Euro Deli - 2 German , 1 Swiss , 1 English

Probably has been years since we stepped through their doors and much has changed .

The seating layout has changed , workforce tapered , but surprise , surprise , some portions are as large yet the prices remain more or less the same !

Outside , locals are seated enjoying a pint or more while inside ,sees spots of Japanese men having a drink with their buddy or alone . Strangely , they're not drinking Asahi but Carlsberg or Hoegaarden .

Unlike them , we're here for the food . Here we go .

 1. Mixed roast . 

Gerostetes Fleisch von er Haxe , Rippchen und Schweinebauch .

Pork knuckle , rib and belly .

Oh man , although the cuts they served me was a little bit on the dry side ( not to worry , there were lots of sticky prime juicy parts too ) , they did not pick this up from the jit tiao lor market and dress it up with some sauce . No , no .

This is as German as you can get in Malaysia and damn , is it good !

Found layers of divine smoked garlic , sea salt , nutty surprises , the delicious different flavours embedded in the crackling skin is best eaten first ( don't leave it to the end or you will regret it like I did as it got tougher since we really took our time to savour every bite ) 

Loved the mash ( think they mixed in some horseradish ) and really appreciated the spiced red cabbages ( ought to do macrobiotic wonders to my sluggish system )

Yes the portion is huge , but German food is really good for your body so eat up , keep active and watch the fat melt away like magic !

Leipzig Weihnachtsmarkt - fisch that was not a fish

Think I'm getting the hang of placing yet another wrong order .

If I am not wrong , anything you think they are selling , that you would not expect them to be selling because you haven't got an internet connection to check the word out , those items , are placed on the far right of the display case .

Erfurt Weihnachtsmarkt - what on earth did we just eat ?

All pumped up from our Christmas Market food adventures so far , naturally we thought nothing of falling into line where the locals congregated .

That's how we found this little stall called BratWerk near the river that runs under the pedestrian footpath .

Nuremberg Christkindlesmarkt - tiny speciality Queen of bratwursts to King sized ones

Going through my pictures , I will probably have to recompile some of them together later . 

But for now , I'm still trying to get my bearings straight and am gathering them one by one .

( I already have a dedicated post for Schwensteak , my favourite , most fantastic German dish I ever ate in the whole wide world , so go look that up )

We tried soooo many delicious , strange and new items at all the 10 Christmas markets we went to and I ate everything as long as my tummy could fit it in , yet German food is so good for your metabolism , and organic too , I lost such a lot of weight during the time I was there , if you ever come here and don't eat , want to stick to a diet , aisey ....what is the point hah ?

German food is really good for you !

Kartoffelpuffer are German potato pancakes

Everywhere I turned , there was at least one of these stalls swamped with people , just waiting to get their fill . In the end , I succumbed .

We're not gonna leave Frankfurt without trying a Kartoffelpuffer today .

Ka-We Imbiss for Currywurst

Currywurst is a dish that you will either love or hate . Since it has its roots in Berlin , of course I had to give it a go .

Finding myself at the traffic light stop towards the end of the Ka De We luxury department store , I don't know if I should try the stall right in front of me or the one opposite .

Seems rather touristy ...that's it then let's head towards Ka-We Imbiss .

Kaufhaus des Westens ( Ka De We )

Pompous , extravagant and quite over the top . 

If there is one reason why you should take the next flight to Berlin , this is it . 

From the outside , it looks like any other fancy department store .

Breakfast in Berlin's Crowne Plaza

Can't help it . Find these simple Xmas glass arrangements so fascinating .

Two leisurely breakfasts at Le Boulevard

Pullman Dresden hotel has so far been perfect. Very happy with the shopping convenience outside , as well as all that is offered inside .

Time to check out the attached restaurant downstairs called Le Boulevard and see if it matches up .

Buffet dinner followed by breakfast at Leonardo Hotel Weimar

You know I almost did not believe it when they told us there was yet another dinner included .

Breakfast at Novotel Nuremberg

Novo2 also doubles up as the breakfast room .

On first impression it is quite difficult to get the staff's attention , especially when you need a jug of coffee on the table . 

Later on I understood why .

Underneath that cool demeanour and upon finishing their task here , they were all required to go lug all our bags down stairs for us !

Ziko's Grill - crazy dinner party

I love crazy people . People who are not afraid to let their hair down . I married one after all .

But I didn't know that I would meet some in here , all the way in one far corner of Berlin * .

At the entrance , the boss greeted us with a tray laden with champagne glasses . Since he insisted , I took the one with the tiniest amount .

He gave me a horrified look , snatched back the glass then poured it into the last 2 remaining ones while saying " No , no , you take big one "

Oh my lawd ...I giggled , flashed him an embarassed look ...oh well ok let's drink up then .

Obsessed with schwenk steak

Before I begin , I'd like you to know that I'm not exactly fond of pork back home . Because of poor quality feeds and very unsanitary conditions , it not only affects the smell of the meat , it can be a major turn off !

However , I decided to brave it and the very first schwenk steak we tried in Frankfurt was so darned good that we decided to sink our fangs into one whenever there was space left in our tummies and in whichever city or small town we found ourselves in next .

Starting with this grill we found near the Galleria 

PURE restaurant - Sheraton Offenbach

We've just finished breakfast and since I still have internet access , allow me to show you around PURE restaurant where I took so many pics I risked being a Pure annoyance ( that's us , when we have a camera in hand )

So it's almost Christmas , and they've added this nice little decorative touch up on each table .

Amazing scenes direct from Frankfurt's 2016 Christmas Market

Yes ! I've finally made it here !

First via the super fabulous Qatar which treats economy fliers with gold standard hospitality .

Then through the German rail system which was a bit of a trouble to decipher and crack at first but thanks to the many friendly and helpful people I found , ( along with internet posts you see alongside the wall of my blog page ) , we made it out of the airport to our hotel outside Frankfurt and then all the way to the famous Christmas Market in Frankfurt !

10 is for Weissbrau - Straits Quay ( NH )

First impressions can be highly misleading.Don't be fazed by the lack of crowd.

Today,I took the plunge and was richly rewarded.

The food that they serve here,is so out of this world,most important of all tasty,fresh and such a brilliant testimony to the prowess of German cuisine,you might be inspired to treat yourself to a real gastronomic tour of Germany.