Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/01/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I've just returned from a trip to Germany and, I have to say, I found the choice of breakfast rolls fabulous. The family I was staying with (in Bonn) bought them from their local baker each morning in all their multitudinous variety. My only problem was that I'm usually a sweet breakfast person, and I simply can't get used to starting the day with a slice of cheese and a selection of coleslaw. Most of the Br?tchen, with their sundry seeds and flavours, are intended for the German palate. Pickles for breakfast? Give me a croissant and red cherry jam anytime! But then I am partial to a kipper occasionally, and love nothing more than a full English fry-up (I'd call it an "Ulster Fry" but that only sounds right if pronounced with the full Ian Paisley accent). This seemed equally weird to my German hosts! P. ******* Paul Hardy Carter www.paulhardycarter.com +44 (0)20 7871 7553 ******* On 10 Jan 2006, at 14:05, Douglas Nygren wrote: > It is interesting to see others have noted the same trend in German > beer. I noticed it three years ago. There were some exceptions, for > example Detmolder Landesbeer had some taste. Others seemed "lasch." > > German bread also seemed to have taken a turn for the worse, though > there were some exceptions. I noticed, for example, that there is a > greater variety of the morning breakfast rolls, commonly called > "Br?tchen," but in Berlin, they went by the name of "Schrippen." In > the south they had another name, "Sameln," if memory serves me right. > > Br?tchen back in the 60s and 70s came in one variety, which tasted > fine. Since then, it would appear, Br?tchen have gone through, do I > dare say it, the same evolution that bagels have in the states, that > is, they come plain as before and in various configurations: if you > know the variety of bagels you can get here, you know what I mean. > > When I was in Berlin, I had to buy my "Br?tchen" early, but I've > noticed little supermakets baked them throughout the day, but I was > surpirsed to see they did it with prepackaged loaves and electric > ovens, just the sort of thing you'd expect here in the states. And > here in the states you wouldn't expect the quality to be very good. > The German "Br?tchen" seemed still to taste okay, but I'll leave it to > the Lug's correspondents in Germany to give us their report on the > issue of Br?tchen quality and the state of German bread making. > > Wishing you all a good day, sch?ne Gr??e--Doug > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >