GERMAN FOOD TOUR - KÖLN, Germany (Rhineland Meat and Bakery Specialties)
It's time to eat!! This is Deana's first time trying a pork knuckle! We ate our way through Cologne, Germany with a German food tour! We absolutely love trying different pastries in different German bakeries! Have you ever tried any of these dishes? Let us know!
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00:00 - German Food Tour Cologne!
00:13 - German Bakery
02:58 - German Street Food
05:19 - YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO! :P
05:53 - German Brauhaus
13:20 - What should we try next?
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there are so many great foods in Germany! here in Hamburg, we really love our fischbrötchen, especially on a nice day at the harbor... thumbs up of course, #435, don't know why i bother commenting though, cause you never 'love' my comments 🙂
This is a tough one... Self made mashed potatoes with meatballs (grandma's style) and cucumbersalad... Käsespätzle and Maultaschen are always welcome, too... Kohlrouladen (which you had in Leipzig I think it was)... Damn, now I'm hungry...
By watching you guys, you are teaching me better than any app
HambOrg! 🇩🇰
One of the best meals I’ve ever had was crispy pork knuckle at Peter’s Brauhaus in Köln. Their Kölsch was very good and the pork was so tender I could pull it off with the fork. Outside of that? Hmmm. Texas brisket. I really enjoy watching you guys as I miss authentic German fare.
I live in England 4 years ago I was in Cologne for a concert (flying to Cologne, Hotel, concert entry was cheaper than seeing the English band locally). I went to a neighbourhood pub , they had Bratwurst mit Bratkartoffeln und Moehren-Lauch-in-weisser-sauce. THE BEST MEAL EVER!!
We love the German food when we visit. Growing up in a German household in Wisconsin. We grew up eating all of that food. Our pork shanks were only cooked with the cabbage which left the skin soft. I so much love the crispy skin. So much love a true sparnsferkle. Prosit
For the crispy skin you should visit Bavaria ... but take out good dental insurance beforehand and it is best to bring a Hilti as well. Oh, and it´s written Spanferkel (In German, everything you can touch is written with a capital letter. Even if you can only touch it once, like a Hochspannungsleitung (high-voltage line).)
That's the difference between "Eisbein" and "Haxe". Although essentially the same piece of meat (note: Haxe can also be veal), Haxe is the way to go. I never liked that wobbly Eisbein which Oma or Mama used to cook.
I love food tours
Us too!
I'm living in the US since 1999 and just recently went back to Germany for my first visit in almost 20 years. Guys, I had NO idea how much I was missing all the foods that you only get there ... or only get there done the right way! Don't get me wrong, there is plenty of good food in the US, too, but especially when it comes to Wurst, Braten and Backwaren, the German culinary art is just unrivaled.
Cologne is such a cool town. I was there a few weeks ago. One of the most tourist friendly cities I’ve ever been to in Germany. Exactly what I was looking for. I walked my ass off in that town. My phone said I walked damn near 15 miles in one day. Kölsch beer is delicious as well. The best beer I’ve drank in Germany.
I am new to this Chanel and I love it! And most of all I love how you bring a box to take the food you don't eat home. Instead of throwing it away. I hate wasting food, so I love this. ❤
Abends 18 Uhr, ich sehe jemanden bier trinken, da öffne ich mir gleich eins mit. PROST
PROST! 🍻
I love, love, love German food! Lived there for 6 years. I cook it sometimes in the US and order it online and I go to German restaurants whenever possible. Enjoy your videos a lot! Still have my German cook books and that was 50 years ago. lol
I lived in the Bitburg area for 4 years. My husband was in the Air Force. I want to come back over for an extended vacation ( 3-4 weeks), but it will have to wait for a bit longer. I miss the food, wine, and the people!
Next time in Cologne: Check out Brauhaus Pütz in Engelbertstraße near Rudolfplatz, guys. The best! With delicious Mühlen-Kölsch and yummie food. And for the best Döner go Keupstraße in Deutz. Ridiculouos choice of excellent food and cool concert locations round the corner (E-Werk, Club Volta...).
Früh and Gaffel are the tourist spots. As a cologne born I would recommend to check out Päffgen, Schreckenskammer or Malzmühle as well.
