Did you know that there are many countries in the world where raw meat is eaten? Here are a few examples: Basashi (Japan) Steak Tartare (France) Yookhwe (Korea) Ossenworst (The Netherlands) Koi Soi (Thailand) Bo Tai Chanh (Vietnam) Cig Kofte (Turkey/Armenia) Gored Gored (Ethiopia/Eritrea) Kibbeh Nayyeh (Lebanon/Middle East) Kitfo (Ethiopia) Crudos (Chile) Carne Apache (Mexico) Beef Carpaccio (Italy) Parisa (South Texas)

The moment you realise, that you are a grown-up and not a child any more: when you stand at the meat counter and stare with big eyes at the Bärchenwurst and the staff won't get you a free sample. Heartbreaking.

You could've translated "Blutwurst" as "German Black Pudding", and all the Brits would have known what's what.

Of course this episode should have been titled "MEAT THE GERMANS" but it's rare that Rachel misses an opportunity to entertain. Bloody good episode. Well done as always.

I love Rachel!! Without her I probably wouldn't watch the show

I think Leberkäs originated from Laiberkas. And "Laib" means "loaf", which describes the shape of the meat rather than whether it contains liver.

I wish my local butcher looked as good as the German girl at the end lol 😂

Mett is German sushi. ;-)

Yeah, at least the "No Rachel diet" is over. Even if "Meet" the Germans sounds like a recipe for cannibals, I'm glad that she is back. Gottcha Boris, now she is our Brit.

Mett gets pretty darn funny once you involve Americans and tell them what Mett is - the look on their faces ... 😅

One more: When I lived in Minneapolis, there was some news item on TV that talked about Leberkaese. The reporters translated it as "liver cheese" and made all kinds of nasty faces and comments. I was screaming at the TV, "It's neither liver nor cheese." You would think that a state with so many German immigrants would do a little digging before reporting on "liver cheese," but I was wrong.

Sülze? Ah, we have that here in Sweden as well. Sylta! Delicious! My mother used to serve it with a generous sprinkling of spirit vinegar on top, to give it some spice and bite, and cold boiled potatoes. And Finnish dark rye bread on the side. It was more like a snack or a light summer lunch than a real meal. Fond memories! And I once bought a sandwich in Denmark, without knowing what it was really, that turned out to be a thin slice of very dark rye bread with a thick slice of Sülze on top. I think it was called something like "dyrelegerens smörrebröd", which I think means "the veterinarians sandwich". But I understand very little Danish, so what do I know. Anyway, they also seem to have this delicious foodstuff!

Very good video. There is an excellent German butchery here in Cape Town & they make very good leberkase. I always have it gebraten mit spiegel eier. Sehr gut.

I saw a pre-Rachel Meet the Germans the other day and Rachel really brought it to another level in a variety of ways. Good job, Rachel!

Absolutely love these. Keep 'em coming!

"Dead Grandma" .....now that IS funny!

Great sense for all those little details that I'd never think of if I had to make a video as a German. Love the series!

even i as german went "uuuurgh" with the sülze. its actually disgusting

Never ask what's inside. The first thing a butcher apprentice learns is "wenn rauskommt was da reinkommt kommen wir rein und nie wieder raus" translates "If somebody finds out what we put in we go to jail and never ever get out of jail again"

These short pieces are excellent really entertaining and informative

I still love you, Rachel. You are really bringing a smile on my face and a fresh brise into my life. It is now 28 years ago when I was the last time in Germany, but your lively reporting style and your 'perfect' German accent give me a totally different take of my old culture. Keep up the very good work, girl, and never lose your charming wits.

Love German, love meet the germans, love Rachel👍💖. So happy she is back😍💘

I am only binge watching these videos to watch Rachel Stewart

Sulze is known as head cheese in the UK or brawn. Offal cuts along with connective tissue boiled and suspended in the gelatin that boiling the cartilage produces.

I'm always amazed when I ask for 200 grams of sliced ham at the counter, the shop assistant usually manages to stay within a few grams of the desired amount.

You are witty and funny. Thanks for these videos. Very educative. ❤

As you're from England, I would love to know what the main difference is between Blutwurst and Black Pudding, which I had for breakfast many times in England.

I haven't eaten meat for decades. But when Rachel has a video, it isn't optional. I watch!

I love mett! Germany has a vast and delicious variety of cold cuts! And their breads are awesome!

Rachel.....you made it great again ! Short videos, much informations and funny presentation. Thanks

Comparing Mett with "Bärchenwurst" is tough! First one is just minced pork with salt and pepper (highly controlled in germany!) and the latter is a highly processed kind of junk-sausage for really young kids.

