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The original unification of Germany in 1871 brought together three separate kingdoms (Prussia, Bavaria, and Saxony), whose culinary traditions were relatively unique and variously influenced – by Scandinavians, Italians, French, and Eastern Europeans. Taken as a whole, German cuisine might remind us of American food in its emphasis on meat and potatoes, but the focus on sweet and sour flavors is strictly German. Popular sweet and sour dishes like sauerbraten (which combines a sour marinade with a sweet sauce) reveal a taste for flavors that hearken back to medieval cooking. Roasted meats (braten), schnitzels and sausages (there are over 1,000) are star players of the German dinner plate. Vinegars, sugar and fruits provide popular piquant sauces. Germans enjoy potatoes in salads, dumplings and pancakes. But it wasn’t always so. In the mid-1700s, Frederick the Great demanded that dubious peasants plant the curious kartoffel. Fondness followed, but gradually.
 

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Home Town: Potomac, Maryland, USA
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 I was born in Germany and grew up in Maryland and am now back in Germany, hence the German recipe! I'm currently a graduate student and have limited cooking space and time.

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Chocolate Cream Pudding

Reviewed on Sep. 4, 2008 by rosabela
This is a good chocolate pudding recipe, but I would cut back on the sugar a bit to 3/4 cup. I didn't have the semi-sweet chocolate squares so I added 4 tablespoons of cocoa instead. Will definitely make again.
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German Brotchen Rolls

Reviewed on Sep. 1, 2008 by MISS ALIX
I made this recipe twice and the rolls turned out the same..... more like biscuits and nothing like the broetchen that I've grown up with in Germany. They were way too dense inside. Oh well. I'm still searching for that *one* recipe......
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Banana Spice Cookies

Reviewed on Sep. 1, 2008 by Cassie
I chilled the dough overnight and they turned out great the next day! I also put the bananas in a small chopper when I was mixing everything together. The cookies aren't overly spicy or banana-y, which is nice.
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