Päffgen ist Liebe
Guys, you picked the right place! This bakery is one of the best and a place to go when I'm in Cologne. Their bread is awesome and the Möhrenvollkornbrot @0:30 my absolute favorite (whole grain flour and corn, carots and green pepper corns in it). Another very traditional and highly recommanded bakery is only some 400m away on Ehrenstrasse. At Bäckerei Zimmermann you get (beside other specialties) a spectacular Schwarzbrot, made the rhenish way (not like Pumpernickel). If you're looking for an authentic Cologne Brauhaus pls go to Päffgen in Friesenstrasse (not the two ones in the Altstadt!).
Getting to go all over Germany trying lots of different food. Nope, not jealous of Deana and Phil, at all....
Deana's German got sooo good. The pronunciation sounds really good!
Hey Deana and Phil, I'm Jade new supporter of your channel and it's nice to meet you. If you are exploring any German culture, you can count me in because I love Germany. German pastries are looking so good that I would love to try them for sure, so yummy! I am starting to learn some German language which is not very difficult for me but sounds kinda weird sometimes.
Omg....not a food tour....please...think at us here innCanada....😌😌😌😌😀😀😀⛵
Wenn ihr mal wieder in Köln seid, müsst ihr zur Konditorei Knüppelberg, beste und einzigartige Marzipan Törtchen mit Obst, einfach wow. Love and peace from cologne 🥰🤭
Absolut! Ein MUß! Außerdem zum Lommi Kotelett essen :-)
@@kerstineichler3160 Mich wundert es echt, dass sie am Gaffel waren und nicht in was traditionellerem wie das Lommi oder dem Päffgen
Good, that you figured out the best thing of living in Düsseldorf: you are close to Cologne! Next time when you are in a Cologne Brauhaus try to order an Altbier! Will be an interesting experience! 🤣
You are close to the Netherlands in NRW so its a Influence to NRW you should eat "Pommes Spezial" with Mayonaise and Currywurst Sauce topped with diced fresh Onions best "Pommes Spezial"
I grew up in Rhineland-Pfalz and the Saarland. I really, really miss good German food and drinks.
I was in the Air Force stationed in Augsburg 85-88. My memories of Schwerin Haxen are from Beer Fest....the best. Enjoy your videos.
I’m about to visit cologne for the first time in a couple days. My first time leaving the US ever. Your videos are great! My boyfriend that I’m traveling with is from Cologne. I’m so excited.
Hope you are having a great time! If you got time I recommend visiting Koenigswinter and Bonn as well, and the Drachenfels (Dragons Rock) which has a castle near by. Welcome to Germany! 🤗
@@nozee77 I had an amazing time. Visited Germany, Switzerland and Italy. Had different foods and a great experience. We are already planning our next trip. Thank you for the recommendations 😊 We ate at Gruh where Phil and Deanna ate in Cologne. We got the sauerbraten and jager schnitzel. Great good and experience.
Ihr seid gemein, all die Leckereien in ein Video zu packen, während ich es in der Mittagspause sehe - ich will jetzt nach Köln, sofort!
As a in Cologne-area grown up, I recommend the baker Merzenich and the " Apfelberliner ". At Neumarkt they make them fresh almost hourly. If I return for a visit, its a must for me. Generally Merzenich is top notch- so good. And rievkooche is cologne-dialect for Reibekuchen/potato pancakes. Typically eaten with Zuckerrübensirup, Pumpernickel-bread or Salmon. yummy !
Ah yes, the good ol Merzenich at Neumarkt, where the rats and mice lick the baking sheets clean every night. Omnomnomnom
So glad to see you guys back and eating more food!
When you go to Cologne the next time, you should focus away from the Dom / Hbf / Altstadt area and go out a little more west - not far from where you went to the bakery. Check out the areas around Brüsseler Platz (Belgisches Viertel), Aachener Straße, and south of Rudolfplatz. As a charming Brauhaus, in that area there is Pütz at Engelbertstraße, for example. Other than that, the area is packed with daytime and nighttime cafes and restaurants, bars, boutiques etc.. For a traditional, old-worldly (1960s style) Kaffee und Kuchen you may want to go to Café Konditorei Wahlen, for veggie and non-veggie all-day international breakfasts and pancakes to St. Louis Breakfast Club near beautiful Rathenauplatz.
