General Terms
essen to eat trinken to drink Biergarten/Bierhaus beer garden/restaurant offen/geschlossen or Ruhetag open/closed Frühstück breakfast Mittagessen lunch Abendessen dinner Kellner/Kellnerin waiter/waitress	Tisch table Speisekarte/Weinkarte menu/wine list Getränk drink Vorspeise appetizer Hauptgericht main course Nachtisch dessert hiesige/deutsche Spezialitäten local/German specialties	hausgemacht homemade Rechnung check Bedienung inbegriffen service included süß/salzig/scharf/sauer sweet/salty/spicy/sour roh raw geröstet/gebacken roasted/baked geschmort/gekocht braised/boiled, cooked	gebraten/gedämpft panfried, roasted/steamed blutig/mittel rare/medium rare kalt/warm/heiß cold/warm/hot frisch fresh Gabel fork Messer knife Löffel spoon Serviette napkin	Teller plate Schale bowl Tasse cup Glas glass Flasche bottle Krug jug Salz/Pfeffer salt/pepper guten Appetit! enjoy your meal! prost! zumWohl! cheers! to your health!
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Fleisch meat Rind beef Lamm lamb Kalb/Schweine veal/pork Wildfleisch game Wildschwein wild boar Wurst sausage Bratwurst/Weißwurst grilled pork sausage/veal sausage with bacon Blutwurst blood sausage Schinken ham Aufschnitt cold cuts Hackbraten meatloaf	Geflügel/Hühnchen poultry/chicken Ente/Gans duck/goose Brot bread Schwarzbrot whole-grain rye bread Brötchen/Semmeln rolls Brezel pretzel Butter/Honig/Marmelade butter/honey/jam Käse cheese Quark smooth, creamy fresh cheese, similar to yogurt	Eier eggs Gemüse vegetables Kartoffel potato Spargel asparagus Kohl cabbage Spinat spinach Zwiebel onion Mohrrübe carrot Erbsen peas Pilz mushroom Bohnen beans Lauch leeks Frucht/Obst fruit Kirsche cherry	Apfel apple Zitrone lemon Erdbeere strawberry Himbeere raspberry Aprikose apricot Tomate tomato Fisch fish Hering herring Forelle trout Karpfen carp Lachs salmon Senf mustard Öl/Essig oil/vinegar Gewürz spice	Meerrettich horseradish Spätzle small, pressed egg noodles Nudeln noodles Knödel/Semmelknödel dumplings/bread dumplings Linsen lentils Suppe soup Nüsse/Mandeln/Walnüsse nuts/almonds/walnuts Kastanie/Maroni chestnut Zucker sugar

Popular Dishes
Kartoffelsalat sliced potatoes with chopped gherkins, onions, and mayo or oil and vinegar Wiener Schnitzel thin veal cutlet, breaded and panfried Sauerbraten pot roast marinated in vinegar and spices Rouladen vegetables rolled up in thick slices of beef, veal, or bacon Jägerschnitzel breaded pork cutlet in mushroom sauce Kasseler mit Sauerkraut cured pork served with sauerkraut Eisbein cured ham or pork hock	Heringssalat/Bismarckhering salad of salt herring with potatoes, apples and pickles/marinated herring Schweinebraten pork roast with gravy Gulasch beef stew with onions and peppers Erbsensuppe pea soup with onions and potato cubes in beef broth Brathering mit Bratkartoffeln fried, marinated herring served with fried potatoes	Leberknödelsuppe Bavarian clear soup with liver dumplings Kohlroulade/Krautwickel cabbage leaves stuffed with meatloaf Bratfisch breaded and fried fish fillet, often served with fries Obatzda mixture of cheeses, butter, onions and spices to spread on bread or soft pretzels Käsespätzle homemade egg noodles mixed with grated Emmentaler cheese and fried onions	Königsberger Klopse/Soßklopse boiled meatballs in creamy white sauce with capers Maultaschen large ravioli stuffed with meat, spinach, onions and herbs Saures Lüngerl veal lung cooked with vinegar and spices Steckerlfisch fish, grilled on a stick, often mackerel or herring Leipziger Allerlei vegetable casserole served in white sauce Böfflamot pot roast marinated in red wine

Drinks and Desserts
Wasser/Mineralwasser water/mineral water Leitungswasser tap water Saft juice Apfelschorle apple juice and mineral water Kaffee/Tee/Milch coffee/tea/milk Tafelwein/Rotwein/Weiß wein table wine/red wine/white wine	Sekt/Schaumwein/Champagner sparkling wine/champagne Bier (dunkles/helles) beer, ale (dark/light) BerlinerWeiße sour wheat beer often mixed with raspberry syrup Alsterwasser/Radlermaß light beer with lemon soda	Weißbier blond beer made from wheat Weinbrand/Kirschwasser brandy/cherry brandy Kuchen/Torte cake/tart Apfelstrudel apple strudel with raisins and almonds Schwarzwäldertorte chocolate cake with cherries and whipped cream	Linzer Torte almond tart with raspberry jam Sachertorte chocolate cake with apricot jam Gugelhupf round yeast cake with raisins and almonds Lebkuchen gingerbread cake Bienenstich sweet almond pastry	Käsesahnetorte light, sweet cheesecake Krapfen doughnut Berliner jelly-filled yeast doughnut Eis ice cream Kompott fruit compote Kaiserschmarrn shredded pancakes with sugar and raisins Schokolade chocolate