When your son is a few years older, you should go back to the Speicherstadt and visit the Miniature-Wunderland, which is Germany's No.1 tourist attraction. Your son and the Child in you will absolutely love it!

My goodness, you prepared yourselves scientifically for Hamburg's culinary specialties and discovered some extraordinary restaurants in the process. It all looked very good.

German cheesecake is made with quark (a type of curd) while American cheesecake is made with cream cheese, hence the difference.

Hello, dear family, every time I see a new video of you, I am happy how excited you are about Germany. Most Americans probably only know a few sightseeing destinations from Southern Germany, especially Bavaria, because the Americans stationed their occupying forces there after World War II. The western part of northern Germany was occupied by the French and the British, and the whole of the east by the Russians. But just as southern Germany does not only consist of Munich, northern Germany does not only consist of Hamburg. Germany is a melting pot of many German tribes but also many other nationalities. Poles, French, Italians, Romans, Spaniards and Turks have left their mark on German culture and cuisine. I hope I haven't forgotten anyone now. I think it would be great if you found out on your discovery tours through Germany how diverse this country is and if you could convey that to your compatriots on the other side of the Atlantic. I wish you all the best and a good time in Germany and Europe.

One thing you should try is „Grünkohl and Pinkel“. It is a typical to northern Germany. Unfortunately the season is only in winter (Nov-Mar). But if your up north during that time of year you should definitely try it. Locally we usually eat it at the end of a „Kohlfahrt“. That is where we get together in a group, take a longer walk through the flat lands of northern Germany, drink beer and play some games and fend the day with a large helping of Grünkohl with some Pinkel sausages and often other meat aswell.

a big bowl of rote Grütze with milk is a veritable lunch in summer when it is really warm, glad you liked it!

Wow, das ist mal ein tolles Video mit echt typischem Essen 😍 Ich liebe Labskaus, Fischbrötchen und besonders Hamburg. Hamburg ist einfach eine Perle ♥

Rote Grütze is a dessert of my childhood my granny cooked. i love to eat it with cold milk. just had it a few days ago. welcome to my beloved hometown of Hamburg, or as we just say: Moin!

Also, an interesting location for you guys might be the "Auswanderhaus" in Bremerhaven. It´s a very interesting museum about European emigrants to the USA. And it offers a huge database to explore your family heritage (if you at least know one name of your forefathers that emigrates into the USA.

I love that you guys found so many great places around my home city on your own. Can´t wait to see more of you exploring Hamburg 😍 You can get a lot more different kinds of Franzbrötchen at "Franz & Friends" at many train stations in Hamburg (largest choice in Central Station) or "Junge" Bakery which I can recommend a lot and have shops all across Northern Germany. Tipp for your next visit: Visit the "Altona Fischmarkt" in the very early mornings of a Sunday (starts about 4:00am). This is seeing Hamburg people of all different colors at one spot. Party people from St. Pauli district that were partying throughout the night are coming down there and breakfast. Old people enjoying an early breakfast with live music. And traditional fish salesmen shouting their funny traditional cheers to get people to buy fish and/or vegetables in ridiculous amounts. You are never gonna forget that, I assure ya 😄

This video is just amazing guys! SO well filmed, researched, and presented! Und jetzt habe ich Hunger! Danke schön!

Grünkohl! Der fehlt noch. Auch wenns eigentlich ein Wintergericht ist. Und als Ostfriese (direkt an der Grenze zu Holland) bin ich mal gespannt, wo ihr noch so vorbei schaut. Viel Spass in Norddeutschland :-)

Gday BFF, you guys have great appetites. The serves of food are so big. Hamburg looks like lovely city with a hearty selection of food choices. You look so content and relaxed on your lovely trip. Thanks for sharing all the delightful dishes with us. 😋😋

Thanks for your culinary testing efforts here in our stomping grounds. Looks like you’ve got lots of fans here, judging by the comments. It is refreshing to see northern Germany getting some limelight for a change! Cheers, Doc.

