Germany has a troubled past, but not all of it is negative, it is just that much of their history has been obscured by one horrific period. Okay, I must admit the thing that surprised us the most was how many of the German recipes I found used ....pickles. I did expect the potato to be ubiquitous, which it was, but not the pickle! Our foray into Germany was one I was looking forward to. I was also surprised to learn that the reisling grape was of German origin - not that I am such a wine expert, but still, it came as a surprise. Of course, this meant I had to have a reisling. On my weekly trip down to the local liquor store, I selected a 2007 Selbach Reisling Spatlese. I also picked up some Beck's beer, because Germany is quite famous for its beer and it just didn't seem right not to have beer!
We started off with a Potato Soup, which I found to be quite filling, and because this particular recipe called for sausage and bacon, it would have made a meal in itself. The main course was a Beef Rouladen, which was really fun to put together, with a potato salad on the side. In the past, I have only had cold potato salads, so it was a new experience to have a hot potato salad. Everything was quite tasty, but nothing so delicious as our dessert, the Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte - German Black Forest Cake. My oh my, what a delight!
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