I discovered it on our first trip to Frankfurt and immediately fell in love with its tangy flavor that perfectly complements the bread and onions (which make up the “mit musik” as in “Die Musik kommt später” or “the music comes later”) with which it’s typically served. It simply refers to the traditional way of producing it: forming it with, well, one’s own hands. Though the name might sound a bit off-putting, don’t worry-it’s not made from hands. We started out sharing Handkäse mit Musik (or hand cheese with music). We ordered our food based on recommendations from Eva and Patrik. Those unaccustomed to this tradition might think it strange, but it actually made the restaurant feel even more warm and welcoming (and made it easier to see what the locals were ordering). Unlike many American (or even French) restaurants, here you can often find yourself sharing a table with complete strangers. Shortly after our toast, spots opened up at one of the long wooden tables. None of us wanted to put that rumor to test. Rumor has it, if you fail to keep eye contact you will have bad sex. In the winter (or when you aren’t feeling well) you can heat it with a cinnamon stick, cloves and even a slice of lemon.īefore taking a sip, we made a proper German toast we exclaimed Prost and clinked our glasses while (and this is very important) keeping eye contact with each person as we knocked glasses. You can add a little sparkling water (Mineralwasser mit Kohlensäure) or even lemon soda or sprite. There are multiple ways to enjoy Apfelwein (which I was told can get a little tart). I settled for a glass of Apfelsaft (apple juice). The restaurant was packed when we arrived, so we bellied up to the bar and Eva ordered a Bembel (a salt-glazed stoneware pitcher) of Apfelwein for her, Patrik and Matt. While much of Germany is known for its wine or beer, the Frankfurt area is known for its fermented apple juice. We met them at Fichtekraenzi, a traditional Apfelwein (or cider) house in the Sachsenhausen area of Frankfurt. She kindly reached out to me when she found out we moved to Frankfurt and offered to take Matt and me to dinner with her and her husband, Patrik. Louis and we stayed in touch on Facebook. I’d met Eva a few years prior at a company event in St. Speaking of food, on Saturday night we were treated to a uniquely Frankfurt dinner by a wonderful couple from the area. I’m curious to see what other international habits we’ll have picked up on by the time we settle back down in a few years’ time. Still, I find myself running to the store on a daily basis to pick up dinner for that evening and lunch for the next day. There are a couple of weekly farmers markets in Frankfurt, but we haven’t made it out to one of them yet. Now that we are in Germany, we have a bigger refrigerator and we shop at a grocery store. In Atlanta, we typically did one big grocery shop per week and supplemented with maybe one or two small runs to the store during the week. This was partially because our refrigerator was so small and partially because the food there was extremely fresh and lacked the magical “staying power” of most foods in the U.S. In Toulouse I’d grocery shop for one to two days’ worth of food at a time. It’s been a fairly easy transition coming from France, though I realize living in Toulouse for nine months made us pick up some new habits we definitely didn’t have in the U.S.–like shopping almost daily. To learn more about how and for what purposes Amazon uses personal information (such as Amazon Store order history), please visit our Privacy Notice.We’ve officially been living in Frankfurt for one week. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie Preferences, as described in the Cookie Notice. Click ‘Customise Cookies’ to decline these cookies, make more detailed choices, or learn more. Third parties use cookies for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalised ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. This includes using first- and third-party cookies, which store or access standard device information such as a unique identifier. If you agree, we’ll also use cookies to complement your shopping experience across the Amazon stores as described in our Cookie Notice. We also use these cookies to understand how customers use our services (for example, by measuring site visits) so we can make improvements. We use cookies and similar tools that are necessary to enable you to make purchases, to enhance your shopping experiences and to provide our services, as detailed in our Cookie Notice.
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