The Pleasures of the Table

Gastronomy from ancient days to modern times — the feasts of Greece and Rome, the great chefs and their schools, the literature of the table, and Ellwanger's own views on the aesthetics of dinner-giving.

A German Speisekarte

14 pages in this part of The Pleasures of the Table.

A German Speisekarte (Beim vollen Humpen zechen wir)

"Beim vollen Humpen zechen wir, wir kräftigen Germanen, Und trinken von dem edlen Bier wie weiland unsere Ahnen; Denn in dem edlen…

A German Speisekarte: Germans

But habit is everything, and it is well not to accept these aspersions too seriously, and to remember that no nation surpasses the Germans…

A German Speisekarte: Germany (Among the more important)

Among the more important treatises of the same century were "Ein neu Kochbuch" (1587), by Marx Rumpolt, cook to the Elector of Mainz and to…

A German Speisekarte: Rhein

Who that has visited the land of the three fluvial graces the Rhein, the Neckar, and the Donau-does not retain pleasant memories of some…

A German Speisekarte: Marie

Gesammt-Personal der Nestauration Löwenbräukeller München Concert-Saal oder Garten 1 Ursula, die Oberkellnerin, 181 21 Emilie, die Stramme…

A German Speisekarte (Have always been closely)

have always been closely associated, and what applies to one may well apply to the other. "Certainly," reasons Bulwer, "in the chase itself…

A German Speisekarte: Strassburg

One should taste a pâté in Strassburg itself on a crisp November day, after a protracted stroll through the sleepy town. Then one may…

A German Speisekarte: Germany (Not more dissimilar)

Not more dissimilar are the hams of the thick-jowled swine of Westphalia and those of the long-snouted brindled hogs of Rothenburg an der…

A German Speisekarte: Cervelatwurst

Feine Leberwurst, Mettwurst Trüffelleberwurst 3. 60 geräuchert 3. 60 4.

A German Speisekarte: Kilo

Salamis di Verona Mortadella di Bologna trüffelwurst Per Kilo.

A German Speisekarte: Sauerkraut

An essentially south-German dish is the Metzelsuppe-the "bouillabaisse" of Swabia-in which the sausage plays an important rôle, but which…

A German Speisekarte: Goulash

Such dishes as Szegediner Schwein's Goulash mit Sauerkraut, Paprica Schnitzel mit Ungarischem Kraut, and Ungarisches Goulash mit…

A German Speisekarte: Vienna

The story of the madeleine suggests that of the Vienna roll, which, it is said, owes its origin to the investment of Vienna by the Turks…

A German Speisekarte: Wirthshaus

Spanischer Tanz: La Madrilena. 1. Grad' aus dem Wirthshaus nun komm' ich her aus; Stra sse, wie 2. Was für ein schief Ge-sicht, Mond…

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