"the swamps, rivers and canals in the area. In the northern part, an artificial barrier was made, the Defensiekanaal (a canal). The defence line was made of Casemates (200m apart) and barbwire obstructions. The railway bridge on the Defensiekanaal near Mill, also had a spargel-obstruction (precursor of the Rommelspargel which the German Army used from 1943 onwards). On the first day of the German invasion, 10 May 1940, a German train crashed into this spargel-obstruction. There were not many communication lines between the Casemates and the main force of the infantry was far behind the line of Casemates. The Dutch"
"than green asparagus. Restaurants will sometimes devote an entire menu to nothing but white asparagus when it is in season. Spargel season ( or ""Spargelsaison"") traditionally begins in mid-April and ends on St. John's Day (24 June). Breakfast (""Frühstück"") commonly consists of bread, toast, or bread rolls with butter or margarine, cold cuts, cheeses, jam (""Konfitüre"" or more commonly called ""Marmelade""), honey and eggs (typically boiled). Common drinks at breakfast are coffee, tea, milk, cocoa (hot or cold) or fruit juices. It is very common to eat hearty toppings at breakfast, including deli meats like ham, salted meats, salami and"
"Kohlrabi Kohlrabi (from the German for cabbage turnip; ""Brassica oleracea"" Gongylodes Group), also called German turnip, is a biennial vegetable, a low, stout cultivar of wild cabbage. It is the same species as cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, kale, Brussels sprouts, collard greens, Savoy cabbage, and gai lan. It can be eaten raw or cooked. Edible preparations are made with both the stem and the leaves. Despite its common names, it is not the same species as turnip. The name comes from the German ""Kohl"" (""cabbage"") plus ""Rübe"" ~ ""Rabi"" (Swiss German variant) (""turnip""), because the swollen stem resembles the latter. Kohlrabi"
"""Braunkohl"". Asparagus (""Spargel"") is eaten as a great delicacy in the state of Lower Saxony. It is grown mainly around the towns and cities of Burgdorf, Nienburg, Brunswick and in the Oldenburg Münsterland as well as the southern part of the Lüneburg Heath and on the Stade Geest. Plaice, flounder, herring and mackerel are typical fish dishes served in the coastal region and the areas around the estuaries of major rivers like the Elbe, Weser, Jade and Ems. In the interior of Lower Saxony, trout or eel, e.g. at the Steinhuder Meer are popular dishes. As in much of Northern"
"Asparagus Asparagus, or garden asparagus, folk name sparrow grass, scientific name Asparagus officinalis, is a spring vegetable, a flowering perennial plant species in the genus ""Asparagus"". It was once classified in the lily family, like the related ""Allium"" species, onions and garlic, but the Liliaceae have been split and the onion-like plants are now in the family Amaryllidaceae and asparagus in the Asparagaceae. Sources differ as to the native range of ""Asparagus officinalis"", but generally include most of Europe and western temperate Asia. It is widely cultivated as a vegetable crop. Asparagus is a herbaceous, perennial plant growing to tall,"
"Herz brennt"", ""Valkyrie"" in 2008, ""Men & Chicken"" in 2015 and ""A Cure for Wellness"" in 2016. Beelitz is twinned with: Beelitz Beelitz is a historic town in Potsdam-Mittelmark district, in Brandenburg, Germany. It is chiefly known for its cultivation of white asparagus (""Beelitzer Spargel""). Beelitz is situated about 18 km (11 mi) south of Potsdam, on the rim of the Zauche glacial sandur plain. The town is surrounded by extended pine woods of the Nuthe-Nieplitz Nature Park. Located on an old trade route from Berlin to Leipzig, today the Bundesstraße 2, it also has access to the Bundesautobahn 9"
"Spätzle Spätzle (Swabian diminutive plural of ""Spatz"", thus literally ""little sparrows""), or Knöpfle (diminutive plural of button), also Spätzli or Chnöpfli in Switzerland or Hungarian Nokedli, Csipetke or Galuska, are a kind of soft egg noodle found in the cuisines of southern Germany and Austria, Switzerland, Hungary, Alsace, Moselle and South Tyrol. The linguistic origin of ""Spätzle"" is debated. Before the invention and use of mechanical devices to make these noodles, they were shaped by hand or with a spoon and the results resembled ""Spatzen"" (plural of ""Spatz"", meaning sparrows, sparrow is ""Spatz"" or ""Sperling"" in German; ""Spätzle"" is the"
