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The German Cookbook: A Complete Guide to Mastering Authentic German Cooking
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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 641.5943
EAN: 9780394401386
ISBN: 0394401387
Label: Random House
Manufacturer: Random House
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 560
Publication Date: October 12, 1965
Publisher: Random House
Release Date: October 12, 1965
Studio: Random House
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Editorial Review:
Here is the completely authentic book of German cuisine, from delicious soups to the greatest baking specialties of the world, complete with indexes and both English and German. In addition to the easy-to-follow recipes, the author discusses some of the great restaurants in Germany and how to order the traditional dishes. She researched these recipes for a year in the United States, eating almost every night in German restaurants, from the most expensive, to small neighborhood eateries, then traveled throughour Germany itself. Every recipe has been tested in her own kitchen--she guarantees that the ingredients are readily available and that the average person needs no special equipment in order to cook it."Few countries in Europe," the author writes in her introduction, "have landscapes more beautiful or maore varied than those of Germany. It is not a large country, slightly smaller than the state of Montana, but within this area there is almost every kind of terrain one finds in the Temperate Zone. The German cuisine is almost as varied as the terrain. Just as Bavaria passes as the archetype for the entire country, so the food of that section--the dumplings, sausages, beer, pork, and cabbage dishes--represents German cooking to the outside world Delicious though these dishes may be, they hardly begin to give even a clue to the whole spectrum of German cooking, which has more appeal than the average American palate than that of any other foreign country. Think of all the German dishes that have been taken over by Americans--not only hamburgers and frankfurters, with or without sauerkraut, but the jelly doughnut that was first the Berliner Pfannkuchen, Boston Creme Pie, that in Germany is 'Moor's Head'; the range of Christmas cookies; and even that old stand-by of ladies' luncheons, creamed chicken in a patty shell, that appears in every German Konditorei as Koniginpastetchen."Here they all are, hundreds of them. So Prosit and gut essen: your health and good eating.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Great Sauerbraten Recipe
I had been searching for the perfect Sauerbraten recipe and I found it in this cookbook! I modified it to my taste, since I don't like it too sour and it turned out fabulous. I'm not into some of the recipes, ie pigs feet, etc. But they did have a good recipe for Kartoffel Knoedel and Spaetzele as well.
Rating: - no pictures
I bought this book due to all the great reviews it has gotten, however, I miss pictures of what the meals should look like. Great collection of authentic German recipes though, so still worth it!
Rating:  - The only German cookbook you need
This book has been around for over 30 years, and to my mind it is still the difinative tome on German cookery. In 1975 my husband decided to open a restaruant featuring German cuisine, and I was to develop and prepare the menu meals. Never mind that I knew nothing whatever about German cooking!
This book literally saved my life. The location of the restaurant was in a community with a large German immigrant population...people who knew and appreciated the authentic dishes of their homeland. ... Read More
Rating: - If you're american and want to try cooking authentic german dishes...
...then this is the book for you. The recipes are accessible; none of the weird measurements and few if any of the specialized ingredients in packets that used to always be called for in german recipes (dr.oekter). The book seems very complete, with many of the dishes my mother made or I ate in Germany as a kid. I'm not sure I like them that much, it's heavy and bland for my taste - if I were in Germany I'd just eat sausages and bretszeln - which this book doesn't have recipes for, since in Germany ... Read More
Rating:  - Horrified
I gave this as a gift. When it was opened, the pages were folded in the corners and the print was smudged. I was embarrassed beyond belief,
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