| Germany has a rich culinary history full of a number of | | | | German and Austrian immigrants who immigrated from |
| unique and delicious foods. While German restaurants | | | | Europe to Texas in the 1800s. While veal is the |
| can be hard to come by in the United States, most | | | | traditional meat of a wiener schnitzel, it is also often |
| Americans have tried German food at some point and | | | | made using pork instead. Because this recipe |
| may not have even realized it. German food | | | | represents a great overlap between German and |
| sometimes has a flavor and cooking style similar to | | | | American (particularly Southern) cooking, it is an |
| American cooking, making it a safe bet even for | | | | excellent initial recipe to sample the flavors of German |
| people who are unfamiliar with German cooking. Below | | | | cuisine. |
| are some delicious German foods that you can make | | | | German Potato Salad |
| at home and share with friends and family. | | | | German potato salad differs from many of the potato |
| Bratwurst | | | | salads that Americans are used to trying. While many |
| Possibly the best known German food among | | | | American potato salads have a mustard or |
| Americans, bratwurst is a sausage recipe that is | | | | mayonnaise base, German potato salad is vinegar |
| incredibly popular in Germany. In fact, bratwurst is such | | | | based. It is typically served at room temperature like |
| a quintessential German food that different regions in | | | | most American potato salads, but has a distinctly sour |
| Germany have their own distinct bratwurst recipes. | | | | taste that can be attributed to the vinegar. German |
| Bratwurst is easily made at home, requiring only raw | | | | potato salad often contains a small amount of diced |
| bratwurst meat from your local grocery, a couple | | | | meat for flavor, such as bacon. It is a lighter mixture |
| bottles of beer (used for simmering the brats), an | | | | than most American potato salads and is a relatively |
| onion, a pack of buns, and a skillet. Simmer the brats | | | | easy to make. |
| and onion in a skillet for about 15 minutes, then drain | | | | Beer |
| and place the brats on a grill for 10 minutes. Top with | | | | Okay, so beer isn't a food. But many Germans may |
| sauerkraut or your favorite mustard. | | | | beg to differ! Beer is essential to German cuisine, used |
| Wiener Schnitzel | | | | in recipes and served with dinner. Germans take pride |
| You may have heard of an American fast food chain | | | | in their beer, and practically every small town has its |
| by this name that specializes in hot dogs. This name is | | | | own distinct local recipe. When making or trying a |
| misleading however; a wiener schnitzel is actually a thin | | | | German dish, get into the spirit of German cooking and |
| slice of veal that is coated in breadcrumbs and fried. It | | | | have a beer alongside! A number of German imported |
| resembles a piece of chicken fried steak. In fact, it is | | | | beers are available at your local grocery or liquor store. |
| believed that chicken fried steak was developed by | | | | |