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Due to its centuries-old history as a major port town the cuisine of Hamburg is very diversified and sapid as ingredients' supply was safe. Until the 20th century, the cuisine of Hamburg was predominantly characterized by the extensive choice of different kinds of fish from the river Elbe and the nearby Baltic Sea .
German Selters, a typical German carbonated mineral water. Johann Jacob Schweppe was a German-Swiss watchmaker and amateur scientist, who developed the first practical process to manufacture bottled carbonated mineral water and began selling the world's first soft drink [80] [81] under his company Schweppes.
Food history is an interdisciplinary field that examines the history and the cultural, economic, environmental, and sociological impacts of food and human nutrition. It is considered distinct from the more traditional field of culinary history , which focuses on the origin and recreation of specific recipes.
Sauerbraten (pronounced [ˈzaʊ̯ɐˌbʁaːtn̩] ⓘ) is a traditional German roast of heavily marinated meat.It is regarded as a national dish of Germany, and is frequently served in German-style restaurants internationally. [1]
A Dutch baby pancake, sometimes called a German pancake, [1] a Bismarck, a Dutch puff, Hooligan, or a Hootenanny, [2] [3] is a dish that is similar to a large Yorkshire pudding. [ 4 ] Unlike most pancakes , Dutch babies are baked in the oven, rather than being fried.
The name of the dish comes from the Middle High German kugel meaning 'sphere, globe, ball'; thus the Yiddish name likely originated as a reference to the round, puffed-up shape of the original dishes (compare to German Gugelhupf —a type of ring-shaped cake). However, nowadays kugel is often baked in square pans.
In the US midwest and plains states, families with German or Scandinavian roots make a treat they call peppernuts which is smaller, harder, and lacks eggs as an ingredient. [ 24 ] [ 25 ] As with other varieties, these peppernuts are typically holiday treats and feature anice and other spices like cinnamon, cloves, allspice, etc.
Kraut is a German word recorded in English from 1918 onwards as an ethnic slur for a German, particularly a German soldier during World War I and World War II. [1] [2] Its earlier meaning in English was as a synonym for sauerkraut, a traditional Central and Eastern European food. [3]