Nom nom nom.

[feuervogel]

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.

Comments

[lian]

Hah, ich finde sowohl Weißwurst als auch Bratwurst eklig, aber ich bin auch Vegetarierin :P Sogesehen: Falafel all the way! Mmmh. Hab selber auch noch nie Döner gegessen, dafür ess' ich schon zu lang kein Fleisch mehr. Jetzt bringst du mich aber ins Nachdenken...weißes Essen...also, Blumenkohl ist auch weiß und sehr lecker (aber Geschmackssache. Ich mag viele Gemüsearten, die andere eklig finden. yay brussel sprouts! yay broccoli! :D)

[feuervogel]

Ich kann Blumenkohl nur essen, wenn sie nicht zu weich gekocht ist. Aber auch nicht ganz roh. Mushy food is unpleasant. Broccoli und Spinat mag ich, aber (ach, wie hießen eigentlich brussel sprouts auf Deutsch? Fällt mir aus! Something-kohl, Kohl-something...) hab ich nie probiert.

[lian]

Ja, meist ist es total überkocht. Passiert mir zum Glüclk selten :) Brussel sprouts sind Rosenkohl -- häufig unbeliebt weil's bitter schmeckt wenn man's nicht richtig kocht. Hm, jetzt ist gerade Saison dafür, muss ich unbedingt kaufen & mit Ofenkartoffeln machen. Mjam :)