GERMANY = BAVARIA? Why the Rest of the World Has a False Image of Germany | Feli from Germany

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ABOUT ME: Hallo, Servus, and welcome to my channel! My name is Felicia (Feli), I'm 28, and I'm a German living in the USA! I was born and raised in Munich, Germany but have been living in Cincinnati, Ohio off and on since 2016. I first came here for an exchange semester during my undergrad at LMU Munich, then I returned for an internship, and then I got my master's degree in Cincinnati. I was lucky enough to win the Green Card lottery and have been a permanent resident since 2019! In my videos, I talk about cultural differences between America and Germany, things I like and dislike about living here, and other topics I come across in my everyday life in the States. Let me know what YOU would like to hear about in the comments below. DANKE :)
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[@FelifromGermany]

What are your favorite traditional German dishes? And what region are they from? 🇩🇪Let us know in the comments! 😊 ▸Go to buyraycon.com/felifromgermany for 15% off your order! Brought to you by Raycon.

[@vincentng2392]

Bavarian pork knuckle (Haxe) - Somehow most German restaurants in North America are Bavarian. Is it because most early German immigrants came from there?

[@thorz7304]

Here in my part of Baden-Württemberg it's Herrgottsb'scheißerle (Maultaschen), Linsen mit Spätzle und Saitenwürstle and Gaisburger Marsch.

[@carlj95]

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[@hennsbreit]

Himmel un äd (potato-patties with apple puree, in my case without onions and sausage) de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rheinische_K%C3%BCche I also loved the different soups, cooked by grandma ;-) But of course, wild meat with red cabbage&apples, brown sauce, potato mash.

[@MBrieger]

Since I am a Nordlicht, it is sea food. Krabben (kind of Shrimps), Scholle (Sole), Flensburger oder Dithmarscher Plopp Beer (Beugelbuddelbeer). So living in California, I positively get annoyed with the Bavarian Stereotype. However, the absolutely only things I miss about Germany is Bread and the Meats. They can keep the rest.

[@davedavids57]

It's interesting growing up in Southern England no one really sees Germany as Bavaria, most people have visited Germany, but mainly the Rhine area or Berlin. Also it's important to note that the British occupied the North West and Rhine area of Germany. The American's occupied Bavaria so that's pretty much why the US sees Germany as Bavaria. I don't think Britain Does.

[@rockyracoon3233]

Germans also sat on the British throne for some two centuries too.😊

[@californiahiker9616]

Southern England… you’re really just a hop, skip, or jump away from Hamburg. Or Helgoland, for that matter. It always seemed to me Helgoland is closer to Britain than to is Germany!

[@helgaioannidis9365]

Yes Brits never come up with the Bavarian stereotypes, I've noticed that. Also the French.

[@helgekumpfert4011]

@@californiahiker9616 , Helgoland was actually British from 1807-1890

[@silkebower1977]

The UK had army barracks in many places throughout North Rhine Westfalia. So many soldiers would get to know that part of Germany.

[@marvinkannhauser1892]

I think it would actually be a very good mini-series on your channel, if you made a video for each german state, so that every single one can shine on its own.

[@uliwehner]

all @Feli would have to do is take a few weeks of per state to travel, take in the sites, talk to the people and eat the best food. Bavaria is covered, so on to the other 15 states. say one trip per year, she would have material for the next 15 years. keeping my eyes peeled :)

[@pigoff123]

Yes. Please talk about Hessen.

[@SavageSmoke74]

I moved to the states around 12 after the wall fell. I visit family but really only know Berlin ( lived there) and Munich, Augsburg . I've been to 48 US states and would love to visit the rest of Germany. I'd love a series on the rest. My PA US family are German expats and it shows. No AC lol

[@martinmarheinecke7677]

I am from the Hamburg Region, in northern Germany. Some typical dishes of the traditional regional cuisine are: Beer'n, Boh'n un Speck (a kind of green peas stew with pears and bacon), kale, swede stew, Matjes herring, flounder Finkenwerder style, shrimp rolls, Rote Grütze (a kind of sweet fruit pudding). Typical pastries: Franzbrötchen (somewhat like a cross between french croissant and Danish cinnamon rolls), fruit pies and cakes, shortcrust cookies ("Plätzchen", especially the famous Heidesand from the Lüneburg Heide), Rosinenstuten (a sweet white bread with raisins).

[@EinDeutscherPatriot620]

As a Saxon, thank you so much for listing this. I'll do some more research on how to cook these myself sometime

[@rogermoeller7350]

Don't forget Herringsalat

[@Feldtaube]

Marzipan

[@user-eh8kj5fn8u]

All sounds delicious

[@jassidoe]

I was born in Lower Saxony and have lived in Bavaria for the last 10 years. And to this day you instantly feel a sense of kinship with people from northern Germany when you bemoan the lack of kale (Grünkohl) in Bavarian kitchens 🤣 Grünkohl mit Bregenwurst/Pinkel/... is such a staple food in winter we even kind of celebrated it by hiking through the snowy forest for several miles (with lots of alcohol) to a restaurant, eat kale, potatoes and the local sausage and hike back. good memories 😂

[@EinDeutscherPatriot620]

I love Saxons 🤣🤣🤣

[@marcojahn2564]

On several occasions I have experienced very surprised reactions from Americans who could hardly believe that I had never been to the Oktoberfest in Munich. And that I don't want to go there either.

[@nvus2758]

Understandable. As a former New Yorker I've never been to Times Square on New Years Eve nor have any of my friends and relatives

[@EinDeutscherPatriot620]

I'm a Saxon, and though I do want a pair of Lederhosen simply because I value the way it looks, I'll never go to Oktoberfest. It simply doesn't greatly appeal to me. Maybe when I'm older my opinion will change and I'll visit it but right now, I prefer to keep my distance

[@BeneAkaGlyon]

@@nvus2758 Haha i can relate to this as a Berliner. The german aequivalent to New Years Eve Party at Time Swuare would be Brandenburg Gate (its shwon nationwide on TV and lots of people travel to Berlin to go therew). I have never been there once in my life, but when i met a friend from Brandenburg (think New Jersey) he said he was there 3 times already

[@dohboy88]

I once told a German friend about my 2006 World Cup experience and how we drove through most of the country, but we didn’t get to Bavaria. His response: “You didn’t miss anything.”

[@EinDeutscherPatriot620]

@@dohboy88 good reaction XD

[@DSP16569]

From the Cologne (Rheinland) Area: Himmel un Ääd (or Ähd) - literally translated as Sky and Earth. Because the french are close to this region potatos are also called Erdäpfel (from french pommes de terre - Aples from the soil). It's regional a little bit different but basically: Mashed potatos - often with little bacon cubes and roasted onions - The Earth part. In a pan with butter fried sour apple-slices with powder sugar - The sky (Apples grow on trees in the sky) part Often served with fried slices of blood-sausage. Or for the cold winter: Reibekuchen mit Apfelmus - Potato pancake with apple puree. The Fat salty taste of the hot pancake mixed with the sour sweet taste of the apple puree.