Ah, Rachel again. The affable Brit who's out to Germanize us all! 😂 wunderschön Folge!

I was surprised when Rachel went to take a bite out of the Mettbrötchen. Most Brits I know here won’t eat them. Raw meat in a bread roll? -er - no thanks! Then I saw Rachel chickened out. Aha! I thought so!! By the way, “Blutwurst” or blood-sausage is called black-sausage in England and they prefer it fried. We have “Sulze” in England, it’s called Souse (Almost certainly from the same etymology!). A lot of people like it!

Beautiful documentary with a touch of sarcasm! Why do I eat meat? Eating dead corpses gives me unique pleasures that eating dead vegetables will simply not.

Mettwurst and Leberkäse are two of my most missed foods as a German living in the UK...

we czechs also have Leberkäse, we call it "sekaná" (translates as "something that's cut") and it's so good thanks germany

First part was filmed in the Kameha Grand Hotel in Bonn😊

Very nice presentation Rachel and good topic...

Love it, Rachael. Keep them coming👍🙂

i life almost 10 years in australia, every time i go back for a little visit i must have mett and kölsch!

Can we change the name of the show to "Mett the Germans" please?! that would be a nice pun on the Metta-level ... ok I 'll show myself out ...

So happy Rachel is back🥰

Love to have Rachel back! 😀"Tote Oma"

I forgot to eat this when I recently visited Munich a month ago. I attribute it to jetlag. I will definitely be back and this is the first thing I will look for.

I believe most of these meat dishes can also be found across central and eastern Europe, and so to Croatia too. As a kid I hated the "Sültze" und "Blutwurst" and now I love them - "Hladetina" & "Krvavica" rule! ;)

Lerberkäse kommt von dem Begriff LAIBER Kaas. Die Form des Laiberkaas erinnert an einen Laib Käse.

Besides the great content - I watch this only to see my hometown :D

I've been waiting for a 2 months for this new video 😂 and I want more!

Ich habe lange auf so eine witzige Frau aus England gewartet um so die Deutschen zu erklären .. herrlicher Humor .

Oh Gott ich vermisse Mett Brötchen so sehr im Ausland schauen mich immer alle komisch an wenn ich sage wir essen Brötchen mit rohem Schweinefleisch

Rachel is so damn pretty, eloquent, *and* she can prepare a Mettigel! My German heart is in awe and Racing like a group of Helgas to the Sommerschlussverkauf! Marry me, Rachel!!!

Lots of delicious vegetarian choices out there these days, but I'm always open in exploring other animal by-product culinary options (Especially the German ones).

You forgot to mention that you can even buy _Currybockwurst_ at your local VW car dealer. (part number 199 398 500 A) They sell more sausages than cars .

Always interesting to watch Rachel Stewart, entertaining 👍

I'm german and I don't eat meat.. I am just here for Rachel 🙌

When the video starts with the Pa-Pa-Pa duet from Mozart's Magic Flute but cuts after the foreplay and you sing "PA" into nothing...

Gut dass du zurück bist Rachel, diese Videos sind ganz interessant. Ich habe nach einem Fußballspiel in Dortmund Mett probiert, es war wirklich schrecklich!! 🤔😀

You can find cooked metts, Frankfurters, and brats in some regions of North America. Hamburger restaurants are found in every town.

I never got a slice of Bärchenwurst (Bear mortadella) in the supermarket. They usually only sell freshly cut mortadella at the meat counter which is not in the form of a bear so kids will get a rolled up slice of mortadella 🙆

Can you recommend a good newspaper to wrap fish and chips in and soaked in vinegar for best taste?

I don't know about Germany, but in Austria you can usually also get Käseleberkäse, which is Leberkäse also consisting of small cheese pockets.

Here in Pennsylvania, USA we call the head meat suspended in gelatin head cheese or souse

Coming from a culture that enjoys liver cuisines, I was overjoyed when I arrived in Munich and saw all the Leberkase in supermarkets. Then 2:12 happened. That made me insecure about my German abilities (and Google Translate's abilities).

In parts of Asia, you can buy fish balls in fun shapes like Hello Kitty and Angry Birds. (Fish balls are white balls made of starch and fish paste) Baerchenwurst's foreign relatives.

Rachel is back :)

your videos are great!

Love you Rachel! So happy to see another fellow English woman passionate about German language and culture 😊🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿❤️🇩🇪

Rachel is rhe best!

Very informative

I just love Rachel's work !

Nicely explained video and yes there is a loot of meat going over the plates here :D

This really is the perfect country for me.

Blutwurst mit Kartoffelpüree und Apfelmus nennt man in Köln übrigens Himmel und Äd.

