Talk:German cuisine

Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment

This article was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment, between 27 August 2019 and 18 December 2019. Further details are available on the course page. Student editor(s): Tuk12017.

Above undated message substituted from Template:Dashboard.wikiedu.org assignment by PrimeBOT (talk) 22:19, 16 January 2022 (UTC)

Toastbrot

is never the second most popular bread in Germany!!! It is only used frequently in the grilling-season and I think I go not too far stating `9 of 10 germans don´t consider it a `real bread´ at all´! Why should germans abroad complain about the lack of good bread, if there is such `toastbrot´ all around? Put it maybe at the 10th place...--78.54.38.65 (talk) 16:45, 25 November 2012 (UTC)

According to this source [1], Toastbrot seems to hold a second place (21%) in Germany meanwhile. However, it remains unclear how representive this statistics really is. I could not support this from my personal experience and would have assumed a much lower percentage. --Matthiaspaul (talk) 23:05, 25 November 2012 (UTC)

Statistics are much overrated and not representative whatsoever (which is my distinct opinion, not common-sense). If You go to a bakery or similiar You wont find Toastbrot at all - it is maybe to find in the big grocery retailers, but quantitywise not 21%. Btw. it is i.m.h.O. the most untypical bread for a german.--78.54.38.47 (talk) 14:40, 27 November 2012 (UTC)

As Germans, we know that brown bread (sour dough type) - be it rye or whole grain/wheat - is the actual real staple food in Germany. The article doesn't reflect this. Germany is the land of breads before sausages :) 89.166.217.4 (talk) 22:56, 4 March 2013 (UTC)

Amen--139.30.128.38 (talk) 16:56, 5 March 2013 (UTC)

Well, I think the statistics describe only the sales of toastbrot in Germany. And I think this could be true, as it is often used for cooking reasons. It is cheaper than Weißbrot or bread rolls and is therefore used for dumplings and so on. Also some germans buy it as an alternative when the good bread is empty or some even prefer it to common bread rolls when eaten with sweet spreads (Nutella, jam, etc.). — Preceding unsigned comment added by JenWen123 (talk • contribs) 17:04, 20 September 2018 (UTC)

Saxony-Anhalt

I don't get this part: " with the rye being grown near Borde, where it is used to make Burger Knäckebrot". Börde is a whole region or district (not a place) and is dominated by agriculture. Therefore something would grow in this region not near. The soil is very fertile there, which is often used to grow wheat and sugar beets, and increasingly rape and corn. Rye is less demanding (but less productive compared to wheat) and therefore is usually grown outside of the Börde region. And finally, Burger Knäcke is still produced in Burg, which is not situated in Börde district. That's why I have no clue, what is actually meant in the sentence mentioned above.--Zarbi1 (talk) 17:05, 4 June 2015 (UTC)

Different names for the Thurigian meat section

Being a Thuringian native, I'd like to correct the names of Rotwurst and Mett. Unfornately I have no citation, but nobody ever says Rotwurst and Mett here. Rotwurst and Mett are from West Germany, in Thuringia itself Rotwurst is called Blutwurst ("blood sausage"; which makes also a lot more sense for me) and Mett is Gehacktes (which is literally "hacked"). Would it be okay, if I would change the Names, but leave the links as they were?
Thanks in advance and greetings --Declaya (talk) 08:42, 7 August 2015 (UTC)

Hi Declaya,

we're writing an encyclopedia, not a tourist brochure, so generally accepted terms need to be used - people need the information what it IS, not the local word for it. My suggestion would be to add the local term in brackets, e.g. Mett ("Gehacktes") or Mett (called "Gehacktes").

Kind regards, Grueslayer Let's talk. 09:08, 7 August 2015 (UTC)

Well, and here is the problem. In the area of the former GDR nobody knows what "Rotwurst" means. It's not like that there is one word for Rotwurst/ Blutwurst in the German language that's understood everywhere. It's more like both words exist next to each other. As the paragraph is about Thuringia, I would change it or at least explain it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by JenWen123 (talk • contribs) 16:30, 20 September 2018 (UTC)

Overemphasis on southern Germany

I find it striking that this article focusses mainly on southern cusisine and therefore reflects stereotypes of Germany ... German cusine is much more than just Schweinshaxe and Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte. What about the northern cuisine with numerous fish dishes but also other dishes and pastry like Franzbrötchen? Best regards from Hamburg --GeoTrinity (talk) 21:20, 27 February 2016 (UTC)

Major changes should be discussed here first!

The recent changes made by user Matzkalt2 are mainly nonsense (like the brand issue with Löwensenf and Ritter-Sport pictures). Therefore, it's time to take action now. If you wish to make major changes in the article, discuss them here first, name good reasons for them, and wait if others agree with you. --GeoTrinity (talk) 09:05, 30 March 2016 (UTC)

Dampfnudel

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dampfnudel2003:CB:2BCE:CA39:A5C8:A567:EC5F:E0B (talk) 18:51, 13 June 2019 (UTC)

So? Kind regards, Grueslayer 04:49, 14 June 2019 (UTC)

A Commons file used on this page has been nominated for deletion

The following Wikimedia Commons file used on this page has been nominated for deletion:

• Schoko-Osterhase IMGP1551 smial wp.jpg

Participate in the deletion discussion at the nomination page. —Community Tech bot (talk) 12:08, 11 September 2019 (UTC)

Drinking water

"Regulations are even stricter than those for bottled water (see Trinkwasserverordnung)." is not correct. The TrinkwV "Gesundheitsamt" is different to the Mineral- und TafelwasserVO. The limits of certain Elements in each water are different. Not only a difference for the responsibility "Lebensmittelbehörde" or "Gesundheitsamt" exists, but also the place where the samples are taken (Quellort or Wasseraubereitungsanlage / spring/well place or Waterpreperation feed) and how much time between taking the sample and analysing it can there be. Of course, all the waterqualitys are exellent. It depends on the parameters which one is better for which use. Mineralwasser for example is allowed a tick to be more radioactive than Trinkwasser and Trinkwasser is allowed to have a tick more heavy metal than Mineralwaaser. A tick means a very little bit. In some points one of the "Verordnungen" is a little stricter than the other. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 85.212.210.34 (talk) 20:16, 6 February 2022 (UTC)