Although you might not be able to get Mett in a restaurant in the US I can get Mettwurst. After watching one of your other videos when you were talking about Mett I had recently purchased some Mettwurst and looked at the package and indeed it is raw and they tell you to cook it. Having grown up around my grandparents and eating it right out of the package I was shocked by that instruction because we never cooked Mettwurst we just spread it on the Ryebread 😋
You can cook it, alright. To me, it’s kinda like a denser version of Hackfleisch/tartar
Yum. This made me super hungry. I've recommended your channel to a few of my American friends who are about to get stationed to Germany as well as friends who are due to visit Germany for travel purposes. Both of you combine two of my favorite things, travel and food. Keep up the good work. I always look forward to your new videos.
Having been stationed in Germany twice in the 1980's(Ansbach and Schwäbisch Hall) I found I loved the food from the smaller villages (Mom and Pop) Pubs/Guest houses. Big cities were nice, but the food taste different in the smaller places. Love a good Schweinshaxe.
In the years when I and a few friends were in Cologne on evenings during carnival, we always went to "Zum Spanferkel" and got us a Spanferkelbrötchen, usually the most basic one, just a good piece of juicy, spit-roasted pork in a bread roll, nothing else. Easy to hold and eat, even in a crowd.
The one near Zülpicher Platz, between zülpicher and university library?
@@TheGosgosh In the old town, on the Buttermarkt.
I was stationed in Germany in 1971 And spent alot of time traveling in small villages the best food was at the small guest houses sometimes they were in the owner's house ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
You always make me happy D and P. Please continue making videos.
01:35 In parts of Germany "Bobbes" means "ass" :-) 03:27 In Cologne we call them "Rievkooche" which means "Reibekuchen in regular german. They are pretty similar to hash browns.
Not ass but bottom.
Hello from Toronto Canada and I love your videos
Hello!! We are glad you enjoy them!
I live in Australia, however, after watching your videos I want to visit Germany to try the food.
Eisbein mit bratkartofflen oder spatzle is a huge favourite here in South Africa. The crispier, the better. I must agree on the Kolsch, it's an awesome beer variety. Love your show, loved the content. Phil's english is outstanding and Deana, your German pronunciations are on point. Have a good German beer for me please :)
i love to see you all try places around Wespen it's a lovely city and where my mom is from
My family and I have stayed in Deutz twice just across the Rhine from the Dom. Great bakeries on the main street. Quiet and relaxing neighborhood. That's the first thing I said when I had a Gaffel Kolsch. Refreshing and not heavy. Easy beer to drink.
I love the Spezi! We have a German Restaurant/Store here in the Tampa area. I pay about $4 a can for Paulaner Spezi! Yum. Oh and Schweinshaxe! You guys are killing me!
I like the traditional Apfelmuss! Wonderful memories from eight years in Germany at Weihnachtsamarkt.
My two favorite spots for Schweinshaxe whenever I am in Germany are Haxen-Willi, Schutterwälder Str. 4, 77656 Offenburg, and Kloster Andechs Monastery, Pilgrimage place, Bergstraße 2, 82346 Andechs. I can't find anything remotely similar here in Seattle.
Great job as always on the videos. I love these foods growing up in a Pennsylvania dutch (german) household. The pork knuckle looked especially delicious.
My favorite German city. Loved the video.
I love Schwenkbraten but it’s hard to find outside Trier
yummmmyyyy
@@DeanaandPhil indeed! You should make a video on it!
For more food experiments visit the Serverinstreet - an area which is typical for cologne or Venloer street (near the „Colonius“) or even the Belgien quarter in cologne
I’m from the US, but my favorite food ever is the kartoffelpuffers at the Nuremberg Christmas Market. I’ve been there twice, and I still think about them.
Man, it's so easy to make Kartoffelpuffer, just google the recipe. I was brought up with them and raw pork, pepper and salt with onions on Brötchen. It was cheap but so delicious and healthy. OK, I have to admit, I wouldn't eat raw pork meat in the US. But in Germany the food standards are so high, you can eat everything! 😋
@@romanknetsch1035 I’ve eaten them at home. They are just more awesome at the one stall in Nuremberg.
