Wie schmeckt's?

Blogging about a trip to Germany just wouldn't be complete without a detailed description of some of the awesome things we ate while we were there. I already posted about our trip to the cheese-maker, and this post doesn't include everything we ate, just a few highlights. (The above photo is mini-Bratwursts on a bed of yummy sauerkraut with the most delicious potato puree on the side.)

(We ate lots of pastries because we stopped at lots of bakeries. This strawberry/almond pastry from Munich was both delicious and beautiful.)

(Here Irena is enjoying stuffed Schnitzel.)

(I ordered this "farmer's pan," which included lots of delicious veggies and meats.)



(In addition to all the "free snow cones," Jacob enjoyed some ice cream.)

(This gorgeous plate included tender, delicious lamb as well as green bean bunches wrapped in bacon. I plan to copy the latter sometime--very cute.)

(This store display might look familiar; we stopped in Aachen, one of the German towns whose Christmas market we enjoyed in December. They have an Aachen specialty called Printen, which is basically the most amazing gingerbread on the planet. We again enjoyed some. This time the display is Easter-themed, but just as pretty as it was in December.)

(We'll be talking about this one for a long time. Jacob ordered a "pork knuckle." The meat was so tender and flavorful, and it was HUGE. He also enjoyed the knödel on the side.)