Experience culinary tradition – An overview

Experience culinary tradition – An overview

“Traditions and Customs” campaign theme 2015
Experience culinary tradition – An overview
Baden-Württemberg
Black Forest
gateau
The Black Forest gateau is known worldwide as BadenWürttemberg's sweetest temptation.
Bavaria
Beer
Bavaria is acclaimed for its German Beer Purity Law and brewery
tradition. Upper Franconia has more than 200 breweries and
thereby the highest brewery density in the world.
Berlin
Currywurst
(bratwurst with
curry sauce)
and old Berlin
charm
The capital offers a culinary range from curried bratwurst stands to
the traditional cuisine of pork knuckle with mushy peas and
Berliner Weisse, a lager beer with a shot of raspberry or woodruff
syrup, to luxury restaurants.
Brandenburg
Spree Forest
gherkins
The traditional Spree Forest gherkins are considered the queens
amongst the gherkins and are a hearty spicy snack for any time of
the day.
Bremen
Coffee
Coffee roasters have a long tradition in this city by the river Weser,
and can be sniffed out daily when driving through the city.
Hamburg
Fish Market
Every Sunday morning, thousands of early-birds and night owls
travel to the river banks of the Elbe for fish rolls and pickled
herrings.
Hessen
Green Sauce
The cold sauce consists of seven herbs and is particularly popular
in the region around the city of Frankfurt am Main and is
traditionally served with potatoes and hard-boiled eggs.
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Fresh fish
Fish straight from the fishing vessels is at the top of the
restaurants’ menus: freshly smoked, fried or pickled.
Lower Saxony
East Frisian Tea
and “Teetied”
(tea time)
The traditional “Teetied” is the typical Northern German way of
welcoming a guest. In the North Sea Region, the tea is served in a
china pot placed on a candle-lit tea warmer.
North Rhine-Westphalia
Aachener
Printen
gingerbread
The spicy brown gingerbread has been baked in the city of Aachen
since 1820.
Rhineland-Palatinate
Wine
The state has six wine-growing regions and 9,382 wineries to
offer.
Saarland
Traditional
gourmet
The Saarland offers a culinary heritage which is unique in Europe.
The state has the highest rate of Michelin stars per resident.
Saxony
Dresdner
“Christstollen”
(fruit cake).
The Dresdner Christstollen® was first mentioned in 1474 and the
pastry, originally conceived for Lent, is today considered a
Christmas speciality.
Saxony-Anhalt
Halloren
chocolate balls
The Halloren Schokoladenfabrik AG (Halloren Chocolate Factory)
founded in 1804 still produces chocolate covered cream and
cocoa crème pralines.
Schleswig-Holstein
Marzipan from
Lübeck
The production of “Martzapaen” was first mentioned in 1530, and
with around a dozen factories gave Lübeck its reputation as
“Marzipan Town” after 1800, which lay the foundation for the
spread of the confectionery throughout the world.
Thuringia
Thüringer
Rostbratwurst
For 600 years the estimated 3,000 butchers of the original
Thüringer Rostbratwurst have preferred not to reveal what the
recipe contains besides pork, marjoram, cumin and garlic.
O DZT
Německá turistická centrála (DZT) je německým národním úřadem cestovního ruchu s hlavním
sídlem ve Frankfurtu nad Mohanem. Z pověření Spolkového ministerstva hospodářství a energie
zastupuje Německo jako zemi cestovního ruchu a na základě rozhodnutí Německého spolkového
sněmu je tímto ministerstvem podporována. DZT vyvíjí a komunikuje strategie a produkty, aby
nadále budovala kladnou image německých turistických destinací v zahraničí a podporovala
cestovní ruch do Německa. K tomu provozuje 30 zahraničních zastoupení po celém světě. Bližší
informace najdete v našem online tiskovém centru na www.germany.travel/presse.