Thank your for being so appreciative to North Germany where I was born raised. I cannot wait for your upcoming videos, so pleeeease hurry! :-)

The BEST YOU have ever done!!!!! THANK YOU!!!!

Really enjoyed watching your (culinary) experience of Hamburg. And I was so happy to bust the American mostly southern image of Germany. Thank you! And I had to laugh at your attempts to pronounce “Rote Grütze” and Jonathan’s attempt at “Speicherstadt!”

Thank you for sharing! I‘m looking forward to visit Hamburg (im Juni) for a Musical. Super Empfehlungen! 🙏😊

Amazing Video, makes so much fun to watch :-)

I love to see Jonathan tryin food. Its always a pleasure :) :)

This video made me so happy. I used to live in Hamburg for 10 years of my life and enjoyed it deeply. At 0:30 flying over the buildings on the right - I worked there. Crazy to see. Thank you so much

23:19 my 5 milliseconds of fame. I saw you filming this while I was also eating a fish sandwich. I'm very glad I found your channel and hope to keep following. I'm also exploring Germany, based also in the Black Forest region.

Hallo and moin from Germany! I just wanted to say a huge thank you, that you tried out our north German food - because often my impression is that people from the state's think, that there is only the southern part of Germany like Munich with all that nice food there, but how you both founded out - there is more to discover like Hamburg - and I was very pleased that you both seemed too enjoyed these tiny little shrimps (Nordseekrabben) from the north see - they're probably some of the best things what you can find here - you asked to tell if there is anything else nice to eat that you can enjoy from the north of Germany - there is this very small island named "Helgoland" in the north see - there you can enjoy this lobster from this region which is also very recommendable - but also the "Heidschnucke" - a wild sheep - also very nice tasting (if you like the taste of sheep) a little bit more strong taste - I didn't see jet all of your films - so I don't know if you tried "Knipp" or "Kohl mit Pinkel" - not for beginner's 🤣 but also something you can enjoy - so I wish still a nice time to enjoy the food from northern Germany 👍😁

german cheesecake is made with curd, much less fat, not processed like cream cheese. franzbrötchen are made of Plunderteig (made with yeast dough) like a croissant (Hörnchen in deutsch). but actually created in Vienna, Austria. love the pickled and smoked fish!

the dessert you had was with vanilla sauce. It is a classic German dessert. The berries are usually forest berries (rasp-, straw- and blackberries together with some cherries and red currants. I would have been very interested hearing your opinion about the Labskaus. Especially because the looks of it usually apall people but I love the mixed taste of potatoes with corned beef and pickled red beet.

Hamburg- ist immer eine Reise wert … wie auch der gesamte Norden Deutschlands. Egal ob Ostsee- Nordsee. Weiterhin tolle Erlebnisse- auf Euer Entdeckungsreise. Liebe Grüße aus dem Sauerland 🌲⛰🌲

One can not praise the great sacrifices you guys make for science enough :D Especially Jonathan is a great experimentee for cheese cake taxonomy ;)

I live near Hamburg and love the city too. ❤️ You tried very nice restaurants, I get really hungry when I see your video.... 😋 Thanks a lot for the interesting content.

When you visite the northwest, you should taste Grünkohl with Pinkel (or with Kassler and Kochwurst, or all together) and Mockturtlesuppe. Two very traditional northwest german dishes.

10:30 "In the name of science..." One of my favorite German excuses. Love it!

Your best vlog ever. I loved it. Next dish you must try. Nordseescholle mit Krabben und Bratkartoffeln. My absolut favorite dish.

I envy you. Hamburg has a reputation for great food. Glad you liked it and thanks for taking us along.

I would definitely recommend to try the Bremer Knipp! Or if it's the season to eat Grünkohl und Pinkel(around February/March), now the June season is known for Spargel. Enjoy your stay in the north!

