A German Quickie - part two: The Food Tourist

I love supermarkets in foreign countries. You can find so many unusual things over there and discover the country's foodie obsessions. In this present case, Germany is all about Lager, yoghurt, tea and chocolate. And Haribo sweets. Oh yeah. My sister and I used to eat trucks of those when we were kids, going to Cologne for the holidays. They had been pretty much absent from the belgian shelves until recently; some delicious kinds are still missing, though. Such as the alphabet letters or the tropical fruit mix. I spent fifteen solid minutes in the baking aisle: I had never seen so much choice at such low prices. I was shocked. I was invited to pick something to bring home with me and I made up my mind for a small box of chocolate chips. We also picked the needed ingredients for the almond brioches; I'm sending her the recipe tomorrow. She's asked me to come back again soon so that I could teach her how to bake various breads. She thought I was joking when I told her I'd show her how to make pizza. ^-^

On sunday, just before we left, we took the promised trip to a nearby bakery. Germans know how to make beautiful, yummy cakes. We picked two servings of four or so different cakes, including the nation's favorite: the Crown of Frankfurt. It was absolutely delicious and light - as in 'not heavy on the stomach', not 'healthy' -_-; Berliners taste so much better there, too!

My next german mission will consist in hunting down a couple of pastry recipes and discover new ones. I can't wait. Heh.