Germany

Oktoberfest

by Peter G Places

Hi everyone!  Just wanted to let you know I’m back after suffering a bout of flu/sinusitis the last few weeks.  Couldn’t swallow, sleep and most importantly eat!  I’ve had enough of chicken soups for the time being.  So I want to get back into blogging today with a post about that great German beer festival known as Oktoberfest.  I had the pleasure of attending the last weekend there in Munich [...]

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HEIDELBERG

by Peter G Places

This is what greeted me the moment we arrived in Heidelberg. Rich, moist succulent cakes and dainty sweets and chocolates. Move over Willy Wonka!! A sugar fix was needed and they were perfect for that craving. Those big white ‘cricket balls” you see in the window display are actually long strips of biscuit pastry that are formed into a ball and deep fried. They are then dipped or rolled into [...]

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FOR BETTER OR FOR WURST

by Peter G Places

Apart from bread, beer and sausages are featured strongly in the German culinary world. Sausages, or “wurst” as they are known here also come in an array of flavours. Bratwurst probably being the most popular one. But there is more to life than bratwurst, There is weiswurst, currywurst (sausages flavoured with curry) and a meatloaf type of sausage that is cut into square portions and served between a baguette roll [...]

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WELL BREAD

by Peter G Places

Hi again. Today’s blog entry finds me in Europe. Frankfurt, Germany to be exact. I had to dash over with work for a few days and I thought I would catch up with my friend Nick while I was in town. Now, before I continue, I must apologise in advance. My camera had issues and wasn’t working properly. So therefore I missed a few food photo opps, except for my [...]

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