Vegetarian food in Germany??
 

Hi,<BR><BR>I will be visiting Germany (Frankfurt-Munich-Bavaria ) at the end of October. I realize sausages are a specialty in Bavaria -- but do you get vegetarian food there? I don't eat any meat (no chicken, no seafood).<BR><BR>Thanks<BR>

topping for my own info and adding "no eggs".<BR><BR>Maybe someone could be so kind as to write the German words for:<BR>no meat<BR>no seafood<BR>no eggs<BR>I am a strict vegetarian.<BR>Thank you

Too bad, the food in Germany is some of the best.<BR><BR>Here you go for translations:<BR><BR>http://world.altavista.com/<BR><BR>Dick

I am just chuckling as I read this. My husband and I have traveled quite a lot in Germany, and it is a joke between us that we consider it "the meat capital of the world". The food there is fabulous, but there is lots of meat. One night we were having a buffet dinner in our hotel, so I asked if it would be all right to just have the vegetables (I was overloaded on meat by then). The poor server looked at me like I had landed from another planet. Your best bet would be to go to the farmer's markets, where there are loads of beautiful fruit and vegetables. And if you are lucky enough to be there in spargle (white asparagus) season, you will love that.

I don't eat meat either and live in Munich. There's not a lot to pick from in German restaurants, but Kasespatzle is pretty good. It's sort of like macaroni and cheese. There are loads of Italian, Greek, Chinese, Thai, Indian, etc places to pick from that have lots of veg dishes. In Munich there are a couple of good veg restaurants, like Prinz Myshkin.

German department stores often have restaurants that may include a buffet where you can load up on the veggies and skip the meat. Not exactly fancy eating, but not bad, either.

I used to travel to Germany for work and did not have a problem. Kase Spatzle (SP?) is a German style pasta it was delicious. Also we ate in a traditional Swabian restaurant and I had fabulous Kartofelpuffen (potato cakes). I also ate in an excellent Italian restaurant as well as Mexican. Theywere always aware I was veggie and I found something each place we went to eat.<BR><BR>Please excuse my spellings of the food! Never learned to write in German.

What means "no eggs"? I know vegetarians which don't like for example scrambled eggs but don't mind eggs being used within dishes (cakes etc.). If you don't want eggs at all, Sp&auml;tzle are a problem.

The above is right but I also believe and egg is used in some recipes for Potato Cakes as well. Are you Vegan? or do you eat some fish and nothing else?? It seems all us vegetarians have different eating preferences. <BR><BR>I eat a filet steak once a year but I hate fish, and pretty much all other meats as I feel ill when I eat them anymore. I eat quiche and spanish tortilla with eggs though. This is not because I love animals (I do ). I have been like this since childhood.

Kjulie, <BR>To your question:<BR>- kein Fleisch (kine fly-sh)<BR>- keine Meeresfruechten (may-res-froock-ten)<BR>- keine Eier (eye-er)<BR>- Ich bin streng vegetarisch (ick bin shtreng vegg-i-taar-ish)<BR>- Dankeschoen (danka-shern)<BR>Good luck!<BR>I promise that you won't be saying anything rude, even though it may look like it!<BR>

What no one has mentioned is that most German foods have a stock (chicken/beef) in them. They use this stuff to steam veggies, make gravy and cream sauce, etc. I live in Germany and a college mate came to visit. He had the same diet as you, after two frustrating meals and I speak German, he just started drinking his meals. It was a whole lot easier than having lengthy conversations about dietary habits. Most Germans do not understand this type of diet, as they are truly a meat and potatoes society. Good luck, my friend did state the bonus of his liquid diet was that he could go to my village bakery and have a beer, smoke a cig and watch me drink my morning coffee all at 8am with out scorn or judgement. So this country does have something for everyone.

Just got back from Munich, and it will not be easy to find vegetarian meals, (it is all but impossible to find vegan) you can get meals with no visible meat, but there will probably be stock, eggs, cheese or something else in it.<BR><BR>I had a great mushroom sptazel at the Hofbrau haus, had no meat that I could see, but could have easily been made with a beef stock. Lunches will be easier, where you can get various salads. It will be a lot easier if you are willing to eat at least eggs, cheese, dairy, and maybe a little fish.<BR><BR>I agree with the above poster that many of the dishes will contain egg, dairy or meat stock in ways that are not always obvious or expected (such as egg in the potato dish)<BR><BR>

Shopping at green grocers and supermarkets for your own food is always possible, even without kitchen facilities. If you are very strict in observing your diet, this is foolproof, if not alot of fun.