1) I now understand what Amanda meant about her host family a few years ago in Berlin unintentionally starving her to death. Yes, Germans eat a lot of bread and cheese. But, did they ever tell you that that is ALL they ever eat? Bread and cheese or jelly or honey or molasses (yeah, honestly, molasses) for breakfast. With coffee. Ok, fine. Then lunch is generally the biggest meal of the day. Big? SWEET. I like food. Dinner? Well. How about some more bread and cheese? And ONLY bread and cheese? AWESOME. You want a snack during the day? Too bad. We've got a little bread and cheese, but it's probably rude to eat so much of our food.
And drinks? Are you sick of apple juice yet? Let's put some carbonation in it. Oh, tired of that? How about some beer? Oh god, please no more beer.
Actually, drinks are too damn expensive here. A teeny tiny glass that costs over a Euro? No thanks, I'll just have water.
Wait, shit? You mean you have absolutely ZERO water that does not have carbonation in it and taste bitter and funny? Can't I just have a glass of regular old tap water? That's safe here, right? Hey, stop looking at me funny just because I asked for NORMAL freaking water!!!
2) Upon moving into our apartments and receiving tons of sacks from Sean and Tara, the students who were in Trier the semester before we arrived, I ended up with a bottle of Tabasco. Let it be said that I am almost 100% positive that I have never before used Tabasco sauce in my life. However, since Amanda didn't want it, I took it, thinking it may come in handy.
THANK YOU, DEAR TABASCO, FOR EXISTING. I now understand your entire purpose in life! You make bland German food taste like something!!!! Stir fry?! Suddenly with a zing! Currywurst? Oh man, now I almost believe there's curry in it!
Dear Tabasco, you are now accompanying me everywhere. You have gained a spot of honor in my purse, on the order of importance right above my passport.
Disclaimer: This is all exaggeration. I really DO love the bread and cheese and juice and beer here... I just would love MORE of it. And spicier.
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I can see the importance of this from a girl who carries her water bottle 24/7. Any ketchup there? I hear that can be tasty on bread!
Haha... Yeah, I've been refilling old bottles constantly with Leitungswasser (tap water).
And ketchup... oh my god, Mom. They have eighty different kinds... curry ketchup, kid's ketchup, McDonald's brand ketchup... but they do also have good old Heinz, which tastes a little different, but is still AWESOME!!! :D
Dude! I think that Tabasco was originally mine, I found it in Kaufland or something and I'm pretty sure I left it with Tara. Haha, that's great, I'm so glad it's getting you through the bland-ness that can be German cuisine. Hang in there, you'll find good stuff. Personally I was a big fan of any kind of Currysosse :D And to be honest with you, you may well grow to like the Sprudelwasser. I know, it seems crazy, but you'll need to be in a situation where that's ALL you can drink (which is what happened to me at my friends' house) and you'll start to like it without even realising, haha. Tara and I both had that happen. And it's great when you have a hangover :D
Ha! Love it. Yeah, it's growing on me a liiiittle... but you totally didn't hear me say that. So far, though, I can only palate it gracefully with food. :P
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