Berlin's Gastronomy

It is almost lunchtime and you've walked more thancabbage, cabbage (Sauerkraut) and mashed peas;
four hours through Berlin's streets. Suddenly, yourbeef (Rinderbrust) with horseradish, smoked pork
stomach is rumbling and your mouth waters. Now(Kasseler); roast liver with apple; mashed potatoes
you smell typical German food everywhere you go.(Stampfkartoffeln) and roast goose. In many of
Are you hungry? Discover what's cooking in Berlin'sBerlin's restaurants you'll find a daily menu, called
kitchens and as they would say, ¡Guten"unter de Woche". Normally, they serve dishes with
Appetit!sauces, potatoes, puddings, leberwurst (a sausage
Berlin's cuisine is diverse, multicultural and of course,based on liver mash), mashed potatoes,
delicious. It has Turkish, Indian, Pakistan, Polish andKönigsberger Klopse (meatballs with mustard
Czech influences. In addition to enjoying the bestsauce), hamburgers with Kartoffelsalat (cooked
"Haute Cuisine" (as in any other big capital), Berlinpotatoes with many ingredients) and apple puree
offers many popular and cheap dishes. It is the(Apfelmus). Also, they are used to eating herrings
German city with the largest number of prize-winning(this is the favourite fish in Berlin), which can be
restaurants: if you're a cuisine sybarite, this is thecooked in many different ways.
perfect destination for you. But if you prefer theIf you want to eat in cheap and good restaurants,
popular and affordable cuisine, don't worry as you'llgo to the Kreuzberg and Neukölln
find suitable food for all tastes and wallets.neighbourhoods. If you don't have cash, ask if they
If you want to eat the typical German fast food, goaccept credit card, because not all the city's
to a classic "Imbiss". This is a street stall where yourestaurants have this service.
can buy some fast food, such as Berlin's "Bulettes", allThe typical drink of Berlin is beer. There are all kinds
kinds of German sausages or a Turkish Dönerof beers in Berlin: lagers, black, red, wheat ... There is
Kebab. The Boulette and Döner Kebab arrived ineven a special beer for breakfast called Molle! The
West Berlin in the 60's with the influx of immigrants.Molle is a Pils beer that comes from the most
Currywurst sausag, with a lot of ketchup and curry istraditional breweries in Berlin. Beer with lemonade
typically of Berlin, but is consumed across all(shandy) is called Radler and beer with cola is called
Germany.Diesel. The Berliner Weiße is a typical Berlin beer.
The traditional Berlin cuisine is rustic and substantial:The best locations to enjoy a good beer are the
normally, you'll find homemade recipes served inBiergarten, which are beer gardens or outdoor patios
family environments. In addition, they serve abundantwhere you can have a drink and something to eat.
dishes with a variety of ingredients: potatoes,Now, after eating the best meal in your life, you're
cabbages, cucumbers, vegetables, fowl and pork areprobably going to need to rest up a bit. Rent Berlin
the base of most recipes.Apartments and give yourself this genuine
Traditional dishes include pork knuckle (Eisbein) withexperience!