German Cuisine Summary

So I only featured two dishes from the cuisine of Germany, although there are of course many more. Here is just a little article about some of the cuisine, staple foods, diets, and other aspects relating to Germany and cuisine. 
The German diet tends to be based heavily on meats, starches, and sweets, along with the presence of some vegetables, fruits, and dairy products. Some staple foods, however stereotypical they may sound, include sauerkraut, sausages, potato dishes, noodles, rice, many different types of breads, dumplings, cakes, beers, cabbage dishes, and some pastries. Some specific names include Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte (Black Forest Cake), Kuchen (cake, such as apple kuchen), volkenbrot (whole meal bread), lebkuchen (ginger cookies), bratwurst (type of sausage), spaetzle (egg pasta), kartoffelkloesse (potato dumplings). 

Since the diet does rely heavily on meat and carbohydrates, as well as sweets, health problems that can become prevalent in the area include heart problems, high cholesterols  diabetes, and some forms of cancer, though these problems are becoming widely prevalent in many other regions as well. A little additional information I came across in my research includes table settings. Though no specific unique table settings were described, it is interesting to not that cloth napkins are much more commonly used. 

To conclude, here is a picture of the table setting and the two dishes I created to reflect my researching, cooking, and baking. It is fun and reflective to research and try foods from different parts of the world.