[@witchwizardbalticsea7701]

I live in Schleswig-Holstein near the Kiel Canal. Oktoberfest is not the only Volkfest in Germany. We have a big international sailing event here called Kiel Week (Kieler Woche) that is almost 150 years old. This anual event comes with a attached Volksfest with various concerts, food/beverage booths and other things brings over 2 Million people to Kiel during the 9 days of the event each year. There are also a lot of so called Tall Ships visiting the city, we even got a visit from the USCGS Eagle (a sistership of the Gorch Fock) a few years back.

[@philipethier9136]

My wife has more-varied roots than I. On her mothers side, she has ancestors from Schleswig-Holstein, the Momsen family, along with Scottish and Irish. On her father's side, she has German-speaking ancestors from Switzerland and Germany, along with Norman-English folks who got here via Montreal.

[@BeneAkaGlyon]

As a german from Berlin i can say: I visited Kieler Woche more often then Oktoberfest. 1 time

[@eyalter8992]

Kieler Woche mit dem Bayernzelt,wo alle hinwollen!!!!😁😁😁

[@user-jp5zs2rp4q]

Its becouse US occupation in Bavaria after ww2! They spread out your falsch gesagt: "german" culture in the world

[@Bladingmom]

My late husband was from Bremen, and he despised Bavaria! When I asked if we could go to Oktoberfest, he said, "Why?" As a true Northern German, he introduced me to Braunkohl (Grünkohl) und Pinkelwurst. Me and my sons absolutely adore it, and it makes us a bit homesick for Bremen and Niedersachsen!

[@derrikgilmore5975]

lol, yup, being from Bremerhaven, it's like comparing NY and TX 😁

[@mrpetit2]

As someone from the Netherlands, this sounds a lot like our " stamppot boerenkool met rookworst" (Bauernkohl mit Rauchwurst", one of my favorite dishes too. When I'm in northern Germany again I'll see if I can get some to see how it tastes😁👍

[@eviek3809]

My mother came from Hamburg and she used to make Königsberge Klopse, Frikadellen, Hühner Frikassee just to name a few.

[@Warentester]

Königsberger Klopse are not from Hamburg... They are, as the name says, from (today's) Kaliningrad.

[@daemotron]

My wife's late grandmother came originally from Königsberg (today's Kaliningrad); she had (like so many) to take refuge and thus resettled close to Hamburg. She used to cook Königsberger Klopse sometimes, but her recipe had nearly nothing in common with the dish as it is known in Germany today. No cream, no capers, instead onions, vinegar and sugar for the sauce.

[@Smallfrye]

My sister was working in an Army hospital in the US and she once got a patient who was the German wife of a soldier. After noticing the woman's accent my sister asked "Oh, are you from Germany? I was stationed there." And the lady responded jokingly, "No, I'm from Bavaria. It can be hard for Americans to understand the difference." And my sister replied "Oh I'm not from America, I'm from Texas."

[@neophytealpha]

Funny thing is how many Germans settled in Texas. Where a lot of Texas BBQ originated. There was a lot in Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Illinois, and Ohio as well.

[@racheldrum1982]

@@neophytealpha Where are Texas Germans from? Pennsylvania Germans are not Bavarians. Most of them are from the west of (what is now) Germany.

[@jethro4453]

@@racheldrum1982 I don't know for sure about all Germans that came to Texas, but in the area where I'm from, I would guess they were not from Bavaria just due to the fact that there is a much bigger group of Protestants than Catholics. It's possible my family is an outlier, but my great great grandparents came to Texas from the North Rhine region in the 1880s

[@jwhiskey242]

@@racheldrum1982 The early German settlers were from the Palatinate.

[@nickaschenbecker9882]

This is like a lot of Americans thinking Chicago and Illinois are two separate states. They kind of are, in a cultural sense, but... 😂😂😂😂

[@cubanmop]

I would love it if you did a series that would have a video on each of the Bundesländer. I know it would be a little outside of what you normally do, but I’m sure it would be great!

[@larsg.2492]

Geography Now! have done a decent job in their video. And there are plenty of other creators. And remember, she is from Bavaria, so her inside into other states might be very limited and biased, furthermore she has been living in the US for the last seven years, so expect a high amount of disconnection.

[@ManyNamesInHistory]

I'm from Saxony and my favorite local food are Quarkkäulchen - it's the ultimate comfort food for me. They're little pancakes made from quark, potatoes, eggs and flour (my mom is a cheater and uses instant mashed potatoes instead; not exactly traditional, but to recreate the True Childhood Experience that's the way I gotta do it or else it's just not the same). Other stuff I really like are Grüne Klöße (though those are not from Saxony originally afaik; they're potato dumplings, but made mostly with raw potatoes) and Wickelklöße. Rouladen and Grüne Klöße is THE Christmas dish in our family. (Grüne Klöße and really all potato dumplings are only complete with a roasted piece of bread/Brötchen stuffed inside, of course. We call them Röstel and they're the best part.) Part of my family originally came from Bohemia, so a lot of stuff from the Bohemian cuisine also made its way into the family recipe books. Böhmische Knödel, Pflaumenknödel, Buchty, Mohnnudeln, things like that. Not German, though of course local cuisines influence each other across boarders. I'm guessing that the Bavarian cuisine also has a lot of Czech influences, given the geographical proximity and all.

[@marykaysmaldone952]

My grandparents came from Hanover. Never heard of lederhosen. My pop wore overalls, as he was a farmer.

[@linajurgensen4698]

I‘m from Schleswig-Holstein (most northern state of Germany) and I feel like a foreigner when I visit other German states (Bundesländer). Life outside Schleswig-Holstein seems so stressful and hectic, I think we have more in common with Denmark than with the rest of Germany :). I’ve been to the Moselle region which is culturally a very catholic whine region with different kind of hospitality and mannerisms. And then there is Bavaria, which is a totally different world for me.

[@jeffreybusse8746]

Having been stationed in the Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany and Bavaria is like the US and Texas; great explanation of the differences!

[@roneichstaedt8853]

Exactly! Some people in foreign countries think everyone in America wears a cowboy hat and boots, or that everyone has a Boston accent.

[@gdp3rd]

Jeffrey, I was going to say the same thing -- and colleagues from northern Germany agreed: Bavaria is the Texas of Germany.

[@Baritone45]

It's like a whole other country. LOL. And no I don't intend to ever visit Texas willingly. Went on a plant trip (interview) with IBM at NASA in Houston after college and connected flights to Cancun in Dallas FW one time. That's plenty for me.

[@michaelk9865]

@Baritone45 Houston, Dallas and Austin are more blue spots in red Texas.

