Our Southern German Cuisine

Our German Cuisine experience lived up to all the hype. Much beer and sausage was consumed. While we expected to have choices of Knot and Brat wurst, we were often surprised to find "regional wurst" as the offer in restaurants. This denied us the chance to check boxes off our culinary check list, but we did not leave disappointed. The cuisine is very similar to that of Alsace France (although, it's probably more appropriate to reverse that). The food was heavy and filling. Our diets are starting to feel a bit "wurst" for wear.

Many of the beer halls were like small art museums, steeped in history. We were also lucky enough to take a trip to the, "Alteste Brauerei Der Welt" or the oldest brewery in the world, Weihenstephan. We actually first tried this beer by complete accident in a bar in Lucerne, Switzerland. This bar had a very deep beer menu, and Weihenstephan was a random choice. It wasn't until I noticed "seit 1040" on the bottle and busted out Google translate that I realized what I was drinking. 1040 is the year the brewery was founded! Very cool place to visit.Read more