Guys, thanks for this delicious Hamburg food review… now I feel I have to visit Hamburg asap.. wasn’t there for 20 years… This Oberhafen Kantine Holzbrett looked more than awesome… all Hamburg dishes as small Tapas, like in Spain… 🤩 Viele Grüße vom Niederrhein 👋👍

First time watching you guys. Really good choice of restaurants and I like how open you are. Amazing video about my hometown. Your energy is so positive 😊 Visit again! Greetings from Hamburg

Great video, great people! Keep up the good work

The croissant originated in Austria, contrary to what some people believe it to come from France. Rote Grütze, was one of my favorite desserts as a child. Everything you've consumed there, made me want to have it. My dad was from the Baltic Sea and he loved herring and smoked eel.

I am sure you don't want to read this, but I write it anyway: Spicier food is just a way to hide the fact the main incidents of the dishes are not really fresh and good tasting. A way to make lesser appear to be more interesting. Really good food needs just some simple spices to give some additional contrast or uplift the natural tastes. So, if the food is spicy, thinking what it is used for to hide from you or what is missing from the main ingredients..

Great video - as always. I will have to try out these places when I'm there next time.

Hi guys. Very impressive video! Especially the videography and edit. I know how much time and energy that takes. It was really smooth and never boring. Music was great and the bloopers were hilarious. Very inspiring :). Keep it up

Welcome to my hometown and thank you soooo much for cheking out the "right" places and food! Northern Germany is somewhat underrepresented ;) If you have some time left you ought to go a bit further north to the rural areas of Schleswig-Holstein and visit the coasts of both the north and the baltic sea. A very nice place is the very southeastern spot of Fehmarn. And the "Kieler Woche" starts this Weekend as well...;)

if you are going more north (heading to the westcoast) to "Büsum, Husum ..... etc." you are in the real north of germany. its worth to explore the area and a must try is "Scholle, Findenwerder Art or Büsum Art". very traditional german seafood. a few years ago you could buy it directly from the boats that catched them. and again. your editing gets better and better. iam feeling a lil bit proud that you like the north where i have lived my entire life. but please you need to go more north and explore the landscape because Hamburg is for me already the south of germany ^^. greetings

thanks for this video. most expat food tours are very cliche. but you managed to capture a bit of the life of a native hamburger. beautiful and important locations that I like and appreciate very much.

Die perfekte Tour. Ich möchte da sofort hin. Danke und liebe Grüße!

For exploring the North-East, I'd advise you to do it by bike. There's a lenghty bicycle path along the coast spanning Rostock the Darß peninsula, Stralsund with the option of enleghtening the tour around Germany's largest island Rügen, via Greifswald (home to the only prtestant Dome and Sweden's oldest university and finally ending at the German border on the island of Usedom. It takes you along many of the most scenic parts of the German Baltic coast, through 3 larger and well-kept Hanse towns and the two most popular tourist islands. All that in the most beautiful German state Mecklenburg-Western Pomeria

Coming from Bremen the most traditional food I know is "Grünkohl with Pinkel und Kassler". There is also a common ritual called "Kohlfahrt" that is an event with Schnaps, beer and of course (Grün)Kohl. I think it is also quite common in Hamburg, too.

Hi! We are Sascha and Ines, living in Nordenham near Bremerhaven. Thanks for uploading great videos. 🙂 Have you already tasted "Bremer Knipp" (a kind of rough sausage with fatty meat and groats) or Eel (smoked oder fried, both tastes very delicios!)? Both are real northern specialities and taste great with roasted potatoes. ❤️ Have a great start into the new week! 🍀

im from hamburg and my favorite as a child was smoked eel. yummy. every morning going to the docks and getting fresh food. amazing.

