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Bratkartolfen

Fried potatoes are enhanced with bacon and onions.

Kartoffelsalat

"Potato salad". The German version uses vinegar and oil, not mayonnaise.

Reibekuchen

Pan-fried potato pancakes served with apple sauce.

Sauerkraut

"Sour Cabbage". Vegetable is shredded then pickled.

Spaetzle

Small, hand-made noodles dropped in boiling water.

Famous soup

Aalsuppe

This sweet-sour mixed vegetable-fruit soup doesn't necessarily have to include eel (aal) despite its name. "Aal" means "everything" in an early German dialect.

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