"Food and Culture Presentation Review"

            So far with the food and culture presentations I enjoyed Rachel’s and mine presentation on Germany. This is mainly because I am half German and was interested in learning more about the German culture. I learned that although they used to eat five meals, today they eat three meals a day just like we do in America. The only thing different was that in Germany they to have kaffee and kuchen on Sundays, which stands for coffee and cake. I remember when looking through pictures of the examples they all looks very delicious. I found it fascinating that the different countries had different foods centered around their holidays than what we have. For example, for Christmas in Germany they have fish for their main course, while in America we have turkey or ham. Their holiday, Fasching, would resemble Mardi Gras in America. For that celebration the Germans indulge in soft pretzels, kutteln, and deep fried donuts. While I did not find the soup with cow’s stomach very appetizing, I could enjoy the soft pretzels and fried donuts.  I thought it was random that they attempt to completely avoid garlic simply because of the smell. In Germany they are very proud of their bread making methods and one can find pretzels at basically any meal. Other foods that come from Germany include, the hamburger, deviled eggs, and beer. One candy that I enjoy that comes from Germany is the heribo gummy bears. Those are the only gummy bears that I will eat. I also enjoyed the video that we played showing the people attempting to pronounce and taste the different German foods. One restaurant that I forgot to talk about, but is well known, is the Hofbrauhaus. I have eaten at one of these both in America and in Germany. They are famous for their enormous beer mugs, huge pretzels, and other quality German food. They serve huge portions and have many different types of sausage. One will never leave that place with an empty stomach, unless they do not like German food. I hope one day to go back to Germany so I can once again sample other German foods and see the culture.