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German Leckerbissen

Part 3
by Daniel Schwarz variations of this Schorle drink, but and Das” (the gender of words), that
Apfelschorle (apple juice) is one of confuses even some Germans. But,
he closest word to tidbit in Ger-
Tman is Leckerbissen. Literally, the most popular. Then those that the alphabet is the fundamental
want beer, but want something dif- building blocks of words. Each lan-
Leckerbissen means tasty morsels or
bits. The following are some tidbits ferent with lower alcohol content, guage has its unique alphabet and
they order a Radler which is beer pronunciation, and the guttural
of German culture, traditions, histo-
ry, language, and current events. and Lemonade mixed. Radler trans- sounds that sometimes is required.
lates as cyclist. And there is always This does not even take into account
� Bad Dürkheimer Wurstfest
- This festival in the fall is one of a Diesel, which is beer and cola the many dialects that also affect
mixed. Yes, even white wine mixed pronunciation. For English speak-
thousands historically celebrated
throughout Germany each year. It is with sparkling water or lemonade is ers, luckily the alphabet letters are
called a Spritzer or Weinschorle. the same in both languages, with a
the largest wine festival in the
world, and the pride of the Pfalz. Let’s not forget red wine when few extras added in German.
mixed with cola is called Kalte Turn off your English speaking
This year the city council has can-
celed this mega-event for the second Muschi. The mixing is only limited alphabet when speaking German,
by someone’s imagination in Ger- and use the German pronunciation.
year due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Although it is called a Wurstfest, it many. Yes, toasting with any of For example, the word Lederhosen
these drinks is acceptable, so don’t (traditional German leather men’s
showcases the new wines of the
region. Besides the food, drinks, worry about any Aberglauben (su- pants) is not pronounced “Leeder-
perstition). hose-en”, but “Lay-da-ho-sen”.
this multi-day Bad Dürkheimer fes-
tival has live music, fairground � German Pronunciation – Since correct pronunciation is so
When learning to speak a new for- important, even travel guide books
amusement rides, and family enter-
tainment. eign language, besides learning the attempt to help language learning
It is also home to a fabulous words, it is most important how to with pronunciation guides for words
restaurant constructed inside of the correctly pronounce them. Start and phrases needed for speaking
largest wine barrel (wein fass) in the with pronouncing the most funda- foreign languages when traveling.
world. The barrel has a volume for mental part of words, which is the Learning your ABC’s in a foreign
about 1.7 million Litres of wine, if alphabet. Yes, there is the grammar. language, and their correct pronun-
it were ever filled! When wine is Yes, there is the conjugation of the ciation can be a challenge, but help-
served in the restaurant, it comes in verbs. Yes, and perhaps the most ful in sounding like a native
the traditional Rhine wine Römer confusing in German is “Der, Die, speaker.
clear goblet with the heavy green
stem base, and in several sizes. This
annual festival is located in the
beautiful spa town of Bad Dürkheim
on the famous A.D.Weinstrasse (on
meg, parsley, salt and pepper. It is countries is for a fire or need of an
the wine street/route) in the German
State of Rhineland-Palatinate normally baked in a cast iron skillet emergency ambulance they dial
Dribbe, in a 400 degrees oven for 112. If you need the police for an
(Rheinland-Pfalz). The German
Wine Route is about 85-kilometres about one hour. emergency then the number to dial
� Burg, Berg, Bach, and is 110.
long, starting in Schweigen-Rech-
tenbach near the French boarder, Schloss – These are German words � Fingerhakeln – This is Ger-
that can stand alone, but more com- man Alpine finger wrestling. This
and travels north to Bockenheim.
Tourists can travel this route to see monly are connected with the name sport involves two competitors that
of a specific place. Their translation are physically matched in age and
the many vintner’s villages, and en-
joy the wine tasting opportunities means fortress, mountain, stream, weight, that sit across from each
and castle, respectively. You have other at a table and pull a small
along the way with the local cuisine.
The route is clearly marked by yel- probably heard these words as part leather band using only one finger
of places in Germany such as Ham- to try to pull the opponent across the
low signs with stylized bunch of
grapes. burg, Heidelberg, Horschbach, and table. It is very popular in Bavaria
Schloss Neuschwanstein. It is very and Austria, with formal competi-
� Dibbelabbes – This is a tradi-
tional potato meal (kartoffel, or in common that towns and places are tion to determine a champion.
named after them, since these are � German Drinks – Yes, we
dialect Grumbeere translated as
crooked pear) which is popular in such prominent features and are all know that Germany is famous
identified with the community. for its Bier (beer) and Wein (wine),
the German state of Saarland. This
dish is a potato gratin, similar to � Emergency Phone #’s - In but did you know of the many other
Germany the equivalent phone interesting drinks with lower alco-
scalloped potatoes, however, made
with grated potatoes and not sliced number(s) to the nationwide emer- hol content, or no alcohol that they
gency phone number of 911 is di- enjoy? How about Spezi which is
potatoes. To that is added sautéed
onions, braised dried or smoked vided into two separate phone Fanta mixed with cola; Schorle
numbers. If your emergency in Ger- which is fruit juice mixed with spar-
meats, egg, and spices such as nut-
many and many other European kling water. There are numerous