List of German dishes
Name Type Description
Rheinischer Sauerbraten Main course Large pieces of beef or more traditionally horse meat , marinated in a spicy water-vinegar mixture for a long time before baking
Reibekuchen Side dish Potato fritter with black bread , apple syrup , sugar beet syrup , or stewed apples
Blutwurst Snack Blood sausage either cured or fried
Himmel und Erde Main course A dish with mashed potatoes with stewed apples and fried blood pudding ( Cologne ) that literally means , Heaven/Sky and Earth . Potatoes are also called 'Erdäpfel ' , what means 'ground apples ' , so it is a meal prepared out of 'apples ' which grow above and under the earth
Halve Hahn [ de ] Snack A dish that literally means , Half Cockerel , but does not actually contain rooster at all . It is a cheese sandwich with a thick slice of extra matured Gouda cheese , onions and mustard on a Röggelchen . The name is based on a wordplay ( Köln )
Muscheln Rheinische Art Main course Mussels cooked in wine with vegetables and served with whole wheat bread and some butter
Killepitsch Beverage A herb liqueur from Düsseldorf , Germany . It is a blood red colour and is flavoured with fruits , berries , herbs , and spices . Its alcohol content is 42% by volume
Korn Beverage A German colourless distilled beverage produced from fermented cereal grain seed
Marillenschnaps Beverage A fruit brandy made from apricots . It is mostly produced in the Wachau region of Austria , but similar apricot brandies are produced elsewhere
Underberg Beverage A digestive bitter produced at Rheinberg , Germany by Underberg AG , made from aromatic herbs from 43 countries , which undergo inspections and are based on a secret Underberg family recipe whose members are personally responsible for the production of the drink
Zwetschgenwasser [ de ] Beverage A plum brandy obtained by distilling fermented plums
Famous dishes -- Rhineland
See also : Rhineland
Below is a list of dishes found in German cuisine.