Food World
Discover 1708 iconic traditional dishes from 145 countries — what they are, what's in them, and where to taste the real thing.
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Bienenstich
Yeast cake topped with caramel almonds, filled with cream.
Currywurst
Sliced sausage under curried ketchup, with fries.
Frikadellen
Pan-fried seasoned meat patties, eaten hot or cold.
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.
Kartoffelsalat
German potato salad, tangy in the south, creamy in the north.
Knödel
Round bread or potato dumplings to soak up gravy.
Königsberger Klopse
Veal meatballs in a creamy white caper sauce.
Leberwurst
Leberwurst is one of the classic dishes in the sausage tradition of Germany.
Lebkuchen
Spiced soft gingerbread of the Christmas markets.
Mutzbraten
Mutzbraten is a traditional pork dish from Germany.
Rote Grütze
Red summer-berry compote served with vanilla sauce.
Stollen
Dense Christmas fruit bread heavy with marzipan and sugar.
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.
Leberkäse
Smooth baked meatloaf sliced into a crusty roll.
Ostfriesentorte
Ostfriesentorte is one of the classic dishes in the cake tradition of Germany.
Rauchkäse
German semi-soft cheese cold-smoked over birch or spruce, best known through Bavarian Bruder Basil and the base of Munich-style Obatzda beer-cheese spread.
Schwäbische Spätzle
Soft Swabian egg-dough noodles — the everyday pasta of southwestern Germany, layered with butter or folded with Emmentaler for Käsespätzle.
Sauerkraut
Fermented cabbage, tangy and crunchy, the classic German side.