Think German bread is just bread? Well, I mean, yeah, it is bread. But there's a little bit more to it than that.
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There's some bread for you. - Oh, thank you! I've never had bread like this before.
It almost feels kind of wet. And it's so dense!
As that lady whose first time it was in Germany found out, there is a very dense bread here
called Pumpernickel.
Pumpernickel comes from the Westfallen area of Germany and as you can see it is a very
dark bread.
It is a whole grain bread with a high concentration of rye.
Now, I always thought that Pumpernickel and Schwarzbrot were the same thing here in Germany,
but now I’ve also heard some people saying that Schwarzbrot and Pumpernickel are not
actually the same thing.
And I’m not a bread expert so I would love to hear from you down in the comments if you
know: what is the deal with Schwarzbrot and Pumpernickel? Thank you!
Is there anything else you need? - Um, would you happen to have some peanut butter?
Oh, thank you!
Hm.
I learned quite quickly that, at least for my taste, German bread is just not really
made for peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.
Now, there are lots and lots and lots and lots and lots of different kinds of bread
all around Germany -- bread with mixed grains, bread with whole grains, bread with seeds,
bread with no seeds, regional varieties -- lots of different kinds.
But I would say that this is a pretty standard German loaf of bread.
Hard crust on the outside, dense bread on the inside.
This kind of bread is not as dense as the Pumpernickel, but it is denser than, say,
a baguette, which is really airy and fluffy on the inside, or sandwich bread that I would
use to make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich.
This is not airy and fluffy bread.
This bread is for spreading butter on and eating, for example, with luncheon meat, salami,
cheese, maybe some cucumber slices...something like that.
And what is this piece of the bread called?
In Germany: apparently lots of different names.
Mr. German Man alone knows at least four names for this.
Which are very hard for me to say, especially back to back.
But my best attempt at it is: Knäppchen, Knut, Köösche and Krüstchen.
That's my best attempt. But anyway, I’ve heard there are a lot more.
Do you want a Brötchen? - Oh! Brötchen.
I thought they were called Semmeln.
Again, like with the bread loaves, there are lots and lots of different kinds of bread
rolls out there in Germany.
As well as different regional varieties and shapes and names.
The standard German name for the bread roll is Brötchen, but here in Bavaria it's called
Semmel and in Berlin it's Schrippe.
So I should put this orange spread and the raw onions on the soft pretzel?
Yes, it’s delicious. - Okay. I'll try it then.
Mmmh! Uh-huh!
When I first came to Germany I was really surprised to see soft pretzels at the bakery.
That’s not something that I had experienced in the U.S., finding soft pretzels in so many
bakeries as I’ve seen here in Germany.
But at least here in Bavaria soft pretzels are really popular, I see them all over the
place, and I have also bought pretzels in other parts of Germany too, although I believe
that their popularity shifts depending on where you are in the country.
And when I was first introduced to Obatzda and raw onions I must say I was a little skeptical,
but now I love it.
Another bread that we wanted to mention and show in this video is Weck.
But unfortunately, Weck proved difficult to find here in Munich.
We went to several bakeries, and we couldn't find it anywhere.
Like I said pretzels are very popular here, but Weck is a type of bread that is more popular
in the Cologne area where Stefan is from.
Weck is a lighter and fluffy bread, and I love it so, so, so much. I really love it.
And in Cologne Weck comes in different shapes, like the Weckman, and also actual loaves of bread.
So my question for you is: What kinds of breads do they have where you live and do you like
these breads that I mentioned here?
Please let me know in the comments below. Thanks so much for watching.
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No wait. Let me try again.
Have some bread! - No, it was perfect. That was great, I just laughed.