In keeping with our Winter Olympics theme, lets move on to Germany. They are a winter sports powerhouse having had tremendous success over the years in speed skating, bi-athlon, luge, bobsled & skiing.
Germany has had a relatively short history of actually being a nation. Until 1871, the part of Europe that was to become Germany, consisted of independent states with their own culinary specialties and during the years of partition, East German cooking was influenced by other Soviet Bloc countries such as Hungary, Russia & Bulgaria
Typical dishes include pot roasts, noodles, hearty dark breads, dumplings, & mustards. Of course we can't forget all the great beers that come from Germany.
So give some German recipes a try (& maybe a German beer or two) while you are watching the games.
Guten Appetit!!
A FEW OF OUR FAVOURITE THINGS
The staff at Galloways all love their food. Here are a few of our favourites:
Inglehoffer Stone Ground Mustard- This grainy mustard was the winner in a recent Americas Test Kitchen taste test and we love it too. It has a well balanced flavour that is wonderful with cold meats, sausages or on sandwiches
Elysia Chocolate- From Germany, it comes in 85%, 70% plain, 70% orange & 70% mint....delicious & it's good for you
Food Lover's Companion- This handy book contains information on nearly 6000 food, drink & culinary products & terms. I use mine so much I'm wearing it out ....you can also access it on-line at www.epicurious.com
