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Pasta all the way!

shortly about the German kitchen... :)

Reading the title you may think that I am an EVS-ler in Italy, but you are just wrong. I am living for already four months in the amazing Stuttgart, Germany. Quite big University City, trying to be a model for intercultural opening. There is no shortage of theaters, concerts, libraries, cafes – so if you are bored here it means that you are doing something wrong.

Besides the many positive things which you can experience it in the heart of Baden-Württemberg, there is one thing which can make your EVS days a little bit hard. And this is the German (mixed) food.

Before moving here (from Transylvania, Romania) I accurately documented myself: Germans are eating lots of potatoes. I considered this more than good news, but to be completely honest I was a little bit disappointed. The püree is made out of powder, in the shops I can’t find my favorite red potatoes and you can just easily buy everywhere (not so tasty) potato-salad. On the other hand you can find EVERYTHING related to pasta, noodles, spätzle and maultaschen.

According to an amateur research, realized be me, 8 from 10 youngsters (age between: 16-24) favorite food is the ones mentioned already. I agree that it is more than easy to prepare any of them, they are going into the cheap food category, and yes, sometimes they can be tasty. But let’s face it: there are thousands of delicious meals what you can prepare it fast and in a cheap way. E.g.:peas in cream sauce, gulasch, potato pancakes.

What I don’t understand is how it is possible to eat these meals every single day? What is secret of such a regularly pasta, noodles, spätzle and maultaschen consumption? And why I am the felon if time to time I am eating my pasta with ketchup?

Anyway apart from all the “pastaproblem” I can remunerate all the cheese types what I can find here and I consider simply masterpieces the vegetarian goodies.

Guten Appetit!

Komentarze

09.10.19, 12:08
Bravo, Tekla! Ich bin gespannt auf deine nächsten Schriften. Viel Glück! :)
Uschi
09.10.19, 12:08
haha das ist mir noch nie aufgefallen, aber du hast Recht :D
09.10.19, 12:08
wasch labberscht du? really good my girly! go on... :)
Peter Pan
09.10.19, 12:08
you go girl!
Andrea
09.10.19, 12:08
Haha, I already forgot about Kartoffel-Salat and powder puree which are both more than not so tasty, they're discusting! I can understand you how you feel about the masses of Pasta in Germany, Im having the same problem here in Hungary with masses of meat everywhere! (By the way, I learned gulyas is the better the longer it takes, so absolut not fast prepared!) Sadly most of the germans or at least the germans I know are eating traditional food with potatoes mainly at home! But wait for may and June when there is "Spargelzeit", I never seen that vegetable with something else then potatoes.... but maybe the crazy "Baden" or as the rest of germany calls them "Späzlefresser"=) are mixing it with pasta. Halte durch! :)
Jonas_Aehling
Jonas_Aehling
09.10.19, 12:08
Oh, I can just say nice things about the Hungarian kitchen :p and yes, the gulyas its tasty when you are preparing it for looong, BUT you can also do it in a fast and delicious way :D But... I can not eat more pasta... in 4 months since I am here I ate more pasta, thn in my whole life in Romania :p
fodortekla
fodortekla
09.10.19, 12:08
irgendwie unglaublich, aber wahr :D ist mir noch nie wirklich so aufgefallen, trotzdem: du hast Recht! viel Spass weiterhin :)
Elsi
Elsi
09.10.19, 12:08
@Jonas_Aehling: I am from Baden and we are absolutly no "Spätzlefresser". We only love this nuddles, but we don`t mix it with everything. Please forget your prejudices and visit this part of Germany before telling such storries! @fodortekla: I am from Donaueschingen, just about 1 hour by car from Stuttgart. I know exactly what food you can find at the supermarket. But trust me: The best food is made by our grandmothers and mothers. So if you want to eat realy German food you have to get to know an old lady ;) The most recipes for really good German food are also very cheap and fast! So if you want to do some Spätzle, realy potatosalat or potato püree just ask me and I will tell you how to make it the right way! About the red potatos: Not all supermarkets have so many kinds of potatos, but maybe try "Edeca" or "Rewe". Or look for an open market, maybe you can find your potatos there! Good luck!
Avydan
Avydan
09.10.19, 12:08
thanks for all the comments and support :) I totally agree with the fact that 99% our mothers and grandparents can prepare the most delicious food :) I searched for red-potatoes in Rewe, but I just find 3 types of white potatoes :)) I can survive with these also, I just dont wanna eat pasta and Co. for some while :D :D @Avydan: And be sure, I will contact you for good recipes :D
fodortekla
fodortekla
09.10.19, 12:08
But to be honest this is not just a german problem...most of the young people dont know how to cook a dinner all by themselves. I am lucky because my mother is a really good cook and I learnd many thinks by just watching but still I have to learn many things. Cooking needs time and most of the people dont take the time to prepare a food. I hate Kartoffelpüre made out of powder. I hate jam from the supermarket I am used to self made Pizza sooooo since I have my own life without mommy cooking something ( sad about that ) I have to make all this things myself and I am doing it ;)
Jacqueline