Weißer Spargel or white asparagus is Germany’s favorite vegetable … at least during its season from April to June. There are Asparagus Routes, sculptures, you can find asparagus in art, and there are some curious things as well.

German Potato Salad is made with vinegar and broth, sometimes served warm. Unless you talk about Nordic potato salad made with mayonnaise. Read more about potatoes in Germany here.

Bratwurst, brats, sausage – however you call it, it’s a popular dish in Germany and the world. Take a look at three popular Bratwurst in Germany: Nürnberger, Thüringer, and Currywurst.

French Toast is food that you can find in almost any culture. No surprise then that Germany also sports different versions of this fried bread. They call it Arme Ritter which means ‘poor knights’. But there are more names and more variations.

As the title suggests: this article is about eggs. German vocabulary words, idiomatic expressions, famous eggs, and funny stuff with eggs.

Otto von Bismarck was a German statesman who helped establish the German empire in 1871. So, what does he have to do with a herring?

Pancake translates to “Pfannkuchen” in German, but they are not the same. And then there are German Pancakes. Find out what’s what.

Are you considering baking a German Chocolate Cake for your German friend or co-worker? You might want to know that German Chocolate Cake isn’t actually German.

Who doesn’t like Marzipan, this delicious almond candy covered in chocolate or added to cakes? Read here about the history and how to make your own.

Stockbrot is a favorite at campfires, and it is exactly what you think it is: bread on a stick. Make your dough, wrap it around a stick, cook it over the fire.

It is Sunday and that means cake time. Many Germans have cake with their afternoon coffee on Sundays. They do drink coffee also during the week, often between 3 and 4:30pm, though it varies. They might not always eat cake with their coffee but maybe just a cookie or some fruit. But Sundays are different.… Read more: Lucious Lemon Cake – Saftiger Zitronenkuchen

Did you ever ask yourself why the Bienenstich is called that? I asked myself that when I got stung by bees and realized that Bienenstich is a Teekesselchen (or homonym) but also wondered how this delicious cake got its name. The Bienenstich origin story comes from Andernach, a town by the Rhine, and is rich in details that can be neither proven nor disproven.

Studentenfutter mögen nicht nur Studenten*innen! Aber warum heißt die Mischung aus Nüssen und getrockneten Früchten überhaupt so? Und seit wann gibt es sie? Post auch auf Englisch.

Trail mix in German is Studentenfutter which means “students’ feed or fodder”. How did the mix of nuts and dried fruit get its name? Post also available in German.

A delicious Schnitzel … is what exactly? And is a Wiener Schnitzel different from a Jägerschnitzel? How long has it been around? Continue reading to find out.