That food looked so delicious. I'll definitely test some of those restaurants next time I make it to Hamburg. The funniest moment was when Jack tried to grab the Franzbrötchen and immediately pulled his hand back because it was sticky. 😂

Wonderful video 😊 I think it's really nice that you've made your way to explore the north. Hamburg is always a good choice. It's not for nothing that this city is nicknamed "The Gateway to the World"/ "Das Tor zur Welt", very open and international. Anyone who wants to visit Germany , should definitely be on his list. But the rest of northern Germany is also highly recommended, both coasts have their own appeal and charm with their very own style, humor and way of life. I think it's a sad that so many visitors from North America come together focus on the south, which is really very nice and beautiful, no question about it. But anyone who has seen Bavaria has not visited Germany, but only a very small, well-known part with all the clichés. If, on the other hand, you visit the north or other parts of Germany, then you quickly realize how different this country actually is, also in terms of mentality. I am therefore pleased that you are gaining such wonderful experiences and that it is easy to hear that the little man is having fun too. On that note, cheers 🥂🍻

All foods looks yummy... 😋😋😋

I will be in Hamburg over the next weekend as I do a bike packing tour along the Elbe. I think I will try some of your places and foods. Thanks for your nice videos!

To add to your food experiences: Hamburg had been heavily destroyed during the second world war; it shares this fate with Berlin leaving both cities nearly entirely stripped of their pitoresque buildings, becoming more cultural interesting. But the north of Germany has to offer pitoresque cities as well as the south, e.g. Lübeck, Stralsund or Greifswald at the coast or near the coast and Lüneburg or Celle in lower saxony. In Lübeck you should have a look at "Cafe Niederegger" as a sweat threat.

I am from Hamburg, and nothing against the sour fish but you need to try "Aalrauchmatjes" and "geräucherter Aal" (smoked eel). In addition, I strongly suggest coming back in Winter for the "Grünkohlzeit" or "Grünkohlsaison", which usually starts after the first frost. Oh, the "eu" in Streusel is pronounced "oy/oi". For really spicy food unfortunately you need to go either a Turkish restaurant or somewhere that has a spice challenge.

Great video. I love foodie tours! I have been to Hamburg years ago and thoroughly enjoyed my stay. I live in California, so I think my biggest surprise was the use of cilantro. I love cilantro but have never considered it’s use in German cuisine. Looking forward to next weeks video.

Its already too long ago i was there, but i just love Hamburg. If you ever come there, I'd say you need to see the Park "Platen'n'Blomen" and the Zoo "Hagenbeck", the fish market in the early morning, the new opera Elbphilharmonie, and the city lakes "Binnenalter" and "Außenalster", maybe the expat museum, and so much more.

In Germany, when a menu says that a certain dish is "pikant" or "würzig", this means that actually spices were used in the process of cooking that dish, and "scharf", "sehr scharf" or "Vorsicht, scharf" usually means "may contain some chili peppers, but not really hot ones", even in Thai or Mexican restaurants. If you are looking for something really spicy, look out for joints that display the Scoville scale, there you might find what you are looking for.

Living in Hamburg, thanks for some suggestions i even didnt know about 😅

Das Essen sieht so lecker aus,es war bestimmt ein Genuß! Muss auch unbedingt mal nach Hamburg fahren,da ich Fisch über alles liebe! Danke für das schöne Video!😀😁😆🙃 Liebe Grüße aus Rheinland/Pfalz sendet euch Rudi

I'm from Hamburg and... didn't know quite a few of your recommendations. AH! Now I got some homework from you guys :)

Lapskaus is a traditional dish here in Norway too. I honestly have no idea if it's a shared cultural heritage from ancient times or if it crossed over either too or from Norway with the Hanseatic League.

I enjoy your purely thorough and scientific analysis of the food there! 😆

I've been away for 30 years from my native Hamburg and did not know one of the restaurants you went to. On your classical platter there was Labskaus, which the British call cornedbeef hash, but your were apparently not too obsessed with. My all-time favourite of Hamburg's classical dishes is easy enough to prepare at home. There are some fish dishes like Scholle, Schillerlocken or Krabben mit Rührei I am missing a lot abroad. Recommended location in spring is the Alte Land just south of the river Elbe. Also a few places downstream (Glücksburg, Buxtehude, Stade) make a nice day trip including a ferry ride across the Elbe.

