And then there are the pastries, made with chocolate, marzipan, honey and anything else that is good and calorie-laden. Its products are eaten frequently for breakfast, and also as an accompaniment to Germany's celebrated white wines. Mosel goes with butter cheeses, and Pfalz wine with Emmentaler. Much of the food we have described goes well with the famous German beer. There are roughly 1,500 breweries in Germany today making about 6,000 beers of nearly 140 different types.
Styles vary throughout the country and finding one's favorite requires experimentation.
Germans don't eat at all hours as do their cousins across the Atlantic. You'll be hard put in Germany to find a restaurant that serves breakfast. The law requires each establishment to post a copy of the menu outside. Once inside, just pick out a table and have a seat. It's rare for anybody to show you to a seat.