I am not a vegetarian neither was anyone in my family, but based on the area we grew up in (Hunsrueck), money was tight and so meat was not often served. My greatgrandparents had a roasted chicken on Sunday and then leftovers in salad and soup for the rest of the week. They did eat cold cuts, but no other meat was served due to meat being too expensive. On holidays or for special occasions, such as birthdays, we may have meat, but in generally, I grew up with a lot of vegetarian dishes or dishes where meat was a component, like spaghetti with sauce (that had some ground beef). We did have cold cuts every day, but actual meat was not something we had every day and beef was certainly only served on special occasions. A lot of the "meat dishes" in my area had meat as a component, but mostly the dishes were vegetarian with meat being added in to give it a meat flavor - and of course there is always Maggi, the meat flavor in a bottle. Cheap, long-lasting and turning something like Griessuppe into a meat flavored dish. Also re Mett - a local supermarket had breakfast and for a fixed price you could get belegte Broetchen and of course everyone ran for the Mett rather than select cheese or Bologna. It was always funny, people standing around, staff puts out a new platter with some Mett and everyone rushes in to grab one of those treats.

Really great but in more details looks like how to cook, sausage type and meat making,

I would like yo visit Germany again just to try All of its delicous meats. Thank you DW and Ratchel, you are doing a great job.

Auch, wenn Mett schon fettig genug ist - Da muß 'Anti-Quietsch' drunter (Butter/Margarine). Was auch sehr gut geht - Braten als Aufschnitt - dann noch eine Scheibe Käse drauf - passt immer :)

Balkans be like: should we adopt the Germans’ meat-eating habits or work ethic? Yeah, meat-eating it is.

My mum's mum was from Germany and she always had what she called Wust and I loved it. But I have yet to come across anything labelled as Wust that tastes the same. The search continues

Most popular raw meat dish from the Philippines is Kinilaw. It is marinated but being serve uncooked

MORE. RACHEL. BITTE.

need a staples and everyday meals, it would be informative

Well I hear that black pudding is also a favourite among the Brits and is a component in the classic English breakfast.

Well Rachel, you should have mentioned, that "Schwarzwälder" (black forest) can mean two very differnt things... depending on if you're at the butcher or a bakery... 😁

Holy crap, did that ever make me hungry! Side note 1: My sister-in-law calls Leberkaese "glorified baloney" and I'm pretty sure she's right. It's very similar to American baloney. Side note 2: Suelze. . .mmmmmm. LOVE IT!

You made the "Mett the Germans" joke eventually! Yay! :-DD

Aber was ist mit Käseleberkäse? Cheese liver cheese! So lecker! In dem Hotel am Anfang hab ich Mal gearbeitet. Krass ist schon 10 Jahre her. Das Kameha Grand Bonn am Rheinufer. Super schöne Lage.

The meat & onion dish called Hedgehog is one that seems interesting. Surely there's such recipe on the Internet, ja?

Had a bad encounter with this: went to a sandwich shop and pointed to some sandwich which I thought had salami (red-ish meat with white dots). They put it in a bag for me to take away. later bit into it without looking to my horrid surprise it was just raw minced meat =(

Mustard is also great on Gehacktesbrötchen.

funny you meation no cheese in Leberäse. One of the most popular variations in Austria is Käseleberkäs. there is little chunks of Ckeese in the leberäs that oozes out when it is hot

Actually there is Leberkäse ,or as we Bavarians call it "Leberkas", containing cheese we call it "Kasleberkas" but it isn't that common

Warum sind die DW Videos eigentlich mit Werbung? Bei anderen Videos des öffentlichen Rundfunks (zB alle des Funk-Netzwerks) ist das doch auch nicht so.

Don't get me wrong: I love meat like any other young man, but all these weird meat concoctions and derivatives are not for me (although I am german). I stick to meats the way they came from the animal. I have experienced a very positive influence on my health and overall well being with the change to my current diet (probably most comparable to paleo I'd guess). So I don't see myself changing these newfound eating habits too soon.

Leberkäse has got nothing to do with "Leber" (=Liver). It comes from the old german word "laben, sich laben" (erquicken, schlemmen), that means to feast or to refresh. So the origin is "Laberkäse". I assume that "Käse" (=cheese) is related to the look with the holes, but I don't know exactly.

As a German that intro made me very hungry, hail the Mett Igel ^^

blut wurst a.k.a. blood sausage is called black pudding in UK, i case you did not realise.

Tolles intro.

When I was young I was hiding to get no piece of sausage from the person woh sells them :) (i dont know how to use hide)

Do they eat fruits bcoz sometimes its good to take break