Typical German Food

GrainImportant For Beer and Bread

• 30000 years ago: grain was grinted for the first time

• 10000 years ago: farming of cereal for self-sufficiency

• Water and cereal were mixed creation of beer and bread

Bread

• Mash of cereal and water was cooked on hot stones flat loaf

• First ovens were upturned pots on hot stones round loaf

Development of Bread

• 5000 years ago in Egypt: Yeast fluffy & yummy

• Baking of bread spread from Egypt to Greece and the Roman Empire

• Romans built first mills to produce flour

Bread in Germany

• 1844: first bakery in Berlin• Today there are more than 500 kinds of bread

in Germany• Bread = basic food• Bread for breakfast, dinner and side dish at

lunch

Beer

• 4000 B.C.: damp mash of water and cereal eaten because of hunger

• 3000 B.C.: creation of different kinds of beer• About 2000 B.C.: first beer recipes in Egypt

(12-20 varieties)

Beer in Germany

• 800 B.C.: German Tribes found out the fermentation on their own

• To cool the beer: buried in the ground• Monks drank beer in the fasting period

breweries in the monasteries

Beer in the Middle Ages

• 1150: addition of hops• Suitable for children: Lower alcohol content than todayHigh in caloriesNot contaminated in contrast to drinking-

water – considered as safe

Beer in Germany today

• Very high beer consumption • 2009: 109 litres per person Production: 98,000,000 hlExport: 14,000,000 hl

Typical German Beer Brands

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