The grown-up Germany of today is able to explore its cultural identity, including its food culture. For some years now, German food has seen a return to regionalism, and beloved traditional dishes have been rediscovered and revived, counteracting to some extent the effects of globalization and industrialization. As well, a host of new culinary traditions brought in with new immigrants makes for an exciting food scene. "Food Culture in Germany," written by a native Berliner, is destined to become a classic as the best source in English for a thorough and up-to-date understanding of Germans...
The grown-up Germany of today is able to explore its cultural identity, including its food culture. For some years now, German food has seen a retu...
Thanks to Oktoberfest and the popularity of beer gardens, our thoughts on German food are usually relegated to beer, sausage, pretzels, and limburger cheese. But the inhabitants of modern-day Germany do not live exclusively on bratwurst. Defying popular perception of the meat and potatoes diet, Ursula Heinzelmann sBeyond Bratwurstdelves into the history of German cuisine and reveals the country s long history of culinary innovation. Surveying the many traditions that make up German food today, Heinzelmann shows that regional variations of the country s food have not only been...
Thanks to Oktoberfest and the popularity of beer gardens, our thoughts on German food are usually relegated to beer, sausage, pretzels, and limburger ...