Aalsuppe eel soup
Allgäuer Emmentaler full-fat hard cheese from the Allgäu
Allgäuer Käsespätzle cheese noodles from the Allgäu
Alsterwasser lager shandy
Altbier type of dark beer from the Lower Rhine
Apfelkorn apple brandy
Apfelkuchen apple cake
Apfelmus apple puree
Apfelsaft apple juice
Apfelstrudel flaky pastry filled with apples and spices
Apfelwein cider (apple wine)
Arme Ritter French toast
Art style or mode of preparation, e.g. nach Art des Hauses = à la maison
Auflauf baked dish, can be sweet or savoury
Aufschnitt sliced cold meats
Bäckerofen ‘baker’s oven’, pork and lamb bake from the Saarland region
Backhendl roast chicken covered in breadcrumbs (Austria)
Bandnudeln ribbon pasta
Barack apricot schnapps
Bauernfrühstück cooked breakfast of scrambled eggs, bacon, diced potatoes, onions and tomatoes
Baunzerl little bread roll with distinctive cut on top (Austria)
Bayrisch Kraut shredded cabbage cooked with sliced apples, wine and sugar
Beilage side dish
Bereich Bernkastel area along the Moselle, producing crisp white wines
Bergkäse cheese from the Alps
Berliner doughnut filled with jam
Berliner Weiße cloudy white beer with fruit syrup added
Berner Erbsensuppe soup made of dried peas with pig’s trotters
Bienenstich type of cake, baked on a tray with a coating of almonds and sugar and a cream filling
Bierschinken ham sausage
Bierteig pastry made with beer
Bierwurst Bavarian boiled sausage
Birchermüsli muesli with yoghurt (Switzerland)
Birnen, Bohnen und Speck dish of pears, green beans and bacon (Northern Germany)
Birne Helene dessert with vanilla ice cream, pear and chocolate sauce
Birnenmost pear wine
Blätterteig puff pastry
Blätterteigpastete vol-au-vent
Blattsalat green salad
blau rare (meat); poached (fish)
Blunz’n black pudding (South Germany and Austria)
Blutwurst black pudding
Bockbier strong beer (light or dark), drunk especially in Bavaria
Bockwurst boiled sausage. A popular snack served with a bread roll
Böhmische Knödel sliced dumpling
Bohnensuppe thick bean and bacon soup
Bosniakerl wholemeal roll with caraway seeds
Brathähnchen roast chicken
Brathering fried herring (eaten cold)
Bratkartoffeln fried potatoes
Bratwurst fried sausage. A popular snack served with a bread roll
Brauner strong black coffee with a little milk
Bremer Kükenragout Bremen chicken fricassée
Brezel (or in Bavaria: Brezn) pretzel
Broiler spit-roasted chicken (East Germany)
Brühe clear soup
Brühwurst thick frankfurter
B’soffene pudding soaked in mulled wine
Buletten thick hamburgers (but without the bread)
Buletten mit Kartoffelsalat thick hamburgers with potato salad
Bündnerfleisch raw beef, smoked and dried, served thinly sliced
Burgenländische Krautsuppe thick cabbage and vegetable soup
Butterbrot open sandwich
Cervelat fine beef and pork salami
Cremeschnitten cream slices
Champignons button mushrooms
chinesisches Fondue hot broth fondue for dipping meat or vegetables
Cordon bleu veal escalope filled with boiled ham and cheese, covered in breadcrumbs
Currywurst sausage served with a spicy sauce A popular snack originally from Berlin
Dampfnudeln hot yeast dumplings
Datteln dates
Deutsches Beefsteak thick hamburger (but without the bread)
Doppelbockbier like Bockbier, but even stronger
Dresdner Suppentopf Dresden vegetable soup with dumplings (East Germany)
Dunkles dark beer
Eier im Glas soft-boiled eggs, served in a glass
Eierschwammerln chanterelles
Eierspeis special Viennese omelette
eingelegt pickled
Einmachsuppe chicken or veal broth with cream and egg
Einspänner coffee with whipped cream, served in a glass (Austria)
Eintopf stew
Eisbecher ice-cream sundae
Eisbein boiled pork knuckle, often served with sauerkraut
Eiskaffee iced coffee, served with vanilla ice cream
Eiswein a rich, naturally sweet, white wine made from grapes harvested after a period of frost
Emmentaler full-fat hard cheese
Erbach area producing scented white wines, mainly from the Riesling grape
Erbsenpüree green pea purée
