Off to Berlin for 2 weeks!

[J.DavisNJ]

Nah, I'm usually not a fan of the wursts (too fatty, but currywurst and a few others RULE as an appetizer), sauerbraten is basically roast beef with some sort of specific gravy (not very thick and slightly sweet IME), always served with Spatzle (those little potato noodle things) and red cabbage - FUCK YES, salivating something fierce right now I always get it at this place near me, absolutely incredible!

Mmm yeah Spatzle is the shit! I might have to make a trip up to your neck of the woods to pig out...errr, try your Mesa setup!

Wait, have you still not acquired another Recto?

-Joe

 

[Skinny Viking]

Nah, I'm usually not a fan of the wursts (too fatty, but currywurst and a few others RULE as an appetizer), sauerbraten is basically roast beef with some sort of specific gravy (not very thick and slightly sweet IME), always served with Spatzle (those little potato noodle things) and red cabbage - FUCK YES, salivating something fierce right now I always get it at this place near me, absolutely incredible!

Always been partial to the jägerschnitzel myself but you're right about the red cabbage and spatzle .... lucky for my wife and I that we have an authentic german pub (with real germans in the kitchen!) only 5 minutes away that serves all this.

@StefTD: My wife just told me that only a Bavarian would put mayo on a currywurst. She's a self hating Bavarian actually, she only identifies herself as a Berliner but she can yodel and do the little happy Bavarian dance

she also played the accordion as a child

Ok guys I'm off ... thanks for all the well wishes and scheisse comments ... oh and @ Shadow_Walker ... that pic is killing me!

Prost!

 

[Felix Neumann]

Ich habe zu versuchen bifi.
Ich liebe scheiße!

Hahahahahaha shit

 

[Lasse Lammert]

@StefTD: My wife just told me that only a Bavarian would put mayo on a currywurst. She's a self hating Bavarian actually, she only identifies herself as a Berliner but she can yodel and do the little happy Bavarian dance

she also played the accordion as a child

Ok guys I'm off ... thanks for all the well wishes and scheisse comments ... oh and @ Shadow_Walker ... that pic is killing me!

Prost!

nah, noone puts Mayo on a Currywurst, it's the fries you put it on...
and it's actually a northern european thing (ask the dutch! ).

Bavaria has nothing to do with it (that's north italy anyway...nothing to do with Germany)

 

[StefTD]

the mayo is for the fries, not the currywurst, like lasse meant what you should do with remoulade.
remoulade is actually some kind of mayonaise but with some spices in there and I think small pieces of pickles.
Fortunately I am not a bavarian and almost everybody I know puts mayonaise on the fries (only on the fries!).

About Sauerbraten:
it's beef that gets marinaded in vinegar for a few days normally.
It has a really special taste, a bit sweet, in some parts of Germany it's not beef, they use horse
for Sauerbraten and put raisins in the gravy (that is disgusting in my opinion).

Oh, and Spätzle has nothing to do with potatoes they're only flour, eggs, water and some salt.
There's something similar called Schupfnudeln, these things are made out of potatoes, not sure if you meant those Marcus.


So, I think I should stop talking about food, I am really hungry right now...
I would go to the Pergamon Museum or to the Zoo.

 

[Metaltastic]

Mmm yeah Spatzle is the shit! I might have to make a trip up to your neck of the woods to pig out...errr, try your Mesa setup!

Wait, have you still not acquired another Recto?

-Joe

Nope, sadly - a Roadster is at the top o' the GAS list once I get a fucking job! (not for lack of trying, that's for sure - I had a fantastic interview for an office assistant position at a fat camp last week, but ultimately lost to a candidate with more experience, always my Achilles heel )

 

[J.DavisNJ]

the mayo is for the fries, not the currywurst, like lasse meant what you should do with remoulade.
remoulade is actually some kind of mayonaise but with some spices in there and I think small pieces of pickles.
Fortunately I am not a bavarian and almost everybody I know puts mayonaise on the fries (only on the fries!).

About Sauerbraten:
it's beef that gets marinaded in vinegar for a few days normally.
It has a really special taste, a bit sweet, in some parts of Germany it's not beef, they use horse
for Sauerbraten and put raisins in the gravy (that is disgusting in my opinion).

Oh, and Spätzle has nothing to do with potatoes they're only flour, eggs, water and some salt.
There's something similar called Schupfnudeln, these things are made out of potatoes, not sure if you meant those Marcus.


So, I think I should stop talking about food, I am really hungry right now...
I would go to the Pergamon Museum or to the Zoo.

I'm guessing Schupfnudeln is similar to gnocchi?

