Best Ever German Street Food

Germany celebrates the victory over Brazil by moving on to the street, dancing to the beats of local music, singing songs loudly and ofcourse enjoying the yummy street food. Nevertheless, the best way to explore ethnic cuisine of any country is by tasting it’s street food. 

One can observe various restaurants, Imbiss and Schnellimbiss to relish the German food. There is a remarkable difference between the three. Restaurants have waiters to serve you and the budget may range from large scale to affordable one. Imbiss on the other hand do not have waiters to serve you. This follows the concept of indoor/outdoor seating arrangement. Schnellimbiss is relatively a small hut or portable food truck. Hence, the success ratings of any food corners is marked by three things:-

• The crowd it attracts
• The quality and taste of food
• Health safety certificate from the government

The Spicy Way - Bratwurst is the most popular among the street foods of German. Bratwurst covers the complete category of sausages (pork, beef, veal, poultry and even combinations). Some similar types are as follows.

• Currywurst - It’s a tasty pork bratwurst.
• Weisswurst - This is a finely-ground sausage paired with a sweet, Bavarian mustard.

DONER KEBAB (Kebap) - This includes spicy meat that's sliced and wrapped in a flat-bread, pita or roll accompanied by lot of raw veggies. Yummz :P 

Reibekuchen - These are German potato fritters, AKA Kartoffelpuffer.

Fischbrotchen(Fischsemmel) - This includes seafood wrapped in crunchy roll.

Flammkuchen - Bread is covered with Gruyere cheese, creme fraiche and bacon. It is somewhat pizza-style treat.

Pommes Frites - Enjoy French fries served with mayonnaise.

The Sweet Tooth Way - Not only for kids, but the people of all age groups love satisfying the sweet tooth. Let's see what is covered under the popular sweet German street food. Pretzel is the first word that comes to our mind while talking about German street food. Pretzel is a unique knot-like shape sweet bakery product. 

There are various forms of Pretzel.

• Berliner - Authentic pretzel, not including any variations.                     
• Laugenbrezel - Special pretzel made only from wheat flour, malt, salt, yeast and water. It’s mild in taste.                              
• Brezel - This is sweet pretzel coated with cinnamon sugar.

Gebrannte Mandeln or Gebrannte Nüsse - These are crunchy street-roasted nuts coated with sugar and cinnamon, and are irresistible.

EIS or Eiscreme - You scream, I scream, we all scream for ice-cream (Eiscreme). There is difference between the normal ice-cream that we eat and German Eiscreme. This is typically made up of sugar, egg-white, salt, lemon juice, variety of fruits and nut flavors.

Buck-up Germany!!

FIFA World Cup 2014 Special - Secret behind Neymar Junior's Built

Hey fitness freaks, how are you? I know you all are over-excited about FIFA World Cup 2014. Isn't it? I am desperately waiting for the same. I'm sure you are in love with Neymar Jr. the 22 year old Brazilian forward/winger, who came out with flying colors in FC Barcelona. He is now inspiration for many regarding agility, jaw-dropping dribbling skills, unbelievable crosses plus clear overhead shots. Today I'll be writing about the secret diet behind his fit and fine body plus a healthy recipe. 

I am very particular about health. Hope you liked my blog, “Tips to quit smoking on anti tobacco day”. Let’s check out what keeps Neymar fit and fine. Neymar loves to eat lentils and whole grains. Among the vegetables, spinach and beet is what he likes to consume. He is fond of clams among the seafood. He is fond of pasta as well to consume right amount of carbohydrates. So lets try a brand new 'Pasta with Basil and Clam Recipe'. Well I made it yesterday for dinner and everyone simply loved it. 

Pasta with Basil and Clam Recipe

Ingredients:-

Sea salt,

1 pound pasta,

1⁄3 cup olive oil,

1⁄2 cup dry white wine,

8 minced garlic cloves,

4 dozen littleneck clams,

4 tablespoons basil pesto,

1/2 teaspoon ground pepper,

1 teaspoon minced red hot pepper,

3 tablespoons minced basil leaves,

3 tablespoons minced flat-leaf parsley.

Preparation Method:-

1. Heat olive oil in a large saute pan on medium heat. Add garlic and cook until light brown, for 1 minute.

2. Add wine and clams to it. Cover tightly. Cook until clams open-up, for 8 minutes. Shake the saute pan occasionally.

3. Remove clams as they open, setting them aside in a bowl. Throw away any clams that are chipped or fail to open.

4. In the mean time, cook pasta in a large pot of boiling, salted water until tender. Drain pasta and add to clam sauce in a pan.

5. Add parsley and basil. Season to taste with salt, freshly ground black pepper, red pepper and toss with pesto.

6. Now transfer to a large serving bowl. Arrange the clams on top, sprinkle with fried garlic slices if desired.

Enjoy the treat!!