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Showing posts with label Weißwurst. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Weißwurst. Show all posts
Wednesday, July 30, 2014
Thursday, January 12, 2012
Saturday, March 26, 2011
Enjoying our balcony
We have really been enjoying our balcony overlooking the Kaninchenberg this week. Today, we added Weisswürste, Brezels and Cremant to celebrate the weekend.
Sunday, September 19, 2010
Not quite German yet
We are trying so hard to be proper Germans, but are not quite successful it seems. This morning we had breakfast at "that restaurant we went to on our first night here." In an attempt to fit in (OK, really because we like it) we had Weißwurst und Hefeweizen.
The Weißwurst, Brezel and Hefeweizen were wonderful again. But why do they not like us there!?
OK, the first time we went there, we could not pay, because we did not have cash and the credit card machine demanded a PIN that we do not have. But we did come in the next day to pay, and I think they forgave us.
But then, last Sunday, we asked to share a bottle of Dunkeles Weizen. Gigantic faux pas! I think the big tip we left did not make them forgive us this time.
This Sunday, we did not even get the menu and were supposed to either know the menu by heart, or, perhaps preferably, to just leave immediately. We ordered two separate beers this time. But then the beers arrived, and A's beer had a funny smell. So we asked for a new one. We got one, but the waitress could not resist saying that "they did not smell anything unusual about the first one".
European readers, please tell us whether this is normal European hospitality and this is all just our fault. They seem to be nice enough to other people... If you do think we should keep going there (we like the food and it is the only restaurant near the guesthouse), how can we make them like us!?!
Anyways, after breakfast we walked downtown (F's tire has a malfunctioning valve), where we visited Art. More on that later perhaps.
Then we ran into an event that may interest Ellen: the Gourmet Marathon. We saw a couple of people finishing the thing after 5 hours, and they looked pretty rotten. Our participation consisted merely of having a Flammkuchen at the Gourmet part of the marathon.
Finally, we cooked a simple pasta dish and were excited by how good food can be that you only spent 15 minutes preparing.
The Weißwurst, Brezel and Hefeweizen were wonderful again. But why do they not like us there!?OK, the first time we went there, we could not pay, because we did not have cash and the credit card machine demanded a PIN that we do not have. But we did come in the next day to pay, and I think they forgave us.
But then, last Sunday, we asked to share a bottle of Dunkeles Weizen. Gigantic faux pas! I think the big tip we left did not make them forgive us this time.
This Sunday, we did not even get the menu and were supposed to either know the menu by heart, or, perhaps preferably, to just leave immediately. We ordered two separate beers this time. But then the beers arrived, and A's beer had a funny smell. So we asked for a new one. We got one, but the waitress could not resist saying that "they did not smell anything unusual about the first one".
European readers, please tell us whether this is normal European hospitality and this is all just our fault. They seem to be nice enough to other people... If you do think we should keep going there (we like the food and it is the only restaurant near the guesthouse), how can we make them like us!?!
Anyways, after breakfast we walked downtown (F's tire has a malfunctioning valve), where we visited Art. More on that later perhaps.
Then we ran into an event that may interest Ellen: the Gourmet Marathon. We saw a couple of people finishing the thing after 5 hours, and they looked pretty rotten. Our participation consisted merely of having a Flammkuchen at the Gourmet part of the marathon.
Finally, we cooked a simple pasta dish and were excited by how good food can be that you only spent 15 minutes preparing.
Saturday, June 19, 2010
Saturday, March 13, 2010
Meatfest Friday
This Friday we again went to our surrogate office in Cafe Konstanz. One starts to wonder whether Germany is more vegetarian friendly than China.
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Foodz from the Roadz
Before we left Saarbruecken, we drove around town a little bit to see where we may live next year. We came across a slaughterhouse with a couple of meat wholesalers and restaurants.
We had boudin noir, that apparently is not served shaped like a sausage in Germany. It had a wonderfully clovey taste. Also, we had Weißwurst that was even better than Cafe Konstanz's Weißwurst. We did not take a picture, but we will make it up to you in a couple of months.
Instead of heading north, we decided to head south, to see what else what more or less in the neighborhood. We found simple French supermarkets, that already stocked all kinds of exciting foodz, and, a little further down, we even found wineries. We ended up in Lapoutroie which we visited one and a half year ago.
The hotel that we stayed in then was full, so we went to the other restaurant.
The farmer's salad was good, the onion tart was very delicious.
How can one visit the Alsace in winter without eating choucroute?
Or some civet de gibier?
Finally cheese cake. I think we can live here.
We had boudin noir, that apparently is not served shaped like a sausage in Germany. It had a wonderfully clovey taste. Also, we had Weißwurst that was even better than Cafe Konstanz's Weißwurst. We did not take a picture, but we will make it up to you in a couple of months.
Instead of heading north, we decided to head south, to see what else what more or less in the neighborhood. We found simple French supermarkets, that already stocked all kinds of exciting foodz, and, a little further down, we even found wineries. We ended up in Lapoutroie which we visited one and a half year ago.
The hotel that we stayed in then was full, so we went to the other restaurant.
The farmer's salad was good, the onion tart was very delicious.
How can one visit the Alsace in winter without eating choucroute?
Or some civet de gibier?
Finally cheese cake. I think we can live here.
Saturday, December 6, 2008
If you don't know me by now...
We're live blogging from Cafe Konstanz!
Been here for a while now. Anke is working on her lecture and Frans is reading Shogun. With the Simply Red cd that is on infinite repeat, we are ready to commit seppuku.
Fortunately, help has just arrived in the form of 圣诞红酒.
Been here for a while now. Anke is working on her lecture and Frans is reading Shogun. With the Simply Red cd that is on infinite repeat, we are ready to commit seppuku.
Fortunately, help has just arrived in the form of 圣诞红酒.
Sunday, November 30, 2008
Saturday ritual
We pissed away another Saturday at Cafe Konstanz.
We started off with a Semmel with Leberkäse, two sausages, Weißwurst, pretzel and lots of bread. And of course two beers. Who knew that we really missed Germany all those years in the U.S.?
A few hours later, we were ready for the second course:
Grandma's German cheese cake
and a raspberry cream cake
We don't like Cafe Konstanz's coffee, so we had Glühwein instead.
Chinese word of the day: 圣诞红酒 (shèngdànhóngjiǔ) = Glühwein
We started off with a Semmel with Leberkäse, two sausages, Weißwurst, pretzel and lots of bread. And of course two beers. Who knew that we really missed Germany all those years in the U.S.?
A few hours later, we were ready for the second course:
Grandma's German cheese cake
and a raspberry cream cake
We don't like Cafe Konstanz's coffee, so we had Glühwein instead.
Chinese word of the day: 圣诞红酒 (shèngdànhóngjiǔ) = Glühwein
Sunday, November 16, 2008
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