-Joe

 

[StefTD]

yeah the recipe is not that different, eggs, potatoes, some flour, some salt.
But in the end they're not that soft as gnocchis, longer and most of the time
you fry them (with Kraut for example).

Damn, I am talking about food again...

 

[J.DavisNJ]

Just keep on keepin' on Marcus...shitty time for a job search, but you're bound to find something.

Mmmm yeah food. Damnit I'm hungry.

-Joe

 

[DaWolf]

yeah the recipe is not that different, eggs, potatoes, some flour, some salt.
But in the end they're not that soft as gnocchis, longer and most of the time
you fry them (with Kraut for example).

Damn, I am talking about food again...

Never have been a fan of them really, but Dampfnudeln ftw !

 

[Felix Neumann]

Aaaaaaargh stop it now, dudes!!! I could eat a complete cow, I´m so hungry.

Sauerbraten is AWESOME!!! My Grandma, made the best!

 

[Skinny Viking]

Ok so I'm back from Berlin

been back for a couple days actually but only just now getting around to jumping online and all that

So given the food checklist I was working with, here is the damage report:

Turkish Pizza ... devoured in drunken stupor after too many Glüwein (mit brandy) cups at weihnachtsmarkt on way to drinking more at metal pub

Döner ... next night, see above scenario

Pommes mit roumalade ... tasty, basically like tartar sauce, thanks for the tip Lasse

Kangaroo steak ... thats fuckin right, I ate a big kangaroo steak

Bifi ... like Slim Jims, even brought some home with me

Pizza Carraza .... little pocket pizzas that I wish we had here

Schnitzel ... home made from the mother-in-law, damn good!

Aside from all the good eats, was pretty much hammered through most of the trip, did some sight seeing, almost got into a fight with some wannabe neo-nazi dickhead from Rostock at the metal pub ... made some new drinking buddies at same metal pub after dickhead wannabe neo-nazi backed down ... told some 6 year old bosnian kid begging for money to fuck off (if you saw the movie "Hostel" the little kid that keeps saying "Dollar" with his hand out, I swear it was the same kid!) and noticed that bell-bottom & flared jeans are not really the big thing for the women anymore. Now it seems to be all about skinny jeans and knee-high boots ... and damn it made for some nice viewing

Anyway, good to be back but looking forward to going back probably next year. This time we're already planning for going to Hamburg for a night or 2 so that'll be cool as hell ... love that city!

I'll put up a couple pics when I pull them off the camera

 

[Metaltastic]

and noticed that bell-bottom & flared jeans are not really the big thing for the women anymore

Hahahahahha, way to finally emerge from the rock you were living under Carlos

 

[Skinny Viking]

Hahahahahha, way to finally emerge from the rock you were living under Carlos

Thats not a rock Marcus, thats my wife!

What can I say? My social life has been reduced to the gigs I play and the monthly "man-date" I have with some buddies at Hooters ... the wife is finally coming to understand the phrase "studio widow"

 

[Metaltastic]

Haha, nah man, I'm sure it's worth it, if nothing else so you can justify 2-week trips to Berlin to visit her family!

 

[Skinny Viking]

Haha, nah man, I'm sure it's worth it, if nothing else so you can justify 2-week trips to Berlin to visit her family!

when we got back to Philly, the immigration officer asked me "so what was the purpose of your trip ... vacation or business"

I said "vacation, I guess"

he said "you guess?"

I said "yeah well I was visiting my in-laws, so, I guess you could call that vacation"

he tried not to laugh when he said "welcome back"

 

[slashvanyoung]

Nice to hear that you had a good time! But man, it's sooo fitting the stereotype that this wannabe Nazi jackass was from Rostock. As a guy who is from Eastern Germany himself (I was born in the GDR), this pisses me off. But alas, you'll find these jackasses all around the world.

 

[Skinny Viking]

Nice to hear that you had a good time! But man, it's sooo fitting the stereotype that this wannabe Nazi jackass was from Rostock. As a guy who is from Eastern Germany himself (I was born in the GDR), this pisses me off. But alas, you'll find these jackasses all around the world.

yeah my wife was born in the GDR auch

I think the dude was pissing off some others as well at the pub cause after he backed down I made some new drinking buddies at the pub and that moron kinda slipped out the door real quick My wife also said some nasty shit to him and then later told me about the Rostock stereotype

Its very true that you can run into an asshole anywhere in the world. I've been to Germany like 9 times, all different parts of the country, and I'm glad to say this was the 1st jerkoff I met there like that

 

[Felix Neumann]

almost got into a fight with some wannabe neo-nazi dickhead from Rostock at the metal pub

Nazi punks fuck off!!!