@@doke889 OK, I live in Nuremberg, the Christkindlmarkt is nothing special for me and way too many tourists. But I know the phenomenon, that everything tastes so much better when you are on vacation. I don't know why, but it's a fact, I bought a lot of wine in France, the wine tasted so good in France, but at home it lost all its incredible flavor. I guess it is just in your mind. You can probably write a psychological dissertation about that phenomenon! Anyway, you got good memories, that is the only thing which counts
@@romanknetsch1035 man kann es auch kaputtreden. mensch, lass ihm doch die freude. ich finde auch thailändisches essen in bangkok auf der strasse besser als jedes lokal hier in deutschland.
Try the altbier and lemonade when you get back to Düsseldorf! We had it in Zum Schlüssel a few years ago. So so good. Schlüssel
The best thing for me when I lived in Cologne was the 100% Italian supermarket La Standa, where I used to shop when I lived in Rome. Wonderful delicatessen counter, dozens of kinds of fresh pasta (like black tortelloni stuffed with salmon) All staff was Italian and they only played Italian music over the sound system 🙂🇮🇹 I don’t eat meat or fries, so that was my saving grace 🙂
I lived in Cologne in the late 90s. My favorite bakery is Bäckerei Zimmerman , near the Ring. Favorite German restaurant Paffgen, great schnitzel with Rotkohl.
Deana is correct about the potato pancakes. We grew up calling them potato latkes. They are very popular at Hanukkah, and every Jewish bubbe (grandmother) makes them. We would traditionally have them with apple sauce, but some people like sour cream as well. Those looked delicious, as did the pork knuckle
The reason americans know this as a jewish dish is because of the Ashkenazi Jews from Europe who adopted a lot of local culture like the language (yiddish) and the food and then brought that to the US when they fled from the Holocaust
Hey, guys-I loved seeing this. I’ve been to Cologne three times since 2017 and always get the currywurst/pommes at a stand right outside Galeria Kaufhof. I even dare to say theirs is better than Konnopke’s Imbiss’ in Berlin! I also spend $3.99 per Spezi can at Schaller & Weber here in NYC and have one every few weeks. It goes down best with a Popeyes chicken sandwich-heh heh, sorry, Phil!
I really love your snack taste test videos
My fiancée and I were just in Köln in December and we loved it! We also went to Gaffel A couple of times because it was right near our hotel and we found the beer and food much better than Fruh.
best is reissdorf kölsch
@@michaelz.7140 No, I agree Reissdorf is a good one but the best one´s are Mühlenkölsch, Peter´s Kölsch and Päffgen Kölsch. But most important is that you don´t drink it out of a bottle, as everywhere beer has to be drunk fresh out of the tab. Its a difference like heaven and earth. If somebody would like to have a real cologne "Brauhaus-Experience", I would recommend the "Lömmi" (Lommerzheim) in Cologne Deutz. It´s one of the oldest. Don´t be shocked by the oldstyle outside (looks nearly like a ruin) and the "rude" behaviour from the "Köbes" (the waiter). This is a typical behaviour and you will find the real cologne "Brauhaus-atmosphere". Enjoy the famous Kotlett, a "halve Hahn" (bread rolls with cheese) and a beer, which you just get at 3 places in Cologne. Get there really early or if you are a group of more than 4 people, better look up in the internet and make a reservation. Sometimes it is very busy, so the Köbes will place the people waiting, to a bar table where everybody can enjoy several Kölsch until a table to sit gets free. The "Köbes" will tell you how it works. Before I forget for those which are the first time at a cologne Brauhaus. You just don´t have to order Kölsch any more, once you have one on the table. If it is empty, the Köbes will get you a new one immidiatly. If you want to stop him bringing more beer, just put the coaster on top of your glass. Please don´t loose the coaster, because there the Köbes will mark with a pencil, how many Kölsch you had.
Thanks for the walk down memory lane. Me and my girlfriend were at that brauhaus over last Christmas.
Try Merzenich - whenever I am back in cologne (hometown) for a visit I take back looooads of Oberländer to England! And their Bienenstich is amazing!