Erbsensuppe pea soup
Erdäpfel potatoes (Austria)
Erdäpfelgulasch spicy sausage and potato stew
Erdäpfelknödel potato and semolina dumplings
Erdäpfelkren relish with potato and horseradish (Austria)
Erdäpfelnudeln fried balls of boiled potato, tossed in fried breadcrumbs
erster Gang first course
Export-Bier premium beer
Falscher Hase baked mince meatloaf
Faschiertes mince (Austria)
fettarm low-fat
Fischgerichte fish and seafood dishes
Fischklöße fish dumplings
Fischsuppe fish soup
flambiert flambé
Fleischgerichte meat dishes
Fleischklößchen meatballs
Fleischlaberln highly seasoned meat cake (Austria)
Fleischpflanzerl thick hamburgers
Fleischsalat sausage salad with onions
Fleischsuppe meat soup served with dumplings
Forelle blau steamed trout with potatoes and vegetables
Forelle Müllerin trout fried in batter with almonds
Frikadelle meatball, rissole
frisch fresh
Frischkäse cream cheese
Fritattensuppe beef broth with strips of pancake (Austria)
frittiert fried
Früchtetee fruit tea
Fruchtsaft fruit juice
Fünfkernbrot wholemeal bread made with five different cereals
Gang course
Gänseleber foie gras
Gänseleberpastete goose liver pâté
Gebäck baked goods
gebacken baked
gebackene Leber liver fried in breadcrumbs
gebraten roasted/fried
gedämpft steamed
gefüllt stuffed/filled
gefüllte Kalbsbrust stuffed breast of veal
gefüllte Paprika peppers filled with mince
gegrillt grilled
gegrillter Lachs grilled salmon
gekocht boiled
gemischter Salat mixed salad
Gemüselasagne vegetable lasagne
Gemüseplatte mixed vegetables
geräuchert smoked
geschmort braised
Geschnetzeltes thinly sliced meat in sauce, served with potatoes or rice
Geselchtes smoked meats (Austria)
Gespritzter spritzer, white wine and soda water
Gitziprägel baked rabbit in batter (a Swiss dish)
Glühwein mulled wine
Grammeln crispy bacon bits
Greyerzer gruyère cheese
Grießklößchensuppe soup with semolina dumplings
Grießtaler fried semolina dumplings
Grog hot rum
Grüne Soße cold creamy sauce with herbs
grüne Veltlinersuppe green wine soup
Güggeli roast chicken with onions and mushrooms in white wine sauce (Switzerland)
Gulasch stewed diced beef or pork with paprika
Gulaschsuppe spicy meat soup with paprika
Gulyas beef stew with paprika
Gumpoldskirchner spicy white wine from Austria
Gurkensalat cucumber salad
gutbürgerliche Küche traditional German cooking
Gyros doner kebab
Hackbraten meatloaf
Hackepeter auf Schrippen mit Zwiebeln spiced minced pork on rolls, with onions
Hähnchenbrust chicken breast
Hamburger Rundstück Hamburg meat roll
Hartkäse hard cheese
Hasenbraten roast hare
Hasenpfeffer rabbit stew
Hauptgericht main course
Hausbrauerei house brewery
hausgemacht home-made
Hausmannskost good traditional home cooking
Hawaiitoast toast with cooked ham, pineapple slice and melted cheese
Hefeweizen wheat beer
Heidschnuckenragout lamb stew
heiß hot
Helles light beer
Heringsschmaus herring in creamy sauce
Herz heart
Heuriger new wine
Himbeergeist raspberry schnapps
Hirn brain
Hockheim strong white wines from the Rheingau
Hühnerfrikasse chicken fricassée
Hühnerleber chicken liver
Hühnerschenkel chicken drumsticks
Jägerschnitzel escalope served with mushrooms and wine sauce
Johannisbeeren redcurrants, blackcurrants or whitecurrants
Jura-Omelette bacon, potato and onion omelette
Kaffee mit Milch coffee with milk
Kaisermelange black coffee with an egg yolk
Kaiserschmarren strips of pancake served with raisins, sugar and cinnamon
Kalbsbraten roast veal
Kalbshaxe knuckle of veal
Kalbskotelett veal chop
Kalbsleber calf’s liver
Kalbsschnitzel veal escalope
kalt cold
kalte Platte cold meat platter
Kapuziner Austrian equivalent of a cappuccino, which is black coffee with a drop of milk
Karpfen blau poached carp
Kartoffelklöße potato dumplings
Kartoffelpuffer potato pancakes. A popular snack
Kartoffelpüree mashed potatoes
Kartoffelsalat potato salad
Kartoffelsuppe potato soup
Käsefondue dish made from melted cheese with wine and kirsch, into which you dip bread