"Marrow (vegetable) A marrow is a vegetable, the mature fruit of certain ""Cucurbita pepo"" cultivars. The immature fruit of the same or similar cultivars is called ""courgette"" (in Britain, Ireland, France, the Netherlands, Singapore, Malaysia and New Zealand) or ""zucchini"" (in North America, Australia, Italy, Germany and Austria). Like courgettes, marrows are oblong, green squash, but marrows have a firm rind and a neutral flavour (""overgrown when picked and insipid when cooked""), making them useful as edible casings for mincemeat and other stuffings. They can be stored for several weeks after harvest (like pumpkins and other winter squash), to be"
"is prepared with its leaves and served with a light soup and eaten with rice. In Cyprus it is popularly sprinkled with salt and lemon and served as an appetizer. Some varieties are grown as feed for cattle. Kohlrabi Kohlrabi (from the German for cabbage turnip; ""Brassica oleracea"" Gongylodes Group), also called German turnip, is a biennial vegetable, a low, stout cultivar of wild cabbage. It is the same species as cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, kale, Brussels sprouts, collard greens, Savoy cabbage, and gai lan. It can be eaten raw or cooked. Edible preparations are made with both the stem and"
"which is not destroyed by cooking. In August 2015, a 79-year-old German man and his wife ate a marrow grown by a neighbour. The couple noted the unusually bitter taste. Shortly afterwards they were both admitted to Heidenheim hospital, apparently with symptoms of a gastrointestinal infection. The woman, who had eaten a smaller portion, survived, while the man died. Toxicological analysis of the meal confirmed the presence of cucurbitacin. Marrow (vegetable) A marrow is a vegetable, the mature fruit of certain ""Cucurbita pepo"" cultivars. The immature fruit of the same or similar cultivars is called ""courgette"" (in Britain, Ireland, France,"
"Dutch ""aardappel""), ""Schlagobers"" (whipped cream) German ""Schlagsahne"", ""Faschiertes"" (ground beef) German ""Hackfleisch"" (but Hungarian ""fasírt"", Croatian and Slovenian informal ""faširano""), ""Fisolen"" (green beans) German ""Gartenbohnen"" (but Czech ""fazole"", Italian ""fagioli"", Croatian (regional) ""fažol"", Slovenian ""fižol"", Hungarian folkish ""paszuly""), ""Karfiol"" (cauliflower) German ""Blumenkohl"" (but Croatian, Hungarian and Slovak ""karfiol"", Italian ""cavolfiore""), ""Kohlsprossen"" (Brussels sprouts) German ""Rosenkohl"", ""Marillen"" (apricots) German ""Aprikosen"" (but Slovak ""marhuľa"", Polish ""morela"", Slovenian ""marelice"", Croatian ""marelica""), ""Paradeiser"" [""Paradiesapfel""] (tomatoes) German ""Tomaten"" (but Hungarian ""paradicsom"", Slovak ""paradajka"", Slovenian ""paradižnik"", Serbian ""paradajz""), ""Palatschinken"" (pancakes) German ""Pfannkuchen"" (but Czech ""palačinky"", Hungarian ""palacsinta"", Croatian and Slovenian ""palačinke""), ""Topfen"" (a semi-sweet cottage cheese)"
"the eponymous character is named for the ""salad"" which her father has come into the sorceress' garden to steal. 'Rapunzel' is one of the German terms for corn salad. Like other formerly foraged greens, corn salad has many nutrients, including three times as much vitamin C as lettuce, beta-carotene, B, iron, and potassium. It is best if gathered before flowers appear. Valerianella locusta Valerianella locusta is a small annual plant that is eaten as a leaf vegetable. It has a characteristic nutty flavour, dark green colour, and soft texture, and is popularly served as salad greens. Common names include corn"
"Lower Saxon Asparagus Road The Lower Saxon Asparagus Road () is a tourist route in North Germany that confers recognition of the asparagus as a delicacy in the region. The vegetable is grown in the areas between Brunswick and Lüneburg, between Bremen, Cloppenburg and Vechta, and from Nienburg/Weser via Hoya to Soltau. The Asparagus Road is about long and links the tourist regions of the Lüneburg Heath, Hanover and its environs, Brunswick Land, Middle Weser and the Oldenburg Münsterland. It was initiated by the Lower Saxon Asparagus Road Society (""Verein Niedersächsische Spargelstraße"") and is the equivalent of the German Wine"
"Eggplant Eggplant (US), aubergine (UK), or brinjal (South Asia and South Africa ) is a plant species in the nightshade family Solanaceae, ""Solanum melongena"", grown for its often purple edible fruit. The spongy, absorbent fruit of the plant is widely used in cooking in many different cuisines, and is often considered a vegetable, even though it is a berry by botanical definition. As a member of the genus ""Solanum"", it is related to the tomato and the potato. Like the tomato, its skin and seeds can be eaten, but, like the potato, it is not advisable to eat it raw."