I second Merzenich. Cannot recommend their Bierstange enough. Phil will absolutely love it. ;)
@@RoibenRocks Ooohhh yes!! Bierstangen! Great, now I fancy some haha! Fingers crossed I will get to travel back again sometime soon, haven’t seen my family since this whole pandemic kicked off. :(
Nice I just did a food tour on the east side of the country but def gotta check out köln next time!
Love all the food you had.sounds wonderfull
everything look so yummy! Love Germany
I know Spezi as Kalter Kaffee, Drecksack or Diesel. Try Halve Hahn (Röggelchen mit Kies), Ähzezupp or Nonnenfürzchen.
ok is amazing to see that Balhausen is still the best bakery in town,, and left cologne almost 40 years ago.. but for the "Brauerei" bet i would recommend is Pfaffgen am Friesenwall, Which is more authentic than Gaffel am Dom..in any event, food is still good there.
Ihr seid tolle Botschafter für Deutschland hier auf YT ! Und ihr kommt sehr sympathisch rüber 👌☺
My favorite German beer that I have ever had here in America was "Dinkle Acker Dopplebock" "Paulaner monks in Munich wanted something boozy to consume during Lent as "liquid bread." So, they brewed the first doppelbock, called Paulaner Salvator." - Beer: Liquid bread!!! The monks knew how to quickly see god! Makes you wonder what the wine was like that Jesus was drinking way back then . . .
it must have been wine either from the rheingau or mosel region, pretty much sure it was a dry riesling. 🙂
💕Köln. I was remembering so many places that you visited there. I recognized most of them. I really miss it there and look forward to my return. I am not a meat eater, but I can recommend a spot for those who seek something a little bit different. It is called: Sattgrün Köln kolumba viertel. It is located at: Ludwigstraße 11. Usually opens around Noon. It also has excellent coffee, pastries and a 'buffet-like' style of various plant based eats. It is quite popular, and I highly recommend it. My non-vegan pal from Ostheim, loved it. Did you two make it up to the KölnTriangle tower (with the viewing deck)? I know when you visited Köln before, it was closed. Anyways, glad you had a pleasant visit in my favourite city in North Rhine-Westphalia. 👍
Cologne is just about my favorite city. The food there is so good and very friendly people.
So what are you waiting for? Come back😁
I was in Koln this spring and had Schweinhaxe. Looks like the same restaurant. A deliscious dish, but possibly uses up lots of calories trying to get all the little pieces of meat. Gaffis my favorite beer. I buy it here and keep some in the fridge. Thanks for the memory.
Try the districts in Cologne, Früh am Chlodwigplatz, Wirtz in der Südstadt are worth a try as well ! Btter than the old town, thanks for the video !
I wish I saw this! I just came back from a really quick trip to Köln for work and didn’t have much time. Wish I went to Gaffel am Dom. I did try two other places and they were quite good, but I really wanted Sauerbraten, but not a big plate. I’ll have to remember it next time I go there since they have a smaller Sauerbraten. Can you do Leipzig next?
A few places as a tip: "Die Fette Kuh" Köln Süd; Bergisch Gladbach: Beyoglu Restaurant; Keupstraße: a Restaurant with "Iskender" to eat.
Great to see you back! You have order a lot of food. My question is does the restaurant pack the excess food for you or can you do it yourself?
I'm so jealous and so hungry! I've watched all your food videos.. good job!
Rievkoochebud in the Salzgasse is small but great.
Looks amazing! We call the potato pancakes Reibeplätzchen or Reibekuchen! I don’t like Mettbrötchen but it’s a Bestseller in the bakery where I work I guess that I made around 30 this morning alone lol
Your food tours are THE BEST!!! Now I’m hungry.
Schweinshaxe we have also in Greece called Kotsi. But I love in Germany the Bakery Shops especially the Brezel and Plunderstuk. I like also in Germany the Gummibärchen very delicious! 😄
Omg that food looked so good lol caused me to have snack time
All the food you ate in Koln looked amazing. I love sauerbraten and make it at least twice a year. My grandfather loved the pork knuckle you had…he was from Dierdorf. I remember going to NYC with him to German restaurants as well as him cooking up some of his favorite dishes from “home”. Wonderful memories❣️
How you doing Theresa, Hope everything is going on well with you
What meat do you use for your Sauerbraten?