[@dt_mag]

I grew up near Stuttgart (Baden-Württemberg) where my mom’s family is from but then moved to (west) Berlin for an internship. After that, I went to the frankonian “Mainfranken“ region of northwestern Bavaria where my dad grew up. Today I live in beautiful Würzburg where I work in childcare. The best part of swabian cuisine (schwäbische Küche) definitely has to be Maultaschen, my favorite Berlin thing has to be Currywurst for sure haha, and from the frankonian (fränkische) area I really appreciate the diverse white wine and beer culture. Have a nice day y‘all

[@RustyDust101]

I grew up mostly in Hessen, but now live in Hamburg. The best Hessian food: Frankfurter Griesoss. Or more high German Frankfurter grüne Sauce. It's a cold sauce made with seven distinct herbs, usually served with hard boiled eggs, or with Tafelspitz, beef picanhia (if high class), or Rinderbrust, beef chuck cut for the less affluent. The sauce is made according to so many different recipes that basically only the seven herbs can be agreed on, but the base of the sauce varies a lot. I have now lived in Hamburg for 20 years, so I've now become a Fischkopp, a fish head, how the Northern Germans are called teasingly by the Southerners. Which leads me to the Fischbrötchen, a fried fish in a bread roll with remoulade. Greetz from a German in Hamburg.

[@Nifuruc]

You could basically make a video for each Bundesland. Maybe you should! ^^ It could become a fun series.

[@thatguy8869]

Which German states do Germans think are most over rated, under rated, which states are most or least liked by Germans, etc.

[@jennywells416]

Yes, I agree.. that would be fun, and it would give Feli the opportunity to learn a little more about the rest of Germany.

[@napoleonfeanor]

@That Guy we don't really think thst way. No matter whether Länder of Germany proper and Austria or Cantons of Switzerland, we don't really rank each other. I think just Bavaria and Berlin get some dislike. We don't necessarily have state identity either but more based on historically grown regions and towns. Some of our states are artificial post WWII creations putting different regions.A very obvious case is Northrhine-Westfalia, which has the two historical regions of Westfalia (Northern German more rural region) and the Rhineland region on the other side (different climate, historical identity, Middle German, wine making) and the third industrial region Ruhrgebiet, which became hugely urbanized since the 19th century.

[@NormanF62]

A 16 part video series could be done and maybe that could part of the forthcoming trip to Germany, if enough people are interested!

[@DSP16569]

@@napoleonfeanor Don't forget Lippe the third part (joined NRW some years later).

[@pendragon2012]

I had an awful day--thanks for cheering me up, Feli! Always good to have you back! 🙂

[@etiennetheunissen1201]

The amount of time, effort, and research you put into your videos is remarkable!

[@K99349]

The wonderful thing about Dirndls is that they are one of the very few items of clothing that look great on those of us who might be described as “Rubenesque” as opposed to other fashions that only look good on the super skinny! 🤪

[@juanpabloperezgomez4349]

It's a similar case here in Spain with Andalucia/the Mediterranean coast, which is where most of the foreign tourism goes.

[@ulie1960]

Another funny thing I encountered once: In 1994 I've been in Portland, OR for the 43rd National Square and Round Dance Convention (about 22000 activ dancers from Wednesday to Saturday). On the last evening a Square Dancer from the USA after he saw my name badge which also states Germany as country of origin asked me: "Do you know Hensted-Ulzburg?" Actually I know that town, since I live just 30 minutes away, but usualy people always asked me if I knew Heidelberg, Garmisch-Partenkirchen or Nürnberg... so he really surprised me there.

[@michaelburggraf2822]

Food from south-west Germany/Swabia: Zwiebelrostbraten mit Blaukraut und Spätzle Krautwickel Kääs-Spätzle mit gebratenen Zwiebeln und frischem Salat Linseneintopf mit Spätzle und Saitenwürstle (inoffizielles schwäbisches Nationalgericht) Wurstsalat, schwäbisch ohne Käse/schweizer mit Käse Bubaspitzle/Schupfnudle mit a) Apfelmus oder b) gebraten mit Zwiebeln, Speck und Sauerkraut Gebratene Leberle mit Spätzle und Blaukraut (Rotkraut) Zwiebelkuchen (Saison in September, Oktober) Many Swabian dishes are served with a savoury sauce which is quite important to many Swabians. Spätzle and potatoes are interchangeable. Träubleskuchen (Johannisbeerkuchen) Apfel-, Birnenkuchen Kirsch- , Zwetschgenkuchen

[@AMK650]

As a Kielersprotte (nickname for people from Kiel [north Germany],mainly young and full of energy and also name of a smoked fish speciality) I would say Rübenmus with Kochwurst. A good Backfisch in a beer batter is also really good. I don't like Labskaus, Rollmops or Grünkohl. All really typical but absolutely not to my liking . I have Family from Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and from that part I loved the Klütersuppe . A fruit soup with flour dumplings. My favorits were cherry and pear.

[@derrikgilmore5975]

I'm a Leher Briet (born and raised in Bremerhaven-Lehe), and I love Rollmöpse, Grünkohl und Pinkel, and Labskaus. I also miss Knurrhahn and Schillerlocken 😁

[@twinmama42]

I'm from the Palatinate (state of Rhineland-Palatinate): 1. Dampfnudeln mit Weinsauce/Vanillesauce - a naturally sweet dumpling (yeast dough) steamed in a covered pan with salted oil = sweet fluffy dumpling and salty crust, accompanied with a vanilla sauce w/wo wine. This can be eaten as a snack (you can buy Dampfnudeln in bakeries or at food stands on farmers' markets) or accompanying a thick potato soup. 2. Saumagen mit Kartoffelbrei und Sauerkraut - Saumagen is a pig stomach stuffed with pork, potatoes, vegetables (carrots, celery), herbs, and sometimes chestnuts that is boiled until the stuffing has become a coherent mass. After cooling off it is cut into finger-thick slices and (with the actual stomach removed) fried in butter or margarine until lightly browned. This is accompanied by two staples of Palatinatian cuisine: mashed potatoes (prepared with milk, butter, and nutmeg) and sour kraut (the sour kraut you buy is a bit sour for most people's tastebuds, so I grate a peeled apple into it). 3. You can also exchange for or add to the Saumagen: Hausmacher Bratwurst (homespun style brats) or Leberknödel (liver dumplings). 4. Pellkartoffeln (steamed potatoes) mit Hausmacher (assortment of different sausages and cold cuts: Schwartenmagen (collared brawn?), Leberwurst (liver sausage), Blutwurst (blood sausage), raw Bratwurst, Lyoner (meat/pork sausage, baloney?), and pickles. This used to be poor people's food but it's delicious. 5. Spargelsuppe und Spargel mit Pfannkuchen - asparagus soup and boiled white asparagus in a roux with simple pancakes (fluffy and crispy) 6. Flammkuchen - tarte flambée (originally from the Vosges mountains in Alsace/France and the Wasgau region in Southern Palatinate)

[@Alan-lv9rw]

We love our Oktoberfest here in Dallas, Texas. Love that sausage on a stick and apple strudel.