Käsekrainer fried or grilled sausage containing pieces of melted cheese. A popular snack in Austria
Käsekuchen cheesecake
Käseplatte cheese platter
Käsesuppe cheese soup
Kasseler smoked pork
Kasseler Rippe mit Sauerkraut smoked pork rib with sauerkraut
Kastanien chestnut
Kirschwasser cherry schnapps
Kirtagssuppe soup with caraway seeds, thickened with potato (Austria)
Klops rissole
Klöße dumplings
Knackwurst hot spicy sausage, a popular snack served with bread
Knödelbeignets fruit dumplings
Knöderl dumplings (Austria)
Kohlrouladen stuffed cabbage
Kohlsprossen Brussels sprouts (Austria)
Kölsch type of lager-style beer from Cologne
Kompott stewed fruit
Königsberger Klopse meatballs served in thick white sauce with capers
Kopfsalat lettuce salad
Korn rye spirit
Kotelett pork chop
Krabbencocktail prawn cocktail
Kraftbrot wheatgerm bread
Kraftfleisch corned beef
Kraftsuppe consommé
Kräutertee herbal tea
Krautwicke(r)l stuffed cabbage
Kristallweizen a type of sparkling beer
Kroketten croquettes
Labskaus cured pork, herring and potato stew
Lammkeule leg of lamb
Languste spiny lobster
Leberknödelsuppe light soup with chicken liver dumplings
Leberpastete liver paté
Leberwurst liver sausage
Lebkuchen gingerbread
Leinsamen with linseed
Leipziger Allerlei vegetable dish made from peas, carrots, cauliflower and cabbage (East Germany)
Lendenbraten roast loin
lieblich sweet (wine)
Likör liqueur
Limburger strong cheese flavoured with herbs
Linsensuppe lentil soup
Linzer Torte latticed tart with jam topping
Liptauer Quark cream cheese with paprika and herbs
Maiskolben corn on the cob
Malzbier dark malt beer
Marillenknödel apricot dumplings (Austria)
Maronitorte chestnut tart
Märzenbier stronger beer brewed for special occasions
Mastochsenhaxe knuckle of beef (with sauce) from Sachsen-Anhalt (East Germany)
Maß a litre of beer
Maultaschen ravioli-like pasta filled with a pork, veal and spinach mixture
Mehrkornbrötchen rolls made with several kinds of wholemeal flour
Menü set menu
Mettenden sausage with a filling similar to mince
Milchrahmstrudel strudel filled with egg custard and curd cheese
Milchreis rice pudding
Milchshake milk shake
Mineralwasser mineral water
mit/ohne Kohlensäure carbonated/non-carbonated
Mirabellen small yellow plums
Mischbrot grey bread made with rye and wheat flour
Mittagstisch lunch menu
Mohn poppy seed
Mohnnudeln noodles with poppy seeds, cinnamon, sugar and butter
Mohntorte gâteau with poppy seeds
Mohr im Hemd chocolate pudding
Most fruit juice; (in the South) fruit wine
Münchener a kind of dark lager from Munich
Nierstein village on the Rhine producing medium to sweet white Rheinwein
Nockerln small dumplings
Nudelsuppe noodle soup
Nusskuchen nut cake
Nusstorte nut gâteau
Obers cream (Austria)
Obstkuchen fruit cake
Obstsalat fruit salad
Ochsenschwanzsuppe oxtail soup
Oppenheim village on the Rhine producing fine white wines
Palatschinken pancakes filled with curd mixture or jam or ice cream
paniert coated with breadcrumbs
Paprika pepper (vegetable); paprika
Pellkartoffeln small boiled potatoes served in their skins, often with Quark
Peperoni hot chilli pepper
Pfannkuchen pancake
Pfifferlinge chanterelles
Pflaumenkuchen plum tart
Pils, Pilsner a strong, slightly bitter lager
Pilzsuppe mushroom soup
Powidltascherl ravioli-like pasta filled with plum jam (Austria)
Pumpernickel very dark bread made with coarse wholemeal rye flour
Punschpudding pudding containing alcohol
Pute turkey
Putenschnitzel turkey breast in breadcrumbs
Quark curd cheese
Raclette melted cheese and potatoes
Radler beer with lemonade, shandy
Ragout stew
Rahmschnitzel escalope with a creamy sauce
Rahmsuppe creamy soup
Räucherkäse smoked cheese
Räucherlachs smoked salmon
Rehrücken roast saddle of venison
Reibekuchen potato cakes
Remoulade, Remouladensauce tartar sauce
Riesling Riesling wine
Rieslingsuppe wine soup made with Riesling
Rinderbraten roast beef
Rinderrouladen rolled beef (beef olives)
