Missing German Cuisine

It’s been 3 days since I got back to Mumbai, India. Having missed the butter chicken and mutton biryani’s I had a prompt get together with friends last evening, telling them about my travels and experiences.

Folks often know of the foods from other nations, but do not realize that quite a few of them actually originated in Germany! In fact most over the American favourites were actually German Food.

As I was telling my friends about the wonderful German Cuisine (Food) I experienced, I realised my transformation from being a die-hard Indian food fan to one who loved the Germany Cuisine.

I asked around to notice that popular opinion was actually not very fond of the German flavours. Most in fact thought it limited to a mix of Beer & Sausage, so it could of course be attributed to being unaware of the real tastes.

When of course they were informed that the loved American foods such as Meatloaf, Deviled Eggs, Hot Dogs (frankfurters, bratwurst etc...) , Hamburgers (bouletten) , were first German, many opinions revised!

Germans really appreciate healthy, well-prepared foods served with care. They basically treasure food as gold and eat in larger portions. Their lunch are their heaviest meals and dinners often light.

Lunch consists of meat, normally pork or beef, followed by veal. There are always vegetables on the table such as beets, onions, cabbage, turnips, and carrots. Dinner being light consists of bread, cheese, and sausage.

It’s really difficult to get the same taste here in India. After all that raving of German food my friends and I decided to have a party to make them see and feel what I saw. Arm with recipes from my travels and from Guten Appetit I was confident. Now only to find the Ingredients. To my luck Priya (one of my blog reader’s) let me know of the German products in Hyper city, Malad, Mumbai, India.

You too could find the place closest to you at
http://www.guten-appetit-india.com/where-to-buy/

Thanks again Priya!

I guess you’ll find out how the cooking and the party went on the next post. Will put up some pictures for sure.