As a local from Cologne it's so cool to see "foreigners" enjoy our wonderful city.
Thick fries we call cottage fries in the US. My favorite food? Detroit-style pizza! (comes with 9mm bullet holes! ) LOLOL! The best Koelsch-style beer I had here is made by Leinenkugel's, from Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin. They even sell Koelsch glasses from their on-line store. German Koelsch beers are very difficult to find here.
Pizza with bullet holes🤣🤣🤣 There's enough delicious Kölsch here in cologne. So just come over and enjoy it here.
@@Andreas_Cologne jeden Tag, leider nicht bald.
Another great bakery is Bäckerei Kuhl in the Ossendorf neighborhood.
Next time I go to Cologne, I try these out
There's no black pudding, but blood sausage in Himmel and Äad.
PINAR Bäckerei-Konditorei on Fuldaer Str. 7. It is THE BEST!! Just got back from Koln visiting my daughter and LOVED going there to get the freshest and best baked goods.
Currently drooling 🤤
Thats my hood there! Reibekuchen are great.
I've been to that bakery on y'alls first stop, and yes it is so good
I love seeing you somewhere I have been. We ate at Gaffel when we were in Cologne. Sure wish I could get a good Kolsch here in Iowa.
Yum! I am getting that next time!
Original rheinischer Sauerbraten is made from horse meat and the sauce will contain raisins. The almonds don’t belong there though and I guess they just put it to a bit garnish. A pork knuckle is never wrapped in bacon. It’s the natural fat coating of the knuckle.
9:30 One tip: Never confuse "Sauerbraten" with "Sauerfleisch"! I once did it and got a cold piece of jellied cooked meat. I'll never order that again...
Leute - Bobbes ist die regionale freundliche Verniedlichung von "Popöchen = Poppes = Bobbes = Hintern"
I wish I was still there now that you guys are in your new location. I was working up in Dulman last year
I love the Haxe , yuuummyyy!!!!!! I was in KÖLN last June 2022 and I loved the food in the very last restaurant :) I will visit there again :) !!!
Wenn you come over to the netherlands you should try kapsalon. Fries with donner and cheese and different kinds of saus you like
I am enjoying watching y’all so much. I love learning about Germany. Our Oma wouldn’t speak much about Germany it makes me feel close to her again. We miss her so much.
Could it be that your family changed the name from Schmidt to Smith about 100 years ago? That's what a lot of Germans in the USA did back then
Phil now your next to the Netherlands, youre almost obligated to go to the potato (pieper) festival in the Netherlands 8 till 10 september in Emmeloord. It is the potato capital of the Netherlands. I can hook you up with some farmers! And next to it is the fish capital of the world (Urk) largest producer of sushi and all kinds of fish
Reibekuchenbude/ Rievkochebud (kölsche Mundart). Da ihr ja jetzt in D´dorf wohnt kommt ihr noch dahinter. Wobei in D´dorf nur Rheinländisch gesprochen wird!!!! In den Brauhäusern sind Touristen und Kölner gleichmäßig vertreten. In Köln müsst ihr Hämmchen mit Sauerkraut essen (Klassiker)!!!! Rheinischer Sauerbraten war früher immer vom Pferd. In den Familien wird es auch noch so gemacht. In den Gaststätten ist es meist Rind! Gruß aus Köln Leider heute in deutsch! Funfact: Viele Auswärtige beschweren sich, daß die Kölschgläser so klein sind. Aber in Kölner Wirtschaften ist es üblich wenn das Glas leer ist automatisch vom Köbes/Kellner ungefragt ein neues zu bekommen. Gruß aus Köln! Leider heute in deutsch!( Die Begriffe waren mir zu schwer um in englisch zu beschreiben.)
I prefer Malzmühle, Peters und Gilden im Zims. There are 25 different Brauhäuser in Colone. Go and test them ;-)
If you are back in cologne, I recommend some local Brauhäuser like the Max Stark of the Schreckenskammer. The both serve some of the best Kölsch.
So much fun to watch you both try the various dishes!
German food looks so good. Potato pancakes also very polish.