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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.
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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