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| Culinaria Germany | 
| Creators: Christine Metzger, Ruprecht Stempell, Christoph Buschel
Publisher: Konemann
Category: Book
Buy New: $12.19
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Avg. Customer Rating:  16 reviews
Sales Rank: 194206
Media: Paperback
Edition: 2nd
Pages: 460
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3.8
Dimensions (in): 10.1 x 8.8 x 1.3
ISBN: 383314114X
EAN: 9783833141140
ASIN: 383314114X
Publication Date: March 19, 2007
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Condition: brand new UNMARKED tight softcover, no bends, no bumps, no remainders, MM5L4NV
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Fabulous food and travel book August 14, 2008
I have loved the CULINARIA series from the very first volume that I was given as a gift. If you are interested in lerning the history and culture of Germany by learning about the food eaten there, this is the book for you.
The book is divided into chapters by geographic regions. Each region is described by the physical features that make it unique, the foods and ingredients that are special to it, and recipes are given for the dishes that define it. There are abundant sidebars about significant topics either historical, political or cultural in the region that have shaped the food or people.
Then there is the photography. Beautiful photographs of the landscape, detailed photographic charts of ingredients, appetizingly displayed prepared dishes, step-by-step series showing ingredients being made, and people lovingly portrayed going about their daily lives.
This book is BIG, no bedtime reading with this one, you won't be able to hold it up! If you love cookbooks for the way they tell the story of a country, the CULINARIA Germany is not to be missed.
What a find! March 9, 2008
I stumbled upon this book on the bargain rack at Borders ($10, softcover!). Being German, I'm always curious about German cookbooks in the US. What struck me right away as authentic was that the book is organized by the 16 German states. Americans often don't realize how varied German cooking is from region to region. There is no 'German potato salad'!!! Each region has their own, often very different, way of cooking. This book lays out the culinary landscape and explores the regional differences. I will buy this book for each of my children to give to them when they are grown. It will give them simple, authentic German recipes and help them understand the culture better. By the way, I love how the book explains certain recipes with a detailed series of photos. This is very helpful, e.g. in learning how to make Spaetzle by hand. I will also give this book away to any of my friends who are interested in both cooking and traveling. This book is a feast!
Fantastic foodie book about Germany... but not as useful as a cookbook January 23, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Anyone who's read Amazon reviews of German cookbooks has seen my name frequently. I own just about every English-language cookbook about the cuisine that I could lay my hands on, and a few written in German, too. Culinaria: Germany has fast become a favorite book in our household... but it's more likely to be filed on the "foodie" shelf than among the cookbooks.
That's not to say that there are few recipes, or that they're bad ones. There are probably around a hundred regional dishes, from saurbraten to "rat's tails" to liver dumplings to Gugelhupf. They're poorly indexed, and the text is so small that it'd be unreadable during the frenzy of cooking a full meal, but they're there. However, if you're going mainly for instructions for "what shall I make for dinner tonight?" there are several better, more exhaustive collections of recipes. (I'd probably start with The New German Cookbook or Spoonfuls of Germany.)
Where this book excels is as a compendium of German food culture. It is a huge book, chock full of information -- organized primarily by region -- about the history of beer making, the story behind "pipe men pastries" (which I'd never heard of, before), the varieties of apples grown in Lower Saxony. These aren't short passages, either: they are multi-page essays, lavishly photographed.
Gorgeous book. Highly recommended.
Not JUST a Cookbook! January 7, 2008
This stunning book is a beautiful, comprehensive exploration of German culinary arts. Recipes, how tos, history, and cultural lessons abound. I can't wait to get the others in the series!
Absolutely fabulous! January 5, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
My husband and I were given the German edition of this book by a friend from Germany. When I found out there was an English translation, I checked it out, and it absolutely amazed me. Even if you never end up cooking any of the dishes, the sections about the 16 states of Germany and the wonderful photographs are reason enough to buy the book. We now own both the German and the English edition as well as another volume from the Culinaria series and highly recommend all of them.
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