Germany

🇩🇪North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Aachen Printen

Aachener Printen

Firm gingerbread from Aachen since the 1820s, made with flour, sugar, and exotic spices like cinnamon and ginger.

🇩🇪Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Ahr

Ahr is a German wine region known for dry Spätburgunder with bright red fruit, mineral acidity and delicate oak.

🇩🇪Bavaria, Germany

Allgaeuer Limburger

Allgäuer Limburger is a washed-rind cow-milk cheese with a supple cream-coloured body and assertive savoury aroma.

🇩🇪Bavaria, Germany

Allgaeuer Tilsiter

Allgäuer Tilsiter is a semi-hard cow-milk cheese with small irregular eyes, tangy lactic flavour and a firm slice.

🇩🇪Bavaria, Germany

Allgäu Emmental

Allgäuer Emmentaler

EU-protected Emmental from the Allgäu region, with large holes and a nutty, complex flavor from alpine milk.

🇩🇪Bavaria, Germany

Allgäu Mountain Cheese

Allgäuer Bergkäse

EU-protected mountain cheese from the Allgäu, with firm texture and complex nutty flavor from alpine milk.

🇩🇪Bavaria, Germany

Allgäuer Sennalpkäse

Allgäuer Sennalpkäse is a dense alpine cow-milk cheese made from summer pasture milk and aged to a nutty, savoury finish.

🇫🇷Baden-Württemberg, France

Alsatian Flammekueche

Flammekueche

Alsatian Flammekueche is a thin rolled flatbread spread with crème fraîche, onions, and bacon, baked quickly until the edges blister.

🇩🇪North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Altbier

Amber top-fermented beer from Düsseldorf, cold-conditioned, malty with hop bitterness.

🇩🇪North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Altbierbowle

Altbierbowle mixes Düsseldorf Altbier with fruit, often strawberries or raspberries, into a lightly sweet, bitter punch.

🇩🇪Thuringia, Germany

Altenburger Ziegenkäse

Altenburger Ziegenkäse is a soft-ripened goat-milk cheese with a bloomy rind, mild tang and creamy centre.

🇩🇪Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Appeltaat

Appeltaat is a dessert made with a defined local recipe and ingredients.

🇩🇪Germany

Apple Cake

Apfelkuchen

Traditional German apple cake in various forms including sheet cakes, tarts, and layered cakes.

🇦🇹Lower Austria, Austria

Apricot Schnaps

Marillenschnaps

Clear fruit brandy made from apricots, especially from the Wachau region, double-distilled for purity, intense apricot aroma, a legendary Austrian spirit.

🇩🇪Hesse, Germany

Asbach Uralt

Asbach Uralt is an amber German brandy from Rüdesheim, distilled from wine and matured in oak for vanilla and dried-fruit notes.

🇦🇹Austria

Austrian Quark

Topfen

Austrian curd cheese similar to quark but with lower moisture, essential ingredient in many Austrian dishes, proper crumbly texture, a foundational staple.

🇩🇪Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Backesgrumbeere

Backesgrumbeere is a Rhineland-Palatinate earthenware bake of potatoes, onions and pork slow-cooked until the edges caramelise.

🇩🇪Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Badische Zwiebelsuppe

Badische Zwiebelsuppe cooks sweet onions with stock and Baden wine, then finishes the bowl with toasted bread and melted cheese.

🇩🇪Bavaria, Germany

Bamberger Zwiebeln

Bamberger Zwiebeln are large onions filled with minced pork and baked in a dark beer or stock sauce.

🇩🇪Bavaria, Germany

Bavarian Meat Patties

Fleischpflanzerl

Bavarian meatballs or pan-fried meat patties, similar to Frikadellen but with regional seasoning.

🇩🇪Bavaria, Germany

Bavarian Pretzel

Bayerische Breze

Traditional Bavarian pretzel shaped like folded arms for prayer, with a thin dark brown crust and juicy tender interior.

🇩🇪Bavaria, Germany

Bavarian Sausage Salad

Bayerischer Wurstsalat

Bavarian sausage salad with thinly sliced sausage in a vinegar dressing, served as a cold dish or snack.

🇩🇪Bavaria, Germany

Bavarian Sweet Mustard

Bayerischer Süßer Senf

Bavarian sweet mustard invented in the 19th century, traditionally paired with Weißwurst and Leberkäse.

🇩🇪Bavaria, Germany

Bayerische Brezensuppe

Bayerische Brezensuppe turns stale pretzel pieces into a savoury broth with onion, herbs and sometimes egg.

🇩🇪Bavaria, Germany

Bayerischer Blutwurz

Bayerischer Blutwurz is a dark red herbal liqueur infused with bloodroot and spices, served as a small digestif.

🇩🇪Bavaria, Germany

Bayerischer Bärwurz

Bayerischer Bärwurz is a clear schnapps distilled from bear-root, with earthy spice and a dry warming finish.

🇩🇪Bavaria, Germany

Bayerischer Gebirgsenzian

Bayerischer Gebirgsenzian is a clear gentian-root schnapps with intensely bitter alpine-herb aroma.

🇩🇪Bavaria, Germany

Bayerischer Kräuterlikör

Bayerischer Kräuterlikör is a dark herbal digestif blended from alpine botanicals with bitter, resinous and citrus notes.

🇩🇪Germany

Bee Sting Cake

Bienenstich

German yeast cake with a honey-almond topping and vanilla cream filling, crispy and creamy.

🇩🇪Germany

Beef Rouladen

Rinderrouladen

Traditional German meat rolls with thin beef steaks stuffed with mustard, onions, bacon, and pickles, braised in wine.

🇩🇪Germany

Beer Sausage

Bierwurst

German sausage with robust mildly spiced flavor and firm sliceable texture, often eaten cold with beer.

🇩🇪Berlin, Germany

Berliner Doughnut

Berliner Pfannkuchen

German doughnut filled with jam or custard, dusted with powdered sugar, eaten at Carnival and New Year's.

🇩🇪Berlin, Germany

Berliner Kümmel

Berliner Kümmel is a clear caraway spirit with sweet spice, anise-like lift and a warming finish.

🇩🇪Berlin, Germany

Berliner Schmorgurken

Berliner Schmorgurken braises peeled cucumbers with onion, dill and sour cream until tender but still lightly crisp.

🇩🇪Berlin, Germany

Berliner Weisse

Sour wheat beer from Berlin, often served with woodruff or raspberry syrup, low in alcohol and refreshing.

🇩🇪Germany

Bethmaennchen

Bethmaennchen are Frankfurt marzipan cookies studded with three almond halves and baked until lightly golden.