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The food here is great. I think chocolate is to Germans what deep fat fried is to Texans. It is everywhere and so good (although a German will tell you the Swiss chocolate is the best and I wouldn’t disagree). At the “Christmas Market” in Augsburg they were selling bananas, melons, apples, nuts, ginger bread and most anything else covered in rich chocolate. There are the rows and rows of different kinds of bratwurst at stalls everywhere. The run of the mill bratwurst is at least a foot long and served on a small square bun (there’s a trick - not quite yet mastered - to eating it without making a mess). Fruit stands are everywhere, including delicious dates, and of course the bakeries with the cakes, breads, rolls, croissants.
We generally ate a “continental” breakfast at the hotel (which merits its own entry) and “take away” food from these stores and stalls. The exceptions were the Abby in Neuchatel, which requires its own entry, and dinner at a restaurant in Bern, which was reasonably priced (relatively speaking). It seemed popular with the locals in the neighbor, serving mainly local dishes (which was for the most part variations on a basic “meat and potatoes” theme, but so good). The sausage on the menu was identified by the name and place of the farmer and you’ll need to ask Evie about what they could do with something as simple as potatoes as a main dish.
EVIE'S COMMENT: The potato dish I had was listed as the traditional hash browns, but was prepared with two kinds of cheese and tomatoes (they use tomatoes a lot in Germany and Switzerland!). It was sooo good!
EVIE'S COMMENT: The potato dish I had was listed as the traditional hash browns, but was prepared with two kinds of cheese and tomatoes (they use tomatoes a lot in Germany and Switzerland!). It was sooo good!