[@michaelburggraf2822]

Hi Feli, the Black Forrest cake was actually an invention created outside of the Black Forrest area. However there are things the Black Forrest region rightly deserves to be famous for: smoked bacon and Kirschwasser (cherry schnaps)... apart from cookoo-clocks 😅 (BTW, cookoo-clocks have an interesting history)

[@KaiHenningsen]

I seem to recall the cake getting that name because it used that Kirschwasser.

[@ramzi0]

True

[@ramzi0]

The region is also known for a type of cherry cakes

[@earlewhitcher970]

I was told that "cookoo" is the German equilivant of "peek-a-boo" in English, is this correct?

[@michaelburggraf2822]

@@earlewhitcher970 in German the cuckoo-clock has received its name definitely from the bird cuckoo, der Kuckuck. Usually a cuckoo-clock has a small compartment in which a cuckoo carved from wood is placed together with the mechanic equipment to eject and retract the cuckoo. However peekaboo related to hide and seek would rather be the German "guck-guck". It could be translated as see-see or look-look. It's the imperative form of the verb gucken, Engl. to look, to stare, to inspect. As an example imagine having a little child sitting on your lap. You playfully put your hands in front of your face as if your hiding behind them. As you shortly open a slit between your hands to look through you might say "guck-guck" to increase the child's attention and curiosity. The game of "hide-and-seek" is called "Verstecken" in German.

[@jennywells416]

Born and raised in Mainz, now living in Upstate NY. Food that my hometown is known for is Fleischwurst, Spundekäs, Handkäs mit Musik, Zwiebelkuchen, Quellmänner (aka Pellkartoffeln) und Lebberworscht (Leberwurst), Zwetschenkuchen, Kreppel and so much more.. now I'm hungry and miss home😅

[@barbarafrings9231]

Grüße aus der Nähe von Bad Kreuznach! 🙂

[@jennywells416]

@@barbarafrings9231 gruesse zurueck. Hab als Kind viel Zeit in Bad Kreuznach verbacht. Wir waren oft Zelten und bei events auf dem military campingplatz und meine Oma und Opa waren viele Jahre dauercamper in Bad Muenster am Stein. 💜

[@andrewbeiler615]

That's how the world works nowadays. USA = Los Angeles and New York. Switzerland = Zurich. Italy = Rome. France = Paris. United Kingdom = London. I could go on. As someone who lives on a farm 3 miles from a town of 4,000 people and 125 kilometers from a big city, I personally am not attracted to the big cities. I like to experience the culture with locals in the countryside when I travel.

[@yjk5737]

I read this and all I could think of was why do you measure the distance to the town in miles and the distance to the big city in kilometers? 😄

[@andrewbeiler615]

@YJK because I was trying to be nice to non-Americans but I accidentally put miles for the town lol 😆

[@andrewbeiler615]

@YJK I'm in the USA so I use miles lol

[@mattkuhn6634]

When I lived in Germany, it was in Saarbrücken, so while my personal favorite regional dish would be Flammkuchen, I can't not mention the iconic Schwenker. Schwenker is more of an experience than a single food though - I've schwenked everything from mushrooms to peppers to onions to zucchini, in addition to all sorts of meats. It was a common joke that you could use Schwenker as almost every word in a sentence: Der Schwenker schwenkt die Schwenker auf dem Schwenker.

[@piah.3670]

Yes. I am from Saarland and I can say "Schwenker and Lyoner are our National-Food".

[@Baritone45]

What the Schwenk is Schwenker and Flammkuchen? Just a dumb American here.

[@piah.3670]

@@Baritone45 Schwenker or Schwenkbraten is meat that has been placed in a marinade consisting of paprika, oil, mustard, pepper, salt and onion rings. In Saarland we grill slowly over fire on a grate that swings back and forth. But you can also grill everything else in the same way. It tastes different than a barbeque grill. Flammkuchen is rolled out thinly like pizza. And then topped with crème fraiche, diced onions and diced bacon. Then baked in the oven.

[@seorsamaclately4294]

Don't forget Dibbelabbes, Schales, Gefillde mit Speckrahmsoos, Bibbelsches Bohnesupp mit Quetschekuche, Bettsäächersalat ...

[@sancho-4457]

the cuisine of Saarland contains a lot of dishes that are cheap to make and high in calories for the coal miners and steel workers in the Saarland but is also influenced by the lorraine cuisine from france (like flammkuchen/tarte flambèe)

[@jakobaugustin6436]

I'm from Aachen, western Germany. We have traditional dishes like "Aachener Sauerbraten (different recipe from the usual "Sauerbraten "), Puffeln (made out of a sweet curd dough; it's a typical food we have at carnival) and my favorite: Streuselbrötchen (typical Brötchen with sweet sprinkles on top).

[@happychriggy]

Well done! Having been in the US since 2002 this is something I had to explain over and over and over again. I'm Swabian and am from a tiny village called Haigerloch just outside the Black Forrest. In many ways our Trachten are very similar to Bavaria, but we have the better Oktoberfest except that we call it Canstatter Volksfest :). A few of my favorite Swabian specialties are Linsen und Spaetzle, Maultaschen and Saure Kuttle.

[@Skyfighter94]

Hello fellow friend from Zollernalbkreis. Balinger here

[@wdinns]

when stationed in Mannheim, we would go to the Bad Canstatter Volksfest or the Bad Durkheim Wein und Wurstfest, because they were closer, and had less people, and more fun

[@eyalter8992]

Es gibt nur ein Oktoberfest,das in München.

[@FabiWe91]

Great video with amazing research! These are my favorite dishes from the north of Baden-Württemberg where I grew up: Schupfnudeln with apple sauce Pfitzauf (similar to American popovers) Roasted Maultaschen Knöpfle Soup Spätzle as a side dish to many types of meat or vegetables Brezeln (Brezeln and Spätzle both originate in Baden-Württemberg as far as I know, even though Bavaria likes to take credit) Arme Ritter Asparagus soup Some traditional regional Christmas biscuits such as Bärentatzen, Anisplätzchen, Butter-"S", Teebrötle,... Getting hungry now!

[@Tjay0716]

That was really interesting Feli! Keep up the good work .

[@jasonmcgrody9472]

I spent a month in Bavaria (Garmisch) for a month and I couldn't believe how German (sorry, Bavarian!) everything was. Literally everything you mention in the first minute was everywhere. It was awesome. So maybe many of us think Bavaria = Germany because Bavaria is just so amazing. And why was I there? Because the US military sent me.

[@Aquarius8794]

Love your videos Feli! So much support to you, you never fail to both entertain me and teach me and this community!

