Today, two of Ben's friends from his video game forum were in the area, so we went out to brunch. I suggested Guglhupf, because they have a nice brunch selection. (Downside: they're *really* popular and have limited parking.) His friend said, "fuck yeah," because apparently, during her time at UNC and shortly thereafter, she never managed to make it out there, for whatever reason.
Two things set Guglhupf apart from the other German restaurant in Durham. (Three, if you count their website designs, sweet baby jesus.) First, Guglhupf is run by people who came here from Germany, and it features much more pan-German food. (No one who actually speaks German would call a dish "Schwarzwälder Kirsch Heisser Eisbomben Becher" or label a section "Specialitäten." (I can't figure out how to properly render what they're getting at in the former, but it would be more like "Heisser Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte mit Eis," and the latter is "Spezialitäten.") Call me a snob if you will, but the least this person could have done was find someone who speaks German to give their menu a SAN check. Also "German" chocolate cake has nothing to do with Germany. True.)
While I was standing in line, I heard multiple groups of people speaking German to each other. That's how you know it's authentic ;) (And there were women there wearing German eyeglasses, the skinny rectangular ones, speaking auf Deutsch.)
Second, I can actually eat at Guglhupf. I don't eat meat, and I can't tolerate fried food. The two options I have at the Brathaus are potato pancakes (fried) and eggplant schnitzel (double fried). Well, and desserts & beer. The Guglhupf menu kindly stated that the German potato salad was made with beef broth, so veg*ns wouldn't order it. I appreciated that! I make German potato salad myself, but I use water and facon. (It's superior to American, mayonnaise-based potato salad, trufax.)
I guess third (fourth, if you count web design), Guglhupf has a German-style bakery. THEY SELL LAUGENBRÖTCHEN. Those are, like, my favorite thing, especially if you tear them open and smear them with Nutella before scarfing them down. They also have Laugenstange, with or without cheese. Seriously, I go in there, and it's like I teleported to Germany. ... You know, I should really drop by there in December.
If you want MEAT!!!!, go to the Brathaus. If you want authentic, Guglhupf is a much better bet.
Two things set Guglhupf apart from the other German restaurant in Durham. (Three, if you count their website designs, sweet baby jesus.) First, Guglhupf is run by people who came here from Germany, and it features much more pan-German food. (No one who actually speaks German would call a dish "Schwarzwälder Kirsch Heisser Eisbomben Becher" or label a section "Specialitäten." (I can't figure out how to properly render what they're getting at in the former, but it would be more like "Heisser Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte mit Eis," and the latter is "Spezialitäten.") Call me a snob if you will, but the least this person could have done was find someone who speaks German to give their menu a SAN check. Also "German" chocolate cake has nothing to do with Germany. True.)
While I was standing in line, I heard multiple groups of people speaking German to each other. That's how you know it's authentic ;) (And there were women there wearing German eyeglasses, the skinny rectangular ones, speaking auf Deutsch.)
Second, I can actually eat at Guglhupf. I don't eat meat, and I can't tolerate fried food. The two options I have at the Brathaus are potato pancakes (fried) and eggplant schnitzel (double fried). Well, and desserts & beer. The Guglhupf menu kindly stated that the German potato salad was made with beef broth, so veg*ns wouldn't order it. I appreciated that! I make German potato salad myself, but I use water and facon. (It's superior to American, mayonnaise-based potato salad, trufax.)
I guess third (fourth, if you count web design), Guglhupf has a German-style bakery. THEY SELL LAUGENBRÖTCHEN. Those are, like, my favorite thing, especially if you tear them open and smear them with Nutella before scarfing them down. They also have Laugenstange, with or without cheese. Seriously, I go in there, and it's like I teleported to Germany. ... You know, I should really drop by there in December.
If you want MEAT!!!!, go to the Brathaus. If you want authentic, Guglhupf is a much better bet.
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Date: 2011-10-16 09:36 pm (UTC)From:no subject
Date: 2011-10-17 02:19 am (UTC)From:Was mir ganz ätzend ist, ist diese blöde amerikanische Idee, dass Bayrisch gleich Deutsch sei, und Amis glauben, dass diese Bayrisch Bratwurststuben ~ganz richtig Deutsch~ und irgendwie representativ seien. Quatsch. Und ich bin ja keine Deutsche! Wäre ich Deutsche, wäre ich vllt aufgeregt.
Though if they really wanted to have authentic German cuisine, they'd have to add döner kebab and pizza ;)
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Date: 2011-10-17 09:54 am (UTC)From:heh, ja, über die Bayrisch=Deutsch Verwechslung hab' ich mich neulich erst mit
Aber stimmt, ohne Döner ist's keine authentische moderne deutsche Küche ;D (auch wenn man das ja weniger zuhause macht.)
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Date: 2011-10-17 01:44 pm (UTC)From:Weißwurst find ich total eklig. Essen, außer Kartoffel und Milchprodukte, soll nicht WEIß sein. (Dass ich kein Fleisch esse könnte damit etwas zu tun haben ;) )
Ich hab niemals Döner gegessen, aber Falafel war mein normales Abendessen, als ich in Berlin letztes Jahr war. So billig! So lecker! (Ja, natürlich auch mal Pizza oder Burritos (es gibt ein gutes Mission-style burritos Restaurant in Berlin, nähe Alex; kann ich empfehlen), und zweimal Maultaschen. Aber Falafel ist billiger!)
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Date: 2011-10-17 02:16 pm (UTC)From:no subject
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Date: 2011-11-14 07:49 pm (UTC)From:Dieses Buch wurde 1978 veröffentlicht. Drin stehen viele nutzvolle Wörter wie Tonbandgerät und "ausgestellte Fussweiten." Basketball wird noch Korbball genannt, und die DDR besteht noch.
Davon hab ich Deutsch gelernt. Auch wenn keine 4 Monate nachdem ich damit angefangen bin, ist die Mauer gefallen! Und dieses Buch wurde noch 6 Jahren benutzt. Ich kann's mir nicht vorstellen, wie lange es gedauert hat, Bücher mit der neuen Rechtschreibung zu kaufen...
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Date: 2011-11-14 08:40 pm (UTC)From:no subject
Date: 2011-10-16 10:21 pm (UTC)From:I'm sad I only got out there once, that time we met y'all there. I'll put it on the list for next time I'm in Durham.
Also, I really need to make some homemade hazelnut spread one of these days; I have two or three recipes for Nutella clones.
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Date: 2011-10-17 02:24 am (UTC)From:Maybe someday we can go to a real German bakery in Germany :D They sell Nuss-Nougat croissants, which are filled with something akin to crunchy Nutella (though not as thick; more like buttercream frosting in consistency). Those are *awesome.*
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Date: 2011-10-17 02:51 am (UTC)From:no subject
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Date: 2011-10-17 11:28 am (UTC)From:Y'know, my mom makes potato salad too, and it always has mayo in it, but it tastes way different from American potato salad. (If she would only make it without the pickles...)
(Psst, I think it would be "Heisse Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte mit Eis," actually, 'cus "heiß" is defining die Torte.)
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Date: 2011-10-17 01:01 pm (UTC)From:(I realized that last night, but I didn't feel like editing ^^; I was stuck on "heisser," because the stupid American at the restaurant used it. No, wait, I'd intended to use "Becher" in some form then couldn't work it in.)
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Date: 2011-10-17 04:52 am (UTC)From:--Beth
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Date: 2011-10-17 03:05 pm (UTC)From:Right now I'm lusting after the Christmas cookies at Germandeli.com. Yum...