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Germany
Deutschland
• Capital: Berlin
• Inhabitants: ca. 80.8 mio
• Main language: German
Berlin
Germany, the seventh largest country
by area in Europe, is situated in
Western and Central Europe and
surrounded by Austria and Switzerland to the South, France and Luxembourg
to the Southwest, Belgium and the Netherlands to the Northwest, Denmark to
the North, and Poland and the Czech Republic to the East.
Due to the fact, that Germany is belted by such a multitude of other countries,
it is hard to define a typical German cuisine, as it varies from region to region.
Germany´s southern regions, Bavaria and Swabia, for example, share large
parts of their cuisine with Austria and Switzerland.
A common German saying states that in the morning you should eat like an
emperor, at noon like a king, and in the evening like a beggar. Therefore, it is
hardly surprising that Germans like to have a hearty breakfast with a selection
of different breads (there are more than 300 types), assorted cold meat and
cheese or jam, honey, and butter. A traditional breakfast that Bavarians often
have at special occasions includes Bavarian veal sausage. It is served along
with sweet mustard, pretzels, and wheat beer. To sum it up, one can say that
Germans like to eat meat – above all pork – a lot. So it is hardly surprising that
Germans have many different ways of preparing their meat, and it is not only
a stereotype that they like eating sausages: in Germany there are about 1,500
different types of sausage.
However, while there are many traditional meat dishes, vegetarian food has
also been gaining popularity in Germany. According to a study by the German
Vegetarian Union (VEBU) from January 2015, about 10 percent of Germans eat
a vegetarian diet. The numbers published by the Federal Ministry of Nutrition
(BMEL) are much lower, however their survey on nutrition from 2012 at least
states that the number of vegetarians in Germany has doubled from 1 percent
in 2007 to 2 percent in 2012. Reasons for this development are predominantly
due to the rise of awareness regarding animal rights and health issues as well as
the promotion of sustainability and peace.
As Germany is a country with a history of immigration, not only is traditional
• Hauptstadt: Berlin
• Einwohner: ca. 80,8 Mio
• Hauptsprachen: Deutsch
Deutschland, das flächenmäßig siebtgrößte Land in Europa liegt in West- und
Mitteleuropa. Es grenzt im Süden an Österreich und die Schweiz, im Südwesten
an Frankreich und Luxemburg, im Nordosten an Belgien und die Niederlande,
im Norden an Dänemark und im Osten an Polen und die Tschechische
Republik.
Die Tatsache, dass Deutschland von einer Vielzahl von anderen Ländern umgeben
ist, macht es schwierig, eine typisch deutsche Küche zu definieren, da sich
diese von Region zu Region unterscheidet. Bayern und Schwaben zum Beispiel
teilen große Teile ihrer Küche mit Österreich und der Schweiz.
Ein bekanntes deutsches Sprichwort lautet: ”Frühstücke wie ein Kaiser, iss zu
Mittag wie ein König und zu Abend wie ein Bettler.” Daher ist es nicht erstaunlich,
dass die Deutschen gerne herzhaft frühstücken, mit einer Auswahl
verschiedener Brotsorten (es gibt mehr als 300 verschiedene Sorten), verschiedenerlei
kaltem Fleisch und Käse oder Marmelade, Honig und Butter. Ein
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