[@annewagnera7567]

Ich studiere in Paris und hier gibt es einige deutsche Bars oder auf dem Weihnachtsmarkt deutsche Stände. Jedesmal sehe ich Bayerische Flaggen selbst wenn dort nicht mal bayerische Produkte verkauft werden. Dann steht da zum Beispiel "Thüringer Bratwurst" oder "Berliner Wurst" und daneben bayerische Flaggen. Das ist schon manchmal sehr lustig xD. Ich komme aus Stuttgart deshalb gibt es manche Überschneidungen, vor allem was Lebensmittel angeht, aber ich bin es langsam leid, dass mich jeder fragt wie das Oktoberfest so ist... xD. Meine ausländischen Freunde waren öfter als ich dort. (Ich war noch nie auf dem Oktoberfest..)

[@williamsontapia4869]

Loved this fresh explanation and distinction of facts, geography, culture and history . . thank you, Feli!

[@joanie1245]

I'm a Berliner living in Cologne. My favorite meal at my grandmother's (Eastern Brandenburg) was always "carp in beer sauce". From Berlin I like "pork knuckle with sauerkraut and horseradish sauce". in Cologne I learned to love "Himmel und Ääd". and I really appreciate a good Kölsch. 😊

[@Railbugman]

Spent two years in Bavaria in the eighties and I thought it was a beautiful wonderful place with lots of great people. I attended the 1983 Octoberfest.

[@randykroells8049]

Kitzingen Main 82_84.

[@Arthur5260]

Your videos are so informative. I'm learning alot.

[@rrrt01]

Apfelstrudel! I know it's a dessert... but my god is it the BEST! My grandmother was from Amberg, and made the best strudel in the world.

[@McGhinch]

That depends where you are. Apfelstrudel in Bavaria is often a main course on Fridays. I still serve that as a main course -- as well as many other "Mehlspeisen" (flour based, often sweet, dishes). When it comes to Strudel, there are two different types: 1. baked on a baking sheet -- it is more cake-like; 2. or cooked in the oven in a baking dish. The first one is prevalent in Austria and bakeries all over the German speaking area, the latter is more at home in Bavaria, but also sometimes available in Austria.

[@Noxdeslaestige66]

My grandma was born in München Deutschland in 1933 but moved to the states shortly after the war so my mother and I grew up speaking Boarisch heavily at home our favorite dishes are Blaukraut Brezn and weißwürscht

[@sammidee4713]

How do you pronounce the letter ß in German? What does it translate to in English?

[@Jonas-tf3im]

@@sammidee4713 i'd say its like a sharp s sound

[@sammidee4713]

@@Jonas-tf3im Thank you for this. Would that be like the beginning of 'sit' perhaps?

[@Jonas-tf3im]

@@sammidee4713 yes very comparable

[@nordwestbeiwest1899]

My home is the Grafschaft Bentheim on the German-Dutch border in northwestern Germany where the famous old pig breed (Bentheimer spotted) lives that is so tasty , where the food is different than in southern Germany. Kale with Mettwurst and Kassler (mainly pork processed into sausages and smoked pieces of meat), Gröön Hinnerk (pears [potatoes], green beans and bacon), Turnip stew (a hearty stew made from turnips and potatoes, best with bacon and sausage.) , Pannfisch ( Pannfisch used to be leftover food for workers and poor people. All leftover fish were simply fried together in a pan ("pann"). Today, different fish fillets are usually used. Traditionally, there are fried potatoes and mustard sauce.) or Bremer Knipp (Knipp is a kind of grützwurst, which may not be a visual highlight, but is an absolute Bremen tradition. As a side dish, pickles and fried potatoes are usually served. ) . And that is just a small part of the dishes that are available in northern Germany because there is much more, just think of all the fish dishes that are available on the coast and inland.What many don't know is that many sausages and other meat products are very often smoked goods in northern Germany, even the fish is like that. It used to be more durable over a longer period of time. I can still hear the clatter of the farmer's clogs when he brought the smoked goods down the chimney from the highest point on the wobbly self-made ladder. And then the smell of smoked ham and sausage spread ..... Greetings at the best Boosel time (here Kloatscheeten) from Northwest Germany ...... PS: Oh yes, we North Germans like to drink a Korn ( en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korn_(liquor) ).

[@derrikgilmore5975]

In der USA seit 83, vermiss appelkorn 😁

[@martinbruhn5274]

Brezeln aren't bavarian, they are swabian and Bavaria imported them as a cultural import. I live in Baden and my favourite regional dishes are probably Flammenkuchen; badische onion soup, onion tarte and ox tail soup, all dishes served traditionally at wine festivals, together with a glass of Federweiser wine (which isn't really wine, it's the grape juice right after harvesting, that has fermented a bit, it's traditionally served at wine festivals in autumn)

[@geraldtrumpp2340]

Also from Baden/Black forest, Bavaria is overrated, much noise, no content. One of our local specialities is Schupfnudeln, noodles made from potatoes. You cook it in the pan together with ham and Sauerkraut. And, naturally, we eat Spargel at the moment, together with agood Riesling white wine.

[@andreasneumeyer1555]

Greatings from Munich. I was not able to come around on this video. ;)

[@MichaelScheele]

In Washington state, we have the Bavarian themed town of Leavenworth. While the entire town is essentially a tourist trap, it is a fun place to visit.

[@RPSchonherr]

Not sure If I'm spelling things right but Sauer Bratten und Kartoffelklöße, and zweibelflec (onion ravioli). 2 dishes my great grandmother brought from Thalheim in Saxon. She also had red cabage that was like a sweet hot sauerkraut. One of my summertime favorites she always made was cucumber salad and pickled green beans.

[@martinmarheinecke7677]

These are indeed traditional German dishes. Sauerbraten is typical for the Rhine region, but also popular in Saxony, Zwiebelflecke is a very Saxon dish.

[@helgaioannidis9365]

The secret for the hot red cabbage is that it also contains apples, vinegar and sugar.

[@rmthelibrarian6545]

Love your channel! I was born near Hannover in Lower Saxony and my favourite dish to this day is Rouladen . My Oma taught my wife how to make them and it is our go to special Christmas Eve meal. To this day we prepare it just like Oma used to (pound the meat thin using the bottom of a mug - not a meat tenderizer!). BTW I now live in Canada and have for the last 71 years.

[@DerethAC]

I had the absolute pleasure of growing up in Bavaria prior to the Berlin Wall falling, and I have to admit that my first hand experience in living there has trained me to think that Bavaria=Germany, even though I have also visited other parts of the country. Even after many years away, I still miss it and I think of it as home.

[@amylangston7456]

Would love to see a video covering the states and regions of Germany!

[@yjk5737]

Yes, I would be interested in the modern ones but also the ones that existed before German unification and that got combined into one country, since they aren't the same.