I recommend Dresden for your next City Trip. The people and the City deserve such a lovley and hearty review from you great people. ❤

Glad you made it to our corner of the country! Well, as any real northerner will tell you, Hamburg is basically the southern tip of the north, but still. With how "small" Germany is compared to the US, a lot of Americans don't expect the massive variety of local dishes. With local histories going back over a thousand years, you can find interesting things to eat wherever you go, and simply driving for an hour might put you in an entirely different region. It's great to see some of our specialties in the spotlight. I'm (sadly) not big on fish, so my personal favorite out of everything you had is definitely the Rote Grütze. It doesn't translate well, "Red Gruel" doesn't quite capture the same level of tastiness. It's a thick compote-like dish made from several different kinds of berries, usually with whole berries in it. It is most often served as you had it, with sweet vanilla sauce to counter the tartness of the berries. Fun fact: There is even ready-made rote grütze (and vanilla sauce of course) available in a lot of supermarkets, so if you want to have it as a dessert at home without doing any of the work, you can.

Oh the memories! I grew up in the area around Hamburg, Bremen, and Ostfriesland but then moved to West Texas about 40 years ago. Have you tried Schillerlocken? It's the skinned, smoked belly flap of the Dornhai (dogfish?). Soft and mild fish flavor. And, if you like tea, try some real Ostfriesentee mit Kluntjes but is has to be brewed and poured/served the Ostfrieslaender way. Happy travels. Love your channel: My favorites videos on Sunday mornings: Black Forest Family and Gone with the Wynns.

I was born and raised here (a bit northwest of Hamburg). My dad was a sailor. Starting as a fisherman. Later had been to 140 countries around the world. He always said that Nordseekrabben are unique. Nothing compares to that taste. They need to be fresh. The store-bought stuff is not the same. It does make a huge difference! Like with sweet peas or artichokes: you need to have it once, to compare it. Much into cooking, myself: I like to taste fishcake from different fishmongers. My favourites are from "Fischkiste" in Pinneberg and "Rellinger Fischladen" as well as the salmon fishcakes from EDEKA Struwe in Eidelstedt, Hamburg.

Lesser known but yummy traditional northern dishes: Bremer Knipp - fried grain and meat, with pickles and Bratkartoffeln; Birnen, Bohnen und Speck - boiled pears, beans and bacon; Bienenstich - "bee sting" - cream cake with candied almonds.

Even to a native Southern German, going up north (and vice versa, I'm sure) can feel like going to a different country.

As a northern German/Thai person, I'm just.. really into fish. Sashimi is my favorite, but getting Fischbrötchen at the weekly local market is always such a treat. By the way, I never noticed that Franzbrötchen are a local thing! I love them, makes me a bit sad to know that you can't get them everywhere :')

I was born, raised and lived im Hamburg for about 38 years before I moved on. II got married to my lovely woce in Hamburg and our two daughters were born in Hamburg. I still love my hometown, the most beutiful city in Germany, and I return to Hamburg on a regular basis to visit my parents and brothers. I did not know about the restaurants that you have been to. So thank you for your great video. Next time when I am in Hamburg I will go to these resraurants. I hope that you also had a chance to see the Alster where I used to sail for a number of years. Love Jens

Funny to see our Hamburg dependency office in your video (In the Speicherstadt). :D And also funny, the last time i was in Hamburg, i also ate a Fischbrötchen at Brücke 10. :D

Hi Ashton, hi Jonathan, hi Jack happy Sunday! Looks delicious, hope you did not gain to much weight. I'll re- think my Plans for Lunch today. I also guess you had a great time in northern Germany. Best regards and until next Sunday Ralf

Hey, if you like fish very much, I'd recommend you to try Scholle Finkenwerder Art, it was created in Finkenwerder, a small island in Hamburg, you can get there in about 30 minutes with the ferry from the city center. There are many restaurants in Hamburg where you can try it, but I'd try to eat it in Finkenwerder or somewhere in Altes Land, which are both located in the south-west part of Hamburg. For example, there's a really good restaurant called Gasthaus zur Post in Cranz, but it takes a bit more then an hour from the city center to get there. But if you have the time and want to try it, I'd recommend you to go there and try it yourself on your next trip! P.s. The Altes Land is a very beautiful Landscape with huge orchards and is very suitable for bicycle tours :)

