• LillyPip@lemmy.ca
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      28 days ago

      I could literally live on plain potatoes for the rest of my life and I’d be fine with it. My ancestors must have been as culinarily boring as possible.

    • groet@feddit.org
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      28 days ago

      Lots of Germans defending German cuisine, so as another German: you are absolutely right!

      Germany has some great food and some Germans love making good food but German culture is absolutely not about food. The food culture we have is a development of the last ~40 years. Traditional German food is supposed to make you sated so you can go back to the fields and work! And the go to the army and fight! And then go to the ruins and rebuild!

      Tasty and awesome food? Yes! A culture that tells you it loves food? No!

    • gray@lemmy.ml
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      28 days ago

      German food is underated. Apple strudel with vanilla sauce is amazing. Like a sweet lasagna. Genius!

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        27 days ago

        Good lord, the funniest thing I remember from college German was how easy it was to distract Frau Professorin from her lecture by just mentioning bread.

      • PacMan@sh.itjust.works
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        28 days ago

        I recently learned about German bread and damn it looks legit af! But I’m a sucker for a lot of Bavarian food. Been lucky to eat a HOFBRÄUHAUS in the States and it was really good