[@michaelbcohen]

Well I know in the US a lot had to do with that, but it goes back to 1848. When the failed revolutions of 1848 happened, many Germans fled to the US. Of those who fled, the largest group was from Bavaria (Upper Franconia being the largest subgroup), followed by placed like Baden and Wurttemberg who settled in the midwest (with smaller groups from Palatinate, Prussia/Posen Region, Hanover, Bohemia, Saxe-Weimar, Hesse, etc, though they primarily settled on the east coast than the midwest, with the exception of Wisconsin for some reason). The famed Forty-Eighter hero Franz Sigel came to the US for example. Before the civil war, 2/3 of Ethnic Germans born outside in the US in Cincinnati were from Bavaria. Because of the large concentration of Bavarians, Badeners, and Wurtembergers in the midwest who kept a version of their culture (unlike the east coast ones who more assimilated into American society), that Americans came to associate Germany with Bavaria or at least a certain version of it (with some Baden and Wurtemberger influence). And yes when the Americans occupied parts of Germany after WW2, they fact they were in Bavaria, and their whole exposure to German culture was Bavarian, it confirmed their biases about Germany, which amplified it. American media and entertainment is most of the worlds exposure to German culture, and therefore most of the world is exposed to this 19th century pre-revolution of 1848 version of Bavarian culture as Germany. In fact look at old American childrens books from the late 19th and early 20th century of Grimm Brothers fairy tales, the American artists drawings in the books dress the people in Bavarian stereotype clothing, showing how ingrained it those images were in the US over 100 years ago.

[@kevingaukel4950]

I really enjoyed this. As I mentioned in previously videos, I was in Munich for a week around Karnival 2020. I hope to get back there soon.

[@dominicmcnamara]

Great YT Feli, soooooo happy, excited and proud. Great Ambassador.

[@miri2259]

I am from the region called Niederrhein which is located between Cologne the „Ruhrpott“ and the border of the Netherlands. We got a dish here called Sauerbraten, actually its found all over Germany but our recipes from the Niederrhein is a little different. It’s kinda sweet and sour made with „Apfelkraut“ or „Rübenkraut“ (which is actually a really concentrated sirup from applejuice or sugar beet juice) and dried plums and/or raisins. It’s normally served with red cabbage and either noodles, Spätzle, Klöße or mashed potatoes… originally Sauerbraten is made out of horse meat but nowadays it’s mostly made out of beef. And my second favorite dish from the Niederrhein ist Rievkooke or Reibekuchen: it’s a potato pancake from grated potatoes normally served with either Rübenkraut or apple sauce

[@MartinBeerbom]

Reibekuchen is VERY similar to what Americans call hash browns.

[@sorvahr8761]

East Frisian Guy here :D and of course the "Grünkohl" is one of my favorites from my region. Might be translated as green cabbage? Brown cabbage maybe even? Not sure tbh and too lazy to google it xD

[@barburich5796]

Hi Feli thank you for sharing I love your videos I’m from Pa. But was born in Nuremberg my family were refugees from pillau east prussia relocated to Kiel what I miss most is hearing my mom and tante Gert speak and all the recipes they brought with them and Weiss senfgurken

[@markwitt7983]

Great video. Love your positive energy!

[@TheRealJayBee]

my highly appreciated home is the Münsterland around Münster in North Rhine-Westphalia. There are many local specialties, but worth mentioning are definitely Pumpernickel (bread) and Pfefferpotthast (a traditional beef dish). Bon appetit :)

[@MartinBeerbom]

Just to add that there are many more differences in-between Germans than just between Bavaria and non-Bavaria. I'm from the Niederrhein, and there's this joke that we were put together with those weird Westphalians in on state... weird because they call that shoe sole of Pumpernickel seriously bread...

[@TheRealJayBee]

@@MartinBeerbom that's the impression you get when you can't tell shoe soles from bread. Just like a Niederrheiner. (don't get annoyed ;))

[@danielvogt9371]

As I have grown up in the Region of Frankfurt/Main I can you that the traditional dish at Frankfurt is "Handkäs' mit Muisk" that can be translated to "Handcheese with Music". Th 'Handkäs'' is a small stinky cheese - like a LImburger cheese - served with Crushed Onions what refers to the "Music" (Guess I don't have to explain any more). Additionally you get a slice of german Bread. Most likely in Frankfurt you will drink an "Äppler" together with that dish. That's the short form for "Apfelwein" (Apple wine) what can really not be compared to an Apple Cider because it is real wine. Very refreshing especially in the Summer when it's hot outside.

[@jasonhilliker492]

That sounds delicious!

[@sdflyer1672]

I was going to say the same for Eberstadt! 👍

[@DSP16569]

Do not forget the green sauce (southern hessian herbal sauce made out of 7 different herbals).

[@alexandergutfeldt1144]

Mein Vater schwärmte immer von Käse mit Musik, den er als Student in Marburg schätzen lernte. Bei jeder gelegenheit brachte er käse von geschäftsreisen nachhause in die Schweiz. Schmeckt lecker!

[@kimrail5299]

Be aware of the pronunciation: Musik with a short "I" is the onion sauce, Musik with a long "I" is music.

[@travisgibson2960]

I love learning about different cultures. Great job. 👍🏾 and you and your mate are so freaking cute together. Thank you for your content. 👍🏾

[@speedracer2008]

Danke, dass Sie dieses Video gemacht haben. Es hat mich gut informiert.

[@NicoleM_radiantbaby]

Thanks for this video, as I've been digging into my own German ancestry as an American (my family seems to mostly be from Darmstadt in Hesse). I've been trying to learn about different cultural aspects of Germany, but, as you said, there's definitely a lot of more Bavarian-specific ideas about things around where I live (especially as I live about an hour and a half away from Helen, Ga -- which is a small tourist town modeled on a Bavarian Alphine village, filled to the brim with restaurants that serve schnitzel, pretzels, beer and even hosts it's own Oktoberfest). Anyway, thanks for giving the spotlight to other parts of Germany and German culture. I look forward to reading all the comments. 😀

[@onceagainvideos]

I've traveled throughout Germany, but Bamberg will always be my home. Stationed there for two years 71-72; people were always kind to me. Regardless of where the plane lands, my wife and I make a point of staying there for a few days (and not just because of the unending variety of bier). ❤

[@claudiaberger9639]

Austria's connection to the German nation is founded in Bamberg. The "Babenbergs" were an Austrian family of margraves and dukes of Franconian-Bavarian origin. The name refers to Bamberg in present-day Upper Franconia. They ruled Austria as margraves and dukes from 976 until they died out in 1246 - before the rise of the House of Habsburg, which originally comes from Switzerland.

[@-JustMe-]

Hey, I live in Bamberg! It´s nice seeing somebody mention my small hometown. You´re always welcome! ❤

[@onceagainvideos]

@@-JustMe- ❤️

[@rosaelvarios4956]

I'm from Mexico and I like very much your videos, thanks for share about your country and culture.