"available as well in supermarket refrigerators. Spätzle typically accompany meat dishes prepared with an abundant sauce or gravy, such as Zwiebelrostbraten, Sauerbraten or Rouladen. In Hungary spätzle often are used in soup. Spätzle also are used as a primary ingredient in dishes including: Spätzle Spätzle (Swabian diminutive plural of ""Spatz"", thus literally ""little sparrows""), or Knöpfle (diminutive plural of button), also Spätzli or Chnöpfli in Switzerland or Hungarian Nokedli, Csipetke or Galuska, are a kind of soft egg noodle found in the cuisines of southern Germany and Austria, Switzerland, Hungary, Alsace, Moselle and South Tyrol. The linguistic origin of ""Spätzle"""
"Beelitz Beelitz is a historic town in Potsdam-Mittelmark district, in Brandenburg, Germany. It is chiefly known for its cultivation of white asparagus (""Beelitzer Spargel""). Beelitz is situated about 18 km (11 mi) south of Potsdam, on the rim of the Zauche glacial sandur plain. The town is surrounded by extended pine woods of the Nuthe-Nieplitz Nature Park. Located on an old trade route from Berlin to Leipzig, today the Bundesstraße 2, it also has access to the Bundesautobahn 9 at the ""Beelitz-Heilstätten"" and ""Beelitz"" junctions. Train service to Potsdam and Berlin via the Berlin-Blankenheim railway line is available at Beelitz"
"Russia and Serbia. Russian Navy maintains a tradition of presenting a roast piglet (or several) to the crew of a ship returning from deployment. Suckling pig is known in German and Austrian cuisine as Spanferkel. It can be roasted in the oven or grilled, and is often served at festive occasions such as Oktoberfest. In Sweden suckling pig is called spädgris, it is usually cooked in the oven, or sometimes roasted directly over the fire. It is often stuffed with various fruits such as apples and plums, together with butter and breadcrumbs. The suckling pig is used in Cajun cuisine"
"incorporated into civic kitchens. On this basis, the cuisine of Hamburg developed its characteristics nowadays due to the supraregional harmonization of the Northern German and Scandinavian cuisine. Due to its high economic importance, Hamburg does feature many internationally recognized gourmet restaurants: 11 of them were awarded with a Michelin star in 2010. Wheat, grapes, sugarbeets, and barley grow well, along with a variety of vegetables, which grow near Erfurt, the state's capital. Cauliflower [], cabbage (savoy, red, white) [], kohlrabi [], and broccoli [] grow by traditional means near Erfurt. Tomatoes, lettuce, broad beans, onions, and cucumbers are grown in"
"stems resembling celery. Another type of parsley is grown as a root vegetable, the Hamburg root parsley (""P. crispum radicosum"" group, syn. ""P. crispum"" var. ""tuberosum""). This type of parsley produces much thicker roots than types cultivated for their leaves. Although seldom used in Britain and the United States, root parsley is common in central and eastern European cuisine, where it is used in soups and stews, or simply eaten raw, as a snack (similar to carrots). Although root parsley looks similar to the parsnip, which is among its closest relatives in the family Apiaceae, its taste is quite different."
