Famous food in Bonn

When it comes to German cuisine, everyone will think of hot grilled sausages and fragrant steamed potatoes. Of course, there are many other types of food dishes in Germany, but these two are the most common and most German.

Germans pay more attention to the original flavor when cooking food. For example, when making ham and sausages, they do not add other miscellaneous meats in order to shape the materials, and they do not use colorants and chemical seasonings at all. Therefore, people love foods and dishes that are simple to prepare and keep their original flavor intact.

Ham and sausages in Germany

Germans are geniuses at making ham and sausages. It is said that there are as many as two to three hundred types of hams and sausages in Germany, so how many types can you taste in just one trip? In fact, you don’t have to go to a restaurant, you can taste them freely at imbiss, an open-air food stall on the street. Several kinds.

The common sausages in Germany are nothing more than long and thick rockwurst, beef sausage rindwurst, and currywurst wrapped in sauce and curry powder. These three kinds of sausages can be eaten all over the country, and they are also the favorites of Germans.

Many towns have local specialty sausages. For example, Munich's sweet mustard sausage weisswurst, Nuremberg's little thumb-like sausage nürnbergerwurst, etc. There are also many shops selling home-made sausages made according to ancestral methods, which have a unique flavor.

Germany’s catering services

Gasthaus (gastst tte) is a popular restaurant. No matter which city or village there are, there will be a few of them, and local people often visit them. They serve simple sausage-and-bread meals, as well as large and delicious meat products.

If you want something to drink, you can go to the weinkeller or bierstube. Of course, snacks and food to go with drinks are also available. Among the chain stores located in famous places across the country, we recommend Nordsee and Movenpick. Those who are tired of eating meat can go to Nordsee because it is a fish restaurant. There are cod steaks, fried cuttlefish, curry grilled fish, etc. (5-8dm). In addition, you can also eat shrimp or salmon sandwiches (2-3dm). By the way, zum mitnehmen means "can be brought back or taken out". mvenpick is a self-service salad bar. It is open from early morning to late at night, but there are not as many shops as Nordsee.

If you want to grab a bite to eat, the best place is at the street food stall imbiss. You can always smell the attractive fragrance wafting from imbiss in front of the station or in the square. There are 3 to 5 dm of sausage in a round bun, which is enough to serve as a meal for tourists with small appetites.

Etiquette in restaurants

As soon as you step into the restaurant door, someone will guide you to your seat. It is not etiquette to sit down casually on your own. After getting the speisekart e menu, you should order drinks first and then order the dishes carefully. Once the decision is made, the menu must be closed, otherwise the waiter will not come and record the name of the dish. Restaurants in tourist areas generally provide English menus. If you go to a place that only has German menus, you can make a decision by looking at the "recipes" of others on the tables around you. For example, point with your finger: "I want that." You can also order the set menu for the day. The set meals are cheap and come out quickly.

When you finish your meal and pay the bill, you should greet the waiter who just took your order. You can say "zahlen bitte!" If the waiter is not in charge of this table, he will not come over even if he greets you for a long time, so remember the waiter's appearance when ordering. When multiple people are dining together and paying the bill individually, they can state "getrennt!" When one person pays on behalf of the person, they can say "zusammen." The bill generally includes taxes and service charges. The more upscale the place, the more it is customary to tip.