Oktoberfest RecipesOktoberfest Food in GermanyCelebrate with my Oktoberfest recipes and create your own Oktoberfest menu. The Oktoberfest is not just about beer and more beer, your Oktoberfest food is important too!If you couldn't get to the Oktoberfest in Germany this year then celebrate with your own Oktoberfest party.
So if you're planning an Oktoberfest feast you'll find ideas below. I have also included a little bit of Oktoberfest history. Oktoberfest In Germany HistoryThe history of Oktoberfest! Oktoberfest began as a celebration of the marriage of Crown Prince Ludwig to Princess Therese of Saxony-Hildburghausen on October 12, 1810. Today the annual celebration continues, beginning on the third weekend in September and continuing through the first Sunday in October.When Is Oktoberfest 2012?The Munich Oktoberfest will take place from the 22nd September to the 7th October 2012.I have listed some of my favourites, but you can order your own German beer kit, German lederhosen, German sausages etc to make your Oktoberfest party go with a swing. Play German music, decorate your table in the traditional German colours which are blue and white.
Oktoberfest Food RecipesIn addition to the beer, visitors to the Oktoberfest can enjoy some very traditional Bavarian dishes. I've listed some of the foods that are traditionally served at the Oktoberfest in Munich and you'll also find recipes you can make.Sausages: Weisswurst (White Sausage), Nürnberger Rostbratwurst (grilled sausages), Bratwurst, Wiener Chicken: roast chicken usually served as 1/2 grilled chicken (Hendl) Pork: Schweinshaxn/Eisbein (crispy pork knuckle), Schweinsbraten (sliced roast pork) with dumplings and Sauerkraut Fish: Whole mackerels roasted on sticks (Steckerlfisch), Fischsemmel (Herring or Salmon in a bun) Cheese: Obatzda, sliced Emmental cheese Breads and Desserts: Brez'n (Pretzels), Dampfnudel (sweet yeast dumplings), Gingerbread hearts
What's On The Oktoberfest Menu?German Sauerkraut Recipe
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