"Road, the Lower Saxon Mill Road or the German Fairy Tale Route. Part of the Lower Saxon Asparagus Road runs from Burgdorf via Nienburg/Weser, Bruchhausen-Vilsen and Bassum to Sulingen. Since 2005 the Lower Saxon Asparagus Museum (""Niedersächsische Spargelmuseum"") has been located in Nienburg. In Baden-Württemberg (""Baden Asparagus Road"") and in North Rhine-Westphalia there are other asparagus roads. Lower Saxon Asparagus Road The Lower Saxon Asparagus Road () is a tourist route in North Germany that confers recognition of the asparagus as a delicacy in the region. The vegetable is grown in the areas between Brunswick and Lüneburg, between Bremen, Cloppenburg"
"Marchfeld asparagus and Wachau apricots are cultivated. Famous are the ""Marillenknödel"" small dumplings filled with apricots and warm butter-fried breadcrumbs on it. Their influence can be felt in the local cuisine, for example in poppy seed noodles ""Mohnnudeln"". Game dishes are very common. Lower Austria is striking for the differences within its regional cuisine due to its size and the variety of its landscape. Burgenland's cuisine has been influenced by Hungarian and Balkan cuisines owing to its former position within the Hungarian part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Dishes consist mainly of fish, chicken or pork. Potatoes are the most common"
"even though they are not specifically mentioned. Generally cut French beans (""Brechbohnen"") are used. In Hamburg on the markets occasionally Turkish peas may be found, a Vierlande bean variety that used to be frequently used for this dish. During preparation several sprigs of savory are added to the beans. The pears used for this dish are cooking pears which would otherwise be inedible eaten as fruit in their own right. They are small, green, rock-hard and do not have the sweetness and juiciness of the popular eating varieties. These pears are mainly found at markets and in small vegetable shops."
"is a commonly eaten vegetable in German-speaking countries and American states with large ancestral German populations such as Wisconsin, but is also very popular in the northern part of Vietnam where it is called , and in eastern parts of India (West Bengal) and Bangladesh where it is called 'Ol Kopi'. It is also found in the Kashmir valley in Northern India and is there known as 'Monj-hakh', 'monj' being the round part, and 'hakh' being the leafy part. This vegetable is called 'Nol Khol' in Northern India, 'Navalkol' in Maharashtra, 'Navilu Kosu' in Karnataka and in Ceylon as 'Nol"
"of woodland is the Hämeler Forest near Hämelerwald. The landscape is dominated by arable fields, in which rye, oats and potatoes produce good returns. Asparagus is also widely grown on the dry, sandy soils, Burgdorf Asparagus (""Burgdorfer Spargel"") being particularly well known in Germany as a whole. The grazing of cattle is also a common mode of farming due to the poor soils. Near Hänigsen a loamy ground moraine rises close to the surface which improves the soil quality. The sandy parts of the geest are mainly covered with pine woods exploited by the forestry industry. Deciduous woods occur here"
"""asparagus"", and may be confused with unrelated plant species also known as ""asparagus"", such as ""Ornithogalum pyrenaicum"" known as ""Prussian asparagus"" for its edible shoots. The English word ""asparagus"" derives from classical Latin, but the plant was once known in English as ""sperage"", from the Medieval Latin ""sparagus"". This term itself derives from the Greek ""aspharagos"" or ""asparagos"", and the Greek term originates from the Persian ""asparag"", meaning ""sprout"" or ""shoot"". Asparagus was also corrupted in some places to ""sparrow grass""; indeed, John Walker wrote in 1791 that """"Sparrowgrass"" is so general that ""asparagus"" has an air of stiffness and"
"Mespilus germanica Mespilus germanica, known as the medlar or common medlar, (Mazandarani:کِنِس) is a large shrub or small tree, and the name of the fruit of this tree. The fruit has been cultivated since Roman times, and is unusual in being available in winter, and in being eaten when bletted. It is eaten raw and in a range of dishes. When the genus ""Mespilus"" is included in the genus ""Crataegus"", the correct name for this species is Crataegus germanica (Kuntze). Despite its Latin name, which means German or Germanic medlar, it is indigenous to Persia (Iran), southwest Asia and also"