I really love "Graue Erbsen mit Schweinebacke" (grey peas with hog's jowl), my great grandfather would eat them as often for breakfast as he could (he was a farmer from dithmarschen) and would always recommend "Beer'n, Boh'n un Speck" (Pears, Beans and Bacon) And if you love cabbages, you should visit the "Dithmarscher Kohltage" in September ...

Looks like we will be heading back to Hamburg and try some of those restaurants that food looks amazing!!

Love Nordseekrabben...sadly it is pretty much impossible to get them really fresh where I life. Hence I am REALLY indulging every time I am in the north.

You have finally arrived in the right part of Germany. 😉 You definitely need to eat kale. The kale season starts after the first frost in autumn (perhaps a kale tour with handcarts and bossels would be just the right thing for you - preferably in East Friesland).

Thank you very much for the nice video about my hometown Hamburg and its foods. I love fish in any form and style as well. So you might try two more dishes: "Hamburger Pannfisch" and "Finkenwerder Scholle mit oder ohne Krabben" as you like. My prefered version is the one with Krabben but may be you save those for a delicious bun with Krabben at different point in time. And by the way, "Rote Grütze mit Vanillesause" is my favourit desert and you can get it almost anywhere in nothern Germany. They are all a bit different and sometimes you are lucky to get a very delicious homemade one.

Cool that you are covering these foods! I especially am missing the "Rote Grütze", which you cannot get (a good version of) in the country I am currently living in... Well, I could make it myself...

If you're looking to taste another regional dish you should give 'Hamburger Pannfisch' a try. It is a traditional a poor man's food that has been eaten for centuries. For a nice location to try it, I'd recommend the 'Dübelsbrücker Kajüt'.

Where ever you go in Germany you'll find some dishes, traditions, buildings etc. that are unike. If you come to the western part of Germany you will find a lot of differences even there. When you go to the part near the Netherland border there are other things then in the Münsterland, the Sauerland, Rhine area etc. Even the Ruhrgebiet itself has differences in every city (which by the way are so fine woven together that you most of the time doesn't register when you get from one city into another). When you drive from the west (Duisburg) to the east (Dortmund) within two hours you go from Rhineland to Westphalia that are two very different culture backgrounds.

cool! i was just in hamburg for 6 days because of work hope you had as great a time as i did exploring the city

Nice to see people looking into more than just bavaria. There is so much more. And even the north alone has much more than just Hamburg. And yes, despite east frisia being the leading tea consumer, the north also has a huge coffee culture. Those super soft buns aren't a usual thing here. They are available as well, but a proper german breadroll is soft and fluffy on the inside and has a light crunch on the outside. And the Kantine is leaning over more than the leaning tower of Pisa.

If you guys love spicy food, you have to come to Düsseldorf and it’s Japanese village. The village is deeply rooted in the cities heart and you have amazing authentic Japanese, Chinese and Korean restaurants that’ll give you kick you love😉 the have tasty spicy food, which is cooked spicy, not with added spice when serving (which can sometimes happen in Germany and is super annoying because you can definitely taste the difference). Enjoy Hamburg!🤗

I'm watching this just *after* my dinner which is probably a good thing, otherwise I would have probably over-ordered on take-away... When it comes to German food seen from abroad, it goes back to what I have once read as the two Germanys. Because you see, Germany is one country, incredibly diverse, but really you can easily divide it into the Germany of the Sea, and the Germany of the Forest. You of course reside on the forest side, which is the Germany known abroad. It's Schnitzel and big beer glasses and loud and really culturally looking South and East, towards central Europe, the alps and beyond. Now I am from the sea side, being originally from Niedersachsen. It's the Germany that culturally, linguistically, historically has always looked North and West. We are somewhat closer to the Dutch and English, and our Nordic friends than to Austrians, Italians or Swiss. Somewhat quiter according to cliche, our food is also traditionally lighter (more fish, less Weißwurst). By the way, next month I am moving to the other side of Germany, to Karlsruhe, and it really feels like moving to a different country. I'll trade my current view of the sea for the Black Forest and my fish and chips for Schäufle. Isn't it amazing what sort of diverse culture you can have within really a day travel...?

