

Soups & Stews

Hamburger Aalsuppe

Hamburger Aalsuppe is Hamburg's classic smoked eel soup, simmered with root vegetables, green beans, dried fruit and flour dumplings. A famous North German winter dish.

Germany · Hamburg

Meat & Grills

Schnitzel

Central Europe's golden crumbed cutlet - meat pounded thin, breaded and fried crisp, served with a wedge of lemon.

Germany · Nationwide

Desserts & Sweets

Aachener Printen

Aachener Printen are dark, honey-rich spiced cookies from Aachen, with a crisp snap and a long tradition as an Advent treat.

Germany · Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia

Soups & Stews

Gaisburger Marsch

Gaisburger Marsch is a Swabian beef, potato and Spätzle stew from Stuttgart, Germany. A hearty one-pot meal named after a marching tradition.

Germany · Baden-Württemberg

Meat & Grills

Leberkäse

Smooth baked meatloaf sliced into a crusty roll.

Germany · Bavaria

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