[@learngermanwithvanessa]

I'm from the South West Region in Germany called RLP (Rheinland-Pfalz, or Rhineland-Palatinate in English) and my favourite dishes from my region are: -Kartoffelpuffer mit Apfelmus(crispy savoury grated potato pancake with onion and nutmeg salt black pepper) - Meenzer/Mainzer Spundekäs(sort of homemade cream cheese dip) eaten when trying wine - Sauerbraten mit Serviettenknödel(steamed bread dumpling with a vinegary sour meat sauce) - Green asparagus potato egg salad With caramelized onions 😋

[@luizsilveiramc]

These are classic stereotypes. And I understand you, because I'm from Brazil and the rest of the world thinks that Brazil is only "samba," carnival, football/soccer and "caipirinha". LOL This stereotype comes from the culture of Rio de Janeiro, and although the rest of Brazil actually consumes Rio's culture, each region has its own features. By the way, in south of Brazil, there are many descendants of Germans because of german immigration and they consume a lot of german culture. Here's a suggestion: reaction to german spoken by southern Brazilian people. 😉

[@NormanF62]

I’m thinking of Blumenau, Pomerode, Joinville, Novo Hamburgo and Espirito de Santo. Cities in Brazil settled by German immigrants. A lot of effort has gone into keeping the German language, culture and identity alive in a Portuguese speaking country!

[@KaiHenningsen]

@@NormanF62 Unfortunately, you also got a lot of German Nazis around and after WW II.

[@oscaralegre3683]

@@NormanF62 they should speak in portuguese since they born and live in Brazil

[@larsg.2492]

@@oscaralegre3683 I bet they do. Some people grow up bilingual and learn even more languages over their life. Is there a country that forces you to suppress your heritage and polices what language you speak in private? Maybe North Korea, but I don't know.

[@mark7035]

It was bizarre a few years ago to find a Paulaner Bier Hall in Wiesbaden. In the heart of Hesse. It’s not just Americans…

[@BeneAkaGlyon]

Hi im 26 and from Berlin and my favourite dish doesnt come from this area but from Hungary/Romania (i think german settlers lived there) and its called "Szegediner Gulasch". It's gulasch cooked with Sauerkraut in the same pot and garnished with pineapples. My second favourite is from a dish from my gradmas home area (Frankfurt) and is called "Grüne Soße" litreally green sauce. Its a special creamy sauce containing 7 herbs served witn potatos and beef.

[@jenniferwolf9419]

I love your videos and I am learning so much. I’m headed to Munich for the first time soon (from the US). Thank you!!

[@TheQuickSilver101]

I grew up in a Pennsylvania Dutch region. My favorite food always has been and probably always will be Pork (typically shoulder but could be most any part) slow cooked all day in Sauerkraut. My family would regularly go to the butcher and get what he called "Meine Wurst" which was of course his personal take on sausage. Coarsely ground pork and garlic with seasoning. It was pretty unique and not really "German" but I loved it. Since Feli is Vegetarian I'll include another personal treasure and that's Fastnachts. Some folks don't like them because they're not as overpoweringly sweet as a doughnut but I have always loved them!

[@richh1576]

SE Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, and surrounding counties) from the 1870s onward had a predominant "German" culture from Bavaria, Austria, Swabia ...... and Alsace (Elsace-Lotharingia) from the late 1600s and again after the Franco-Prussian War - 1870-71 (disliked the Prussians more than they disliked 'the French') Most of these folks never referred to themselves as 'Germans', only as Bayerisch, Schwabisch, Elsässisch ... and spoke mostly either Bairisch, Swabian or an 'Allemanic' dialect. To my ears, many of the so-called "Pennsylvania Dutch" speak the remnants of a (Swiss) 'Allemanic' dialect, ... even those who were 'the Volga Deutsch' and arrived after the 1917 Russian Revolution.

[@Myrtone]

Vegetarianism is growing, especially, I believe, among the left, in both the U.S and Canada that is those who are very liberal in their views.

[@FilmCrateMedia]

I grew up on German cooking. My Omi (Mom's mom) came to the US when she was 16 from Remshalden (small town east of Stuttgart). To this day, my favorite dish of hers is Wurstspatzen, but my mom and sister go crazy for the Pfannkuchen.

[@EinDeutscherPatriot620]

Pfannkuchen, I get hungry just thinking about it 🤣

[@darthsnookievader03]

Thank you for sharing this information.

[@EASYTIGER10]

Das war eine sehr gute Analyse. Sehr gut

[@nasnonase-noma9338]

Thanks a lot for this video! Me as a german (living in the south-west, of germany), I often wondered why everyone seemed to think, that all germans are like the typical bavarian stereotype, and how this stereotype became so popular all over the world. I wasn't able to find a good explanation by myself, so I was really curious, to hear what you found out. Which was really interesting, tbh. So thank you for the video and for helping me educate myself 😉

[@EinDeutscherPatriot620]

I am a German American. Most people I know here don't fully understand the concept that people living in one nation are not the same, which makes some level of sense as if we're all called German and all speak German, we should also have the same culture. But Americans don't understand German history and that our people are probably over 2000 years old and that we've had millennia to diverge from each other. But every time an American think German, it's either Bavarian or Nazi. Ultimately they're simply not familiar enough with our people and history to understand that there really is no such thing as a German since we're all different cultures. That's what I've picked up here at least

[@Warriorcats64]

@@EinDeutscherPatriot620 Too many don't do enough to make that difference. They're too modest. Also too outnumbered. Too accepting. In comparison, an American of ANY state can and will tell you to death how different they are, because the American collective is far louder and instantly friendlier and prouder than the German collective. I've simply never heard a Holsteiner or Rheinlander go into detail about everything the way a Wisconsinite will about all the beer and cheese. Never seen a Schawbian point to a spot the way a Michigander will tell "where on the mitten".

[@robertewalt4665]

Hi Feli, Was stationed in Herzogenaurach, home of both Adidas and Puma athletic shoe companies. Our favorite gasthaus was the Weiser Han, a very traditional establishment where the local Catholic Priest and the town Mayor always had their evening meal. The wonderful owner “Momma Maria” required that us GI’s to first pass her strict course in German dinning etiquette! My favorite meal was lieber knoedel zuppa, veal jager schnitzel with cool seasonal vegetables and German potato salad. Yumm! Of course that was a long time ago, I don’t think it exists anymore. The people there most likely think of themselves as Franconians (a sub region of Bavaria) with a different dialect and customs. Best local bier was EKU, Erste Kulmbacher Union!

[@DSP16569]

Yes - EKU with their seasonal EKU 28 (nicknamed Culmbach Culminator) the strongest beer (more alcohol than wine) available. Taste - very sweet, more like root beer.

[@hansmeiser32]

"Hi Feli, Was stationed in Herzogenaurach, home of both Adidas and Puma athletic shoe companies." Fun fact, did you know Adidas and Puma were founded by brothers which had a pretty big feud going on?