Rippenbraten roast spare ribs
Risi bisi, Risibisi rice with peas
roh raw
Rollmops marinated herring fillets rolled up with onion, gherkins and white peppercorns
Rosenkohl Brussels sprouts
Roséwein rosé wine
Rösti fried grated potatoes
rote Grütze raspberry, redcurrant and wine jelly
Roulade beef olive
Rührei scrambled eggs
Sachertorte rich chocolate gâteau
Saison season, e.g. je nach Saison = depending on the season
Salatbeilage side salad
Salz salt
Salzkartoffeln boiled potatoes
Sauerbraten braised pickled beef served with dumplings and vegetables
Sauerkraut shredded pickled white cabbage
Schafskäse ewe’s milk cheese
scharf spicy
Schinkenkipferl ham-filled croissant
Schinkenwurst ham sausage
Schlachtplatte platter of cold meat and sausage
Schlagsahne whipped cream
Schmelzkäse cheese spread
Schmorgurken hotpot with cucumber and meat
Schnaps strong spirit, schnapps
Schnittlauchbrot chives on bread
Schnitzel escalope
Schokoladenfondue hot chocolate fondue for dipping fruit
Schokoladentorte chocolate gâteau
Schorle sparkling water mixed with wine or fruit juice
Schwammerlgulasch mushroom stew
Schwarzbrot rye bread, black bread
schwarzer Tee black tea
Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte Black Forest gâteau
Schwarzwälder Schinken Black Forest ham
Schweinebraten roast pork
Schweinekotelett pork chop
Schweinshaxe knuckle of pork
Schweinsrostbraten roast pork
Sekt sparkling wine
Selters(wasser) sparkling mineral water
Semmelknödel bread dumpling
Semmeln bread rolls
Seniorenteller small portion for senior citizens
Serviettenknödel sliced dumplings
Sonnenblumenbrot wholemeal bread with sunflower seeds
Soße sauce
Spanferkel suckling pig
Spargelcremesuppe cream of asparagus soup
Spargelsalat asparagus salad
Spätzle small, soft pasta
Speck bacon (fat)
Speisekarte (printed) menu
Spezialität des Hauses speciality of the house/chef’s special
Spiegelei fried egg, sunny side up
Spieß kebab style
Sprudel sparkling mineral water
Stachelbeertorte gooseberry tart
Starkbier strong beer
Steinpilze porcini
Steirischer Selchkäse ewe’s milk cheese (Austria)
Steirisches Lammkarree lamb baked with herbs (Austria)
Sterz polenta (Austria)
Stollen spiced loaf with candied peel traditionally eaten at Christmas
Strudel strudel
Sulz/Sülze aspic
süß sweet
süßsauer sweet-and-sour
Tafelspitz boiled beef of various cuts
Tafelspitzsulz beef in aspic
Tagessuppe soup of the day
Tee mit Milch tea with milk
Tee mit Zitrone tea with lemon
Thüringer Rostbratwurst sausages from Thuringia, grilled or fried
Tilsiter medium-firm cow’s milk cheese, often flavoured with caraway seeds
Tomatensaft tomato juice
Tomatensoße tomato sauce
Topf stew
Topfen curd cheese (Austria)
Topfenstrudel flaky pastry strudel with curd-cheese filling
Torte gâteau
Traubensaft grape juice
trocken dry (wine)
Türkischer Kaffee Turkish coffee
überbacken au gratin
vegetarische Gerichte vegetarian dishes
Vollkorn wholemeal
Vollkornbrot wholemeal bread
Vorspeisen starters
Waldpilze wild mushrooms
warmer Krautsalat salad of warm cabbage and crunchy bacon
Weichkäse soft cheese (similar to Brie or Camembert)
Weinkarte wine list
Weißbrot white bread
Weiße golden wheat beer
Weißwurst white sausage (veal and pork with herbs)
Weizenbier wheat beer
Westfälischer Schinken Westphalian ham
Wiener frankfurters
Wiener Kartoffelsuppe potato soup with mushrooms
Wiener Schnitzel veal escalope fried in breadcrumbs
Wiener Würstchen frankfurter
Wild game
Wildbraten roast venison
Wildgulasch game stew with paprika
Wildschwein wild boar
Wirsingkohl Savoy cabbage
Würstchen frankfurter
Würzfleisch strips of meat roasted in a spicy sauce
Zander pike-perch
Ziegenkäse goat’s cheese
Zigeunerschnitzel escalope in paprika sauce
Zopf braided bread loaf
Zürcher Geschnetzeltes thinly sliced meat (veal or turkey), served with a wine sauce and mushrooms
Zwetschgendatschi damson tart
Zwiebelkuchen onion flan
Zwiebelrostbraten large steak with onions