According to a survey from the industry last year, about 94 percent of Germans consume bread as main food. There are millions of kinds of bread with different taste. The German baker is always adding new choices every day. And according to another survey from the Association for Crop, Market and Nutrition Research, the average German citizens eat 86 kilograms of bread per year. It is the highest in Europe.
In Germany, we rarely find a street without a bread shop, starts from the ancient to the most modern in though appearance. Everything is easily found and can be selected according to the budget. Recent development is the emergence of supermarket bread in strategic places in the city center, such as malls or station. The price is relatively cheap, but the service is minimal. Buyers take a tray, choose from dozens of types of bread on display, and went directly to pay at the checkout. The tourists may find it easier to select and find the relevant material from the display cake in front of a large container of their bread.
Although in supermarkets and department stores also did not lose a lot of selling assorted breads, some people choose to buy them in German bakery to obtain the most recent bread, straight from the oven. People sometimes took Germany to consult with shopkeepers, to determine the types of fresh bread, bread at a discount in the day, etc. But for those who just came to Germany, they are not familiar with assorted breads and trouble to spell the names here are sometimes strange bread on the tongue and ears, not to mention confused choose from so many bread types. Besides bread, a bakery sells other types of food.
Soft pretzels are available in almost all the bread. The color is dark brown. In Germany, the name is Bretzel. Dough named laugen also made a round of bread or baguette. We like cheese slices stuffed bretzel.
Black forest cake is not only a German stereotype. It was made to make people happy. People love to order it for tea or coffee in the afternoon. Enjoyment of these cookies will be mingling with the aroma of coffee.
Stollen, sweet bread, often made with a mixture of dried fruit or candied fruit, is a tradition on Christmas Day. In December, stollen is on sale everywhere – bakeries, super markets, Read the rest of this entry »