|Heidelbeerpunsch| Punch is a strong word. It has many implications. It's the official drink of high school dances for some reason, it's the reason you blacked out at that friend of a friend's cousin's sister's Halloween party where you swallowed some of the instant fruit powder that wasn't fully dissolved in your cup, and it's … Continue reading 14 Days of Weihnachtsmarkt: Day 5 →

|Käsewurst| The concept is simple, really, and not at all unheard of. Supermarkets in the US carry tons of items stuffed with cheese in one form or another: chicken nuggets, hot dogs, etc. So when it was recommended to me to try the Käsewurst (cheese sausage, or cheese bratwurst), the idea wasn't a foreign one. … Continue reading 14 Days of Weihnachtsmarkt: Day 4 →

|Spießbraten| On that cold day of December 3rd, I embarked on the most imposing of journeys one can undertake in the Weihnachtsmarkt; I began the long, treacherous yet delicious odyssey into the world of German meats. My starting point? The heavyweight contender known as Spießbraten. There's something of a mystery to Spießbraten. It has a taste and … Continue reading 14 Days of Weihnachtsmarkt: Day 3 →

|Glühwein| The rains had begun. The forecast for southern Germany wasn't looking good for the first two weeks of December, a slog of on-again-off-again drizzles accompanied by great pushes of open downpour predicted to haunt those who sought to enjoy crisp (but dry) holiday nights. However, the people cannot be stopped. And as an American … Continue reading 14 Days of Weihnachtsmarkt: Day 2 →

|Reibekuchen| This year I don't want to cruise through the Christmas season. I don't want to enjoy just enough cheer and just enough holly-jollies to barely make it to February without already forgetting what happened in the month-long haze of meats, cheeses, desserts, and wine that we call the "Holiday Season" proper. So for posterity's … Continue reading 14 Days of Weihnachtsmarkt: Day 1 →