The Deep Travels to Deutschland
~Blog Post #1
April 12, 2015
By: Connor Patrone
Germany has a very unique food
culture. German culture interests me in particular because I am fifty percent
German and I would like to learn more about the food culture in this region. I
know very little about the food on this side of my family, I have grown up with
mainly Italian meals instead of German. I know that a big part Germany’s food
culture revolves around meats. In Germany there is a time between lunch and
dinner called “Kaffee”. This is similar to the British tea time. During this
time Germans usually enjoy a cup of coffee and a small piece of cake or a few
cookies. Another interesting fact about Germany is that the most consumed meat
is pork. In Germany beer is the most popular alcoholic beverage. Germany has
also created many new types of beer, including Pilsner, Weizenbier (wheat beer)
and a few others. These beverages were created in accordance to Reinheitsgebot,
a 16th century Bavarian law that decreed that beer could only be
brewed from barley, hops and water. In addition the history of Germany has a
crucial role on the traditional foods. The German Empire use to consist of
varieties of small kingdoms, free cities, and duchies. The small kingdoms and
free cities were very proud of their food specialties. These different
territories explain why there is such a large variety in traditional recipes. More
information can be found at these sources.
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I really liked how you talked about your own German heritage and why you felt a connection to the food. I also really liked how you talked about the new kinds of creations the Germans created. The née kinds of beer was really interesting. Also the link to German food facts was a nice touch. I would've added more German creations, but all in all a good paper.
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