"as ""S. edule"", which is also a junior synonym of sticky nightshade (""S. sisymbriifolium""). Scopoli's ""S. zeylanicum"" refers to the eggplant, and that of Blanco to ""S. lasiocarpum"". Eggplant Eggplant (US), aubergine (UK), or brinjal (South Asia and South Africa ) is a plant species in the nightshade family Solanaceae, ""Solanum melongena"", grown for its often purple edible fruit. The spongy, absorbent fruit of the plant is widely used in cooking in many different cuisines, and is often considered a vegetable, even though it is a berry by botanical definition. As a member of the genus ""Solanum"", it is related"
"aquatic and marsh vegetation in temperate to arctic regions. It provides food and cover for wildlife and waterfowl. The genus name Sparganium was published by Linnaeus in Species Plantarum (1753), with two species recognized: S. erectum, and S. natans. Perhaps the first mention of Sparganium in the English language was made by William Turner (1562). Turner noted that there was no name for the plants in English, and suggested bede sedge or knop sedge. Further, he noted, ""the virtues of Sparganium: The roote is good to be geven wyth wyne agaynste the poyson of serpentes."" Many fossil endocarps and a"
"dishes are advertised outside many restaurants, usually from late April to June. For the French style, asparagus is often boiled or steamed and served with Hollandaise sauce, melted butter or olive oil, Parmesan cheese, or mayonnaise. Tall, narrow asparagus cooking pots allow the shoots to be steamed gently, their tips staying out of the water. During the German ""Spargelsaison"" or ""Spargelzeit"" (""asparagus season"" or ""asparagus time""), the asparagus season that traditionally finishes on 24 June, roadside stands and open-air markets sell about half of the country's white asparagus consumption. Since asparagus often originates in maritime habitats, it thrives in soils"
"Bauernfrühstück Bauernfrühstück () (literally ""farmer's breakfast"") is a warm German dish made from fried potatoes, eggs, onions, leeks or chives, and bacon or ham. Despite its name, it is eaten not only for breakfast but also for lunch and dinner. It is similar to the somewhat simpler English bubble and squeak. The ingredients are mixed in a pan and fried as an omelette. It is usually accompanied by a green or tomato salad or pickles (UK: gherkins). Similar dishes are found in other countries, too. In France, for example, as omelette à la paysanne (with sorrel), in Spain as a"
"in Dirmstein. The fruit is used mainly to make fruit brandies. Almonds and figs, on the other hand, are only of slight economic importance. A typical seasonal vegetable is asparagus, which is grown in the flatter parts of the Dirmstein municipal area in the east. Spreading out there are mainly grain and potato fields. Through the municipality, coming from the neighbouring district, the Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis (which is known as “Germany’s Vegetable Garden”), runs a branch of the ""Deutsche Grumbeer- und Gemüsestraße"". This means “German Potato and Vegetable Road”, although ""Grumbeer"" is a dialect word for the potato (the standard High German"
"British English the two vegetables have overlapping or reversed names. In the north of England and Scotland, the larger, yellow rutabagas are called ""neeps"" or ""swede"" from folk etymology, while the smaller white turnips are called ""turnips"". In the North East of England where Geordies & Mackem's quite wrongly refer to the larger purple vegetable with the yellow flesh as a turnip, and the small white root as a swede. The yellow fleshed swedes are known as ""narkies"" in Sunderland, and in past years used to be hollowed out and used as lanterns at Halloween. Kohlrabi is also called German"
"Borage Borage (; Borago officinalis), also known as a starflower, is an annual herb in the flowering plant family Boraginaceae. It is native to the Mediterranean region and has naturalized in many other locales. It grows satisfactorily in gardens in the UK climate, remaining in the garden from year to year by self-seeding. The leaves are edible and the plant is grown in gardens for that purpose in some parts of Europe. The plant is also commercially cultivated for borage seed oil extracted from its seeds. The plant contains pyrrolizidine alkaloids, some of which are hepatotoxic, mutagenic and carcinogenic (see"