Oktoberfest Is Coming! Time to Drink Up, Eat Well, and Study German
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From September 20 to October 5 of this year, Munich, Germany will once again hold Oktoberfest. It is a good idea to learn German to be able to pronounce the myriad of drinks and food available during the sixteen days of the event.
Food and Dishes
The "wurst", or sausage is the first thing that comes to mind during Oktoberfest. To be able to pronounce the names of the various sausages, it's best that you should learn German. You must be able to say and differentiate between the common frankfurter, knackwurst (pork or beef with fresh garlic), bockwurst (pork, turkey, chicken, lamb with paprika, parsley, white pepper, and chives), and bratwurst (pork, veal, and/or beef.
Your association with noodles will also go over the common spaghetti. There is kasespatzle, which are cheese noodles served with fried onions. You'll find it amazing how a few basic ingredients - eggs, flour, salt, milk, and spices like nutmeg - can turn into the perfect accompaniment to beer. And mind you, there are various types of spatzle, all of them delicious and all them requiring that you study German to adequately express your gratitude.
Bavarian dishes such as Apfelpfannenkuchen (apple pancakes), sauerkraut (fermented cabbage), and hendl (roasted chicken) need to also be tried. And before you believe you have to not study German for these, think again when you get to the beers.
It is All About the Beers and Wines
More than anything else, Oktoberfest is famous for the plethora of beers and wines offered in its 14 tents. You'll be able to differentiate each one with a good knowledge of the language.
There is sekt, which is sparkling wine with high levels of carbon dioxide that turns it fizzier than most wines. Find the Deutscher Sekt if you know your wines well. Or, you can go for sekt formulated from Riesling, Pinot gris, and Pinot blanc grapes for that extra special occassion.
German wheat beer can get you intoxicated. To name some of the numerous types, there's the Weizenstarkbier (strong wheat beer), Dunkelweizen (dark wheat), Kristallweizen (crystal wheat, and the unfiltered and traditional Hefeweizen. You need to learn German as fast as you can, lest you confuse one with the other; the monikers hint at the alcohol potency - the darker the wheat component, the higher the alcohol content, generally.
To top it all off, get drunk on the specially-brewed Oktoberfestbier, also known as marzen (pale lager). There are numerous more varieties of wines and beers available during the Oktoberfest, with the Weinzelt tent offering as many as 15 wines!
Obviously, learning to speak German is not a requirement to enjoy the Oktoberfest. But if you want to maximize the event, it is actually an excellent option.
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The "wurst", or sausage is the first thing that comes to mind during Oktoberfest. To be able to pronounce the names of the various sausages, it's best that you should learn German. You must be able to say and differentiate between the common frankfurter, knackwurst (pork or beef with fresh garlic), bockwurst (pork, turkey, chicken, lamb with paprika, parsley, white pepper, and chives), and bratwurst (pork, veal, and/or beef.
Your association with noodles will also go over the common spaghetti. There is kasespatzle, which are cheese noodles served with fried onions. You'll find it amazing how a few basic ingredients - eggs, flour, salt, milk, and spices like nutmeg - can turn into the perfect accompaniment to beer. And mind you, there are various types of spatzle, all of them delicious and all them requiring that you study German to adequately express your gratitude.
Bavarian dishes such as Apfelpfannenkuchen (apple pancakes), sauerkraut (fermented cabbage), and hendl (roasted chicken) need to also be tried. And before you believe you have to not study German for these, think again when you get to the beers.
It is All About the Beers and Wines
More than anything else, Oktoberfest is famous for the plethora of beers and wines offered in its 14 tents. You'll be able to differentiate each one with a good knowledge of the language.
There is sekt, which is sparkling wine with high levels of carbon dioxide that turns it fizzier than most wines. Find the Deutscher Sekt if you know your wines well. Or, you can go for sekt formulated from Riesling, Pinot gris, and Pinot blanc grapes for that extra special occassion.
German wheat beer can get you intoxicated. To name some of the numerous types, there's the Weizenstarkbier (strong wheat beer), Dunkelweizen (dark wheat), Kristallweizen (crystal wheat, and the unfiltered and traditional Hefeweizen. You need to learn German as fast as you can, lest you confuse one with the other; the monikers hint at the alcohol potency - the darker the wheat component, the higher the alcohol content, generally.
To top it all off, get drunk on the specially-brewed Oktoberfestbier, also known as marzen (pale lager). There are numerous more varieties of wines and beers available during the Oktoberfest, with the Weinzelt tent offering as many as 15 wines!
Obviously, learning to speak German is not a requirement to enjoy the Oktoberfest. But if you want to maximize the event, it is actually an excellent option.
Learn how to speak German online in a short span of time. Get our 6 Day Learn German Free Course at http://EasilyLearnGerman.com now!
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