[@suzkstein]

This was SOOOO interesting!! Thank you

[@floriansteinitz1506]

Hi there, funny you should mention this question I answered some 50 years ago (to myself) . For getting the drift I recommend to visit or revisit the 1972 opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in Munich, Bavaria. Even though a light-hearted event in order to demonstrate the 'new, likeable Germany', I was totally pissed. It was an all-bavarian freak show representing everything most of Germany didn't/don't like about Bavaria, even if Bavarians do not believe it. I, as a 14 years old Berliner Piepel sat cross-legged on the floor shaking my head and thought to myself: Great, now the rest of the world believes Germany is like them. Here you are. Hi from Berlin, Germany

[@cliffordcasnermillar4976]

I’m most of the way through the first full book I’m reading in German; it’s about the year 1923 & all the crises that Germany dealt with that year. One of the sections of the book deals with separatist movements in various parts of the country. In addition to Bavaria there was also a strong secessionist movement in the Rhineland. There really hasn’t been much written in English about a lot of this history, & learning to speak German has really allowed me to tap into a whole new source of knowledge.

[@erbse1178]

Best german food also known in most parts of Germany: Rindsrouladen. Some 30 years ago I had an exchange teacher from Annapolis,MD who not only loved this food. But also when he got home to Maryland he told his butcher on how to cut the beef in the right way (he asked the butcher here I think) to get those thin slices which are filled and rolled up to be cooked.

[@californiahiker9616]

I totally agree with you!

[@RPSchonherr]

Rindsrouladen and stuffed cabbages are a couple more grams brought over from Saxen. My mother made the rouladen with skirt steak pounded out.

[@rmthelibrarian6545]

I was born near Hannover in Lower Saxony and my favourite dish to this day is Rouladen . My Oma taught my wife how to make them and it is our go to special Christmas Eve meal. To this day we prepare it just like Oma used to (pound the meat thin using the bottom of a mug - not a meat tenderizer!). BTW I now live in Canada and have for the last 71 years.

[@tedfisher1913]

Great explanation about the distinctions and history, thank you!

[@zon3665]

Very informative. Thank you Feli.

[@a.j.wilkes6352]

Great video. I've noticed an increase demand for blasmusik through my group in the St. Louis metro "The Wurst Bavarian Band". Interesting history with Ernst Mosch and the Egerländer Musikanten re-popularizing the style in the 1960s on. Can confirm it's much easier to order lederhosen these days compared to 20 years ago.

[@jeffreybrunken556]

My family is from an area called “die Ammerland” in what is now Niedersachsen. I think it’s quite beautiful, but definitely different than Bavaria. Still, people in the region do share the broader German fondness for ham. Near my family’s home town of Westerstede, you can find the famous “Schinkenmuseum”. 😂 Being born and raised in the US, I’m very familiar with being stereotyped. It’s what people do.

[@KARW37]

You didn’t mention saumagen in Rheinland-Pfalz. My father’s family is from Baden Wurtemberg and spoke Schwabian, but moved to Ukraine for about 200 years. They retained the German language in their own villages until having to flee back to Germany around 1943-44. My grandmother made a pudding/crepe cake like a Napoleon cake. I personally enjoyed Rhineland-Pfalz cuisine, with the sow stomach in the huts in the woods during hikes in the Pfalzerwald, while I was in Germany.

[@frankmcdonald8003]

This was one of the best videos you have ever done and you should be congratulated for it - keep it up !

[@Halicos93]

Hey Feli it is good to see you again

[@birdman99aviationvlog30]

As a Dutch guy living in the eastern part of the country the stereotypes abroad are kinda similar with Amsterdam being like Bavaria; both woefully different in many ways in relation to the rest of the country. I don't live below sea-level, there's but one wide and long industrial canal here and it's not prostitutes in windows and folks smoking weed everywhere (not much windmills either ftm). In other words: the Netherlands is not as Amsterdam haha 😅 We do, however, have bicycles everywhere! I do like the fact that I live in the Netherlands but not in Holland and I'm Dutch, not to be mistaken with Deutch...

[@AlteredState1123]

😂😂😂

[@carlj95]

After watching this video, I understand better that Bavaria is a state within Germany and like the various states that make up America it is unique from it's neighbors. Thanks for the education.

[@stevenzegalia3931]

How about a video series. Where you do a separate video about the culture and traditions of each state(or maybe region)??

[@makiontour6686]

Thank you for yout videos! They are always fun to watch. Where will you go to in Germany with your group? I'm from North Rhine Westphalia close to the Ruhr area and still live there. My favourite traditional German dish is Käsespätzle (Cheese spaetzle). But I actually rather eat non-traditional food. For example: today I prepared a baked casserole with Semolina (in German "Grieß") and mirabelles. By the way: We actually celebrate the Oktoberfest here, too. Just not as much as in munich and of course carnival is much bigger here 😀

[@frankansari3457]

I was born in Hamburg but grew up in Heide. So this is really pretty much the northern part. 😄 Naturally Bavaria was always far away. Instead I often saw the North Sea.

[@mainstream1909]

10:41 - Hansi Hinterseer in double speed. 🤣 Yes, Bavaria is not Germany. Greetings from a "Fischkopp" (Lower Saxony, East Frisia). 😉 Favorite food: "Grünkohl mit Pinkel und Kassler" Moin and Servus vom "Deich"!

[@loeganderichsweiler]

Great video!

[@robertcampopiano6001]

Great video. What caught my eye was the date on the Oktoberfest post card. We visited Munich in July of 1970 on a family vacation. We also visited Cologne while in Germany.

[@Notimp0rtant523]

I’m taking about a month in Germany this summer to put my language skills to the test. Excited to be spending at least a week in the Ruhr, among other places of course.

[@thatguy8869]

Would love to travel in Germany and be able to say more than "Kaffee mit Zucker, bitte."

[@hansmeiser32]

Visiting the Ruhrgebiet to test your German is a good idea because people here (I'm from Bochum in the middle of the Ruhrgebiet) speak almost proper High German (Hochdeutsch) while you may have trouble understanding Bavarians or Swabians (if they don't try to speak proper High German). Seriously, the Bavarian or Swabian dialect are like foreign languages to me. I once was in a business meeting with Bavarians and I didn't understand a word and needed other Germans to translate for me what they were saying. P.S.: If you like cycling, try cycling along the Ruhr on the Ruhrtal-Radweg. It's 240 km long cycling track along the Ruhr from the river head in Winterberg to the river mouth in Duisburg.

[@annewagnera7567]

I am from Stuttgart, the capital of Baden-Württemberg. (right next to Bavaria). My favourite dish is "Maultaschen" (translates roughly to "mouth bags"). It is meat mixed with spinach wrapped around with dough. There are also many vegetarian options of this famous dish. Legend has it that this dish was created when at the Friday before easter, a large package of meat was placed as a gift in front of a monastery. The monks didn't want to waste the meat, but they had to fast. So they wrapped the meat in dough, so that god wouldn't see the meat. That is why, in my Swabian dialect we call them "Herrgotsbscheißerle" meaning "screwing over god". They are really delicious and are either cooked in broth or roasted.

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I think you meant to say wrapped in dough. Doe is a female deer.

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@@chriseaton2730 yes! xD Thank you for pointing that out

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