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• Was essen die Deutschen? (What foods do the Germans eat?)
  • Speisesorten (food types)
    1. die Vorspeise, die Vorspeisen (appetizer)
    2. der Salat, die Salate (salad)
    3. die Suppe, die Suppen (soup)
    4. das Gemüse, die Gemüse (vegetable)
    5. die Beilage, die Beilagen (side dish)
    6. die Molkereiprodukte (dairy products)
    7. das Obst, die Obstarten or die Frucht, die Früchte (fruit)
    8. das Brot, die Brote (bread)
    9. das Fleisch, die Fleischarten (meat)
    10. die Wurst, die Würste (sausage)
    11. der Fisch, die Fische (fish)
    12. das Gebäck, die Gebäcke (pastry)
    13. die Süßigkeiten (sweets)
    14. der Nachtisch, die Nachtische (dessert)
    15. die würzigen Zutaten (condiments)
  • Wie kochen die deutschen ihre Speisen? (How do the Germans cook their food?)
    1. die Vorbereitungsarten (ways to cook food)
    2. die Würzen (seasonings)
    3. die Gewürzen (spices)
  • landschaftliche Speisen (regional foods)
    1. Food in the Fatherland
    2. Examples of regional foods
    3. German protected regional foods
  • Speisentipps (food and eating tips) und Speisenausdrücke (food sayings)
    1. Recommended eating:
       • Nine German foods you don’t want to miss
       • Nine German treats to enjoy (and one to avoid)
       • Ten delicious foods you have to try while living in Germany
       • Top Tasty Teutonic Treats
       • Ten heartiest German dishes to get you through the winter
       • Ten German comfort foods for the winter
       • What Germans eat in the summer
       • Five German foods that aren't what you think they are
    2. Wie schmecken diese Speisesorten? (How do these foods taste?):
       • Welche Speisen schmecken am leckersten? (Which foods taste best?)
       • Welche Speisen schmecken am schlechtesten? (Which foods taste worst?)
       • German foods that are tastier than they sound
       • Tasty or disgusting? Sculptures of raw meat and other weird foods
    3. Speisenausdrücke (food sayings and expressions):
       • 9 Tasty German Food and Drink Idioms
       • 7 Ways Germans talk about sausage
       • Germany’s 8 Wurst Sausage Sayings
       • Don’t fear the Wurst (21 Food Idioms)
       • 13 German expressions about food and cooking
• Was essen die Österreicher? (What foods do the Austrians eat?)
  Speisen in Österreich (food in Austria)
• Was essen die Schweizer? (What foods do the Swiss people eat?)
  Speisen in der Schweiz (food in Switzerland)
• Sitten und Gebräuche (customs and traditions)