Category Archives: Food in Germany

Bärlauch aka Wild Garlic aka Ramps in the Spring

Spring is one of my favorite times of the year when new flavors are reintroduced into cuisines. Bärlauch, common here in Germany is one of the first flavors to usher in the new season. I wasn’t familiar it (many years back pre-Goggle) and my father-in-law kindly dug out a paper dictionary to help. The translation […]

Apples in my new home country Germany

Yesterday my doorbell rang and I opened the door to find a farmer standing outside my gate asking (in German) if I’d like to buy apples or potatoes. I was so happy to see him! Many years prior I had had a similar experience when staying with my in-laws in Augsburg, Germany. That summer I […]