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Story of the German bread, a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage
Tasty and textured, often mixing wheat and rye flours, and available in 300 varieties, German bread is a world-beater. A visit to an old-fashioned Bäckerei (bakery), with yeasty smells wafting from ovens, bakers elbow-deep in dough and staff who remember customers by name, is a treat.
http://www.maverickbird.com/travel-extras/food-thoughts/german-food/story-of-the-german-bread-a-unesco-intangible-cultural-heritage/
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Hello Pumpkin
Pumpkin was overlooked in Germany for many years until Halloween and pumpkin soup became popular. Now it's on bread, coffee, pasta and just about everything
http://www.maverickbird.com/travel-extras/food-thoughts/german-food/the-pumpkin-boom-in-germany/
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The best of German wursts
With a huge variety and flavours, German wursts are one of the best things about Germany. They are serious about them and after tasting, you will be too.
http://www.maverickbird.com/outside-india/europe/germany/the-german-wurst-at-its-best/
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Pfifferling is back
The weather in Cologne has been playing truant for some time. Super hot days (it gets extremely hot in summer in Germany) make the adults pant in the sun, while children splash near naked in public fountains. The balmy spring happiness of lying in the sun in the park seem like distant memories and we eagerly brought
http://www.maverickbird.com/outside-india/pfifferling-expat-life-in-germany/
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The whacky bear‘s garlic
It is spring now and in Germany, the fresh produce shops are riots of colours. Leafy vegetables of every kind fill up the racks and spargel (asparagus) comes in nice creamy yellow, purple and appetising green colours. Rhubarb has also made its presence felt and berries of all kinds spill out merrily. The herbs, not
http://www.maverickbird.com/outside-india/the-whacky-bears-garlic/