Hi, as long as you are exploring Germany's north, I would suggest that you also try the following dishes: - Erbsensuppe, either as a starter or e. g. with sausages as a main dish - Eisbein mit Sauerkraut

Welcome to Germany & Greetings from Düsseldorf.

Not fair. Now you make me hungry AND homesick. I'm a northern kid myself (but like two hourse north of Hamburg, so it's still a trip...) and really enjoyed your little food-trip. I just hope you had a fair price for the Krabbenbrötchen. They tend to get expensiv, like 14 Euro for one piece - even in stores which are no touristic hotspots. What I'd like to add about Rote Grütze is a piece of a little poem my mom says every time we eat it. It's by Hermann Claudius and written in Low-German, but it's basically a little loveletter for Rote Grütze: Rode Grütt! Rode Grütt Kiek ma, watt lütt Hein hüt itt All'ns rundüm hett he vergetten Rode Grütt, dat is en Eten Rode Grütt!

Not quite a dish but the Miniatur-Wunderland in the Speicherstadt is probably also worth checking out. It is a model recreation of various landmarks throughout the world and is done immaculately.

What I remember off north German kitchen is boiled potatoes pickled haring and cream dill sauce and smoked mackerel, plus lots of Sekt

Your chs are coming along great. I live for bar food, it's usually family recipes and a bit of creativity, smaller but amazing selection of staples and I just really love the odd neighborhood bars and pubs where you meet people from all walks of life. And take the Schnaps, it's usually a good way to eat more amazing food without your stomach striking, northern german hospitality is kinda like you will be filled to the brink or you'll insult your host and take some home for tomorrow and the way home. It brought me to the brink of what my stomach could take and I used to be able to eat three big portions and would still lose weight(weird genetics). So the smaller bars usually have bigger portions for their regulars to keep coming and stay longer. But a fair warning with Schnaps, if it looks foggy or muddy brownish be careful and if it's called Korn(clear) be equally careful, it might end up causing memory lapses, a foggy brain or a deadly hangover if you're not used to it and drink a few, locals usually eat a lot of salty fatty food before and after and drink water inbetween. My grandfather got his baptism by fire through Korn and my grandma just let the neighbors do that without warning him, he chose Rollmops(traditional canned fish) for breakfast the next noon to deal with the aftermath and never touched Korn again. My grandma had a wicked sense of humor and my grandfather was not used to rural habits, humor or Schnaps. I agree on the spicyness, oftentimes spicy is just considered a good amount of pepper and maybe some garlic, so we just started to make our own spice mixes with sweet paprika, oregano, garlic, chili and salt or went with the hungarian version of paprika and salt, no pepper(sensitive to it) and it will make you cry if you go too crazy. We also discovered a devil's mustard in our favorite farmshop, it's real real spicy(even my brother that uses a paella mix with home made chili garlic oil portions it carefully) and I can find out where it's from if you're into it or tell you where the shop is in the northern Emsregion, it's a fantastic shop. Not a northern thing per se but if you like pumpkin that's your farm during pumpkin season, the pumpkins started as a hobby like the spices and stuff and became the farm's main focus in a way. She carefully picks partners and you can get everything there from liquors to hand cream. Also there's a shop for a good cause in Leer with a Single Malt Mustard and Chili Mustard. And a tea cafe called Teestube am Hafen, it's close to the historical harbour with historical boats and they have paintings there of rescue ships drawn with amazing detail, you'll find new details the 20th time you look at it. Perfect Ostfriesentee. Also try the Teesöpke, it's a pleasently sweet liquor from tea. One thing I loved about growing up north is fresh fish, I actually learned to gut it early on and prepare it, I pretty much stopped eating fish when we ended up moving away from the coast and it wasn't fresh anymore. We always prepared it with lemon and sage and sea salt, foolproof to stay juicy. Rote Grütze actually often is served with vanilla ice cream. It's like Sandorn one of those traditional northern foods I'm just not really into. My Grandma was also crazy about Sülze, essentially sausage in a jelly like substance, they apparently made it at home too. She grew up on a farm. Well I saw some buttercake next to the Franzbrötchen, I advise you to try it, it's the one cake I'm grateful to this pandemic for, it reminded my mother of how the best version of it was made, a recipe people would have married into the family for. A happy accident with a wedding cake on the car and timing made that possible. You might have to reduce other lactose containing products for it though if you want to eat a lot of it, the home version can be made with lactose free stuff, I go with the coconut or almond based stuff, since there are almonds in the recipe anyway I take the almond version if I can. It's still rhubarb season, you should try lemonade at least, we made tarte and ice cream today. But if you're into Grütze, there's a Grütze version of it, I occasionally use it to make jam when rhubarb season is over. I did figure out rhubarb's a great lemonade with Mate. I love tea and rhubarb, I grew up with it, the rhubarb earlier than the tea, my parents didn't start with the strong black tea till I was around two and could hold a tea cup properly. It's a tradition that pretty much makes you immune to strong tea and coffee, I actually didn't realize that not being normal for a long time because of it. And if you're talking Kümmel I'm thinking about Grünkohl, there's a major diagreement about Kümmel or not though. There's Pinkel(softer sausauge), Mettwurst(more like Bratwurst) and Kassler(Ham in a way)as classical sides and it's usually served with potato, we like to caramelize them for the extra flavour. And the thing people agree on is a lot of fat, bacon pieces and onion and some pepper, old saying it has to swim in fat, part of why we are staunchly pro Kümmel, makes it easier on the stomach and you need less Schnaps to eat more of it. We even made chicken broth once, put chili in there and put some in the Grünkohl and since it was in there for a bit longer than intended it definitely was spicy, not the traditional recipe though with chili.

