Traditional cuisine in eastern Germany: family man Heiko presents his favourite recipes

Show notes

Heiko is a family man in the German province of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, caring for two children and his wife. He speaks about his relationship to cooking, which first of all means for him: getting his family fed. Heiko prefers "Hausmannskost" (traditional German cuisine), not least the infamous "Senfeier" (eggs in mustard sauce) which is particularly highly regarded in the eastern parts of Germany. The recipe is presented in detail so that after listing you should be able to cook this German traditional meal yourself. Another of Heiko’s favourites is deer goulash, and he gives hints for how to prepare this dish deliciously. Cursorily also topics such as gummy bears and bake rolls in the GDR (socialist East-Germany) are discussed.

Language of this episode: German.

Learners of German will get in contact with rare but valuable words of everyday language such also "Mäkelpott" and "Mäuler stopfen" and specialist terminology such as "Geschmacksträger" and "gehaltvoll" and "ziehen lassen".

Taste of Harmony is an cooperation project of six adult education organistions from six European countries. The project was funded 2020-2022 through the Erasmus+ programme of the European Union.