German cuisine

Is there a special dish that i must try whilst on my visit to Germany ?- Do different areas have different dishes that are specialities of the area ?, and is there anything i should avoid eating ? (in your personal opinion of course ) I will be visiting Bielefeld by the way ...

T xx

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You could try Saumagen, Germany%26#39;s answer to Scotland%26#39;s Haggis.

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Read this article, it will give a short overview: http://wikitravel.org/en/Germany#Eat.

I don’t live in Bielefeld and therefore can%26#39;t really give you a recommendation which restaurant would be best but still... Try this site http://www.bielefeld.de/en/restaurants/, search for restaurants and choose those where it says “cuisine: Westphalian/German”. They should have local food.

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Saumagen is Palatinate cousine. Bielefeld is in Westphalia.

Don%26#39;t think you%26#39;ll find Saumagen there. And even if I would not recommend it - regional specialities are best in their home region.

muenster.de/stadt/…gastronomy_recipes.html

http://www.bielefeld.de/en/restaurants/

…wikipedia.org/wiki/German_cuisine#Westphali…

The mentioned %26quot;Grünkohl und Kohlwurst%26quot; would be a typical Westphalian dish of the season.

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Rheinischer Sauerbraten -- a delicious marinated beef roast, usually served with dumplings and applesauce (apfelmousse).

Schweinhaxe -- slow-roasted pork knuckle -- tender, flavorful, and not to be missed!

Knuedeln -- enormous dumplings that look a bit like a wet tennis ball...but YUM.

Koelsch beer (from Cologne) or Alt beer from Duesseldorf.

at breakfast: Westphalian ham.

These are the dishes I make a point of having when I%26#39;m traveling in Westphalia - they are special to the region, and are absolutely delicious -- try the meats with the local white wines -- fab!

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i loved all the lovely pastries etc from the bakeries , delicious but fattening !!!

your bread was also very tasty too ,but didnt get chance to try many of your delicasies i%26#39;m afraid xxx

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oh , and i have to add , i had a brill time too ....

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I know it%26#39;s not %26#39;high%26#39; cuisine but you definitely have to have fries (Pommes) with mayo and %26#39;Currywurst%26#39; - a sausage, cut into small pieces in currywurst. I%26#39;d like to think it%26#39;s quite typical and unique to the area. Also, I can highly recommend getting a Döner at one of the Turkish stands.

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