Welcome to the most beautiful city in Germany!

For your non-German viewers I'd have preferred a lil bit more detailed review and description of the Labskaus on the Hamburger Klassische Platte because I believe whenever you ask a German about the most iconic and traditional North German dish the most given answer would be : Labskaus 😀 How did you two like the Labskaus (with fried eggs on top) ?

Moin. I live in Hamburg. Yesterday we visited Schwerin. Very beautiful town with a castle. Very impressive!

Very nice video. Some dishes to trey that are North German are Labskaus, Grünkohl und Pinkel, Aal in any form, Geräucherte Fische, Himmel und Erde, Erbseneintopf, Linseneintopf, Seelachs Brötchen, Butterkuchen.

Not an expert, but there are two types of cheese cake in Germany: one that's basically made by putting stuff in the fridge, and another that is made in the oven; the one you had there is the "baked" variety

Thanks for the video, it was much fun. I think one of Germany's most traditional shocking (I think for the most foreigner) food is "Mettbrötchen". Not regional but overall still popular. Really delicious with fresh onion rings, salt and pepper on top. But please, don't take any crappy "abgepacktes Hack" for it. ^^

I come from the Lower Rhine Area (Dutch border). I think the best and most original regional food is very simple (but tastes great). This is an asperagus reagion but also potatoes with "Apfelmus" (Himmel un Ääd) or Mashed potatoes with "Endiviensalat" mixed together are great! We have the Frikandel, the "Fleischrolle Spezial", wunderfull "Pöffertjes" or "Reibekuchen". It's a cuisine influenced by the Netherlands (borderland since Julius Caesar).

If there is an opportunity East Frisia with a nice tea time would be a suggestion, Krabben directly from the boat....... it is always fun to watch your vlogs,