Comments on: False Friends - Curry / curry

By: Mark

Mark — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 15:40:20 +0000

As an expat Brit I was horified when I first arrived in Munich 10 years ago- the Indian food was rubbish. But over the last few years the quality vastly improved in the local Indian resturants, and you can even find decent Nann breads in the supermarkets. Heck, even Lidl had some decent frozen curries on selection recently! (imported from Lidl UK)

By: Hannah

Hannah — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:46:55 +0000

@Ms. Pat:

Who on earth is doing the cooking for you in the Southern states?
Do not venture farther north, or God forbid into Canada, if you think the food down there is bland. You will starve.

By: Bird of Prey

Bird of Prey — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 16:26:00 +0000

“You Austrians were Commies too!”

Forget China, forget North Korea!!

Comrade Schwarzenegger has already taken over California!! :-))

By: TabulaRasa

TabulaRasa — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 12:28:27 +0000

Especially the older germans in fact only know the yellow variety of curry powder. I once took my mother into an asian supermarket, and she was flabbergasted when she saw all those curry powders, curry paste and so on.

By: I knew it

I knew it — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 21:29:38 +0000

You Austrians were Commies too!

By: Behemoth

Behemoth — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 19:55:39 +0000

Being an Austrian, I can’t really tell what curry means in Germany, but I suppose that it has the same meaning as here which, in turn, is the same as in the whole Western world (afaik): An umbrella term for curry powder - a spice mix - and a whole multitude of dishes which are made from it.
Berliner “currywurst” is of course not a shining example for spicy dishes in German cuisine, but firstly there are better ones and secondly, if I were surrounded by commies for 40 years I’d probably also settle for yellow-colored ketchup with a subtly exotic touch.

By: rip

rip — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 19:53:58 +0000

>No one really wins, but no one really loses. Just how the Germans like it.

You’re becoming more and more philosophic. I like it

By: Jul

Jul — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 19:29:33 +0000

Mmmm… spicy high fructose corn syrup.

Thanks for distracting all the defensive Germans and keeping them away from all the other expat blogs.

By: John

John — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 16:29:43 +0000

Everything is better with some yummy high fructose corn syrup.

By: Robert

Robert — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 16:12:23 +0000

Well, Germans don’t know everything, but everything better. Or so I read somewhere.

As for hot: Try Löwensenf extra scharf. I haven’t seen any mustard in the US that comes even close. Mostly I see American mustard as you see German Curry powder. It adds color, and that’s it. Oh, and, for mustard, it also adds calories, of course. I bet even mustard here has corn syrup. Yuck.