German III B: 4.12-4.16
Vocab:
das Stangenweißbrot
French or Italian bread
das Brät
Bratwurst filling
das Hackfleisch
ground meat (hamburger)
häufen
pile up
drücken
press
nach und nach
gradually
immer mehr
more and more
die Klarsichtfolie
plastic wrap
weichen
soften
andünsten
braise lightly
garen
cook till done
möglichst dünn
as thin as possible
klappen
fold
trennen
separate, divide
der Topf
pan, pot
die Pfanne
skillet
urschwäbisch
"as the original Swabians did"
Bierstube
a pub that serves only a limited menu
Café
You get coffee and pastries, and sometimes snacks and other beverages.
Cafeteria
self-serve restaurant, often in large department stores
Eiscafe
specializes in fancy creations made with ice cream
Gasthof/Gasthaus/Gasttätte
an inn, usually with local cuisine and home cooking Kneipe pub or bar, with little or no food
Konditorei
It sells fancy pastries, often with an area where you can sit down and order tea or coffee.
Ratskeller
It is in the cellar of a town hall. Originally, it was for the high-class city councilmen, so it is often elegant (and expensive).
Schnellimbiss
if you want a sausage or sandwich in a hurry and don´t want to sit down
Stehcafe
has small tables to stand at while enjoying a cup of coffee
Stammtisch
a table reserved for regular customers
blau
boiled (usually fish)
Buletten
meatballs
Estragon
tarragon (herb)
Hummer
lobster
Kabeljau
cod
Kompott
stewed fruit
Linsen
lentils
Meeresfrüchte
seafood
Peperoni
hot chili pepper
Using the Passive with Modals:
Subject + modal (conjugated) + (other elements) + verb (participle) + werden
Examples-
The dishes have to be washed.
Das Geschirr muss gespült werden.
His car should be parked here.
Sein Auto soll hier geparkt werden.
I’d like to be invited to the party.
Ich möchte zur Party eingeladen werden.
You’re not allowed to be seen.
Du darfst nicht gesehen werden.
The apples can be cut in slices.
Die Äpfel können in Scheiben geschnitten werden.
Do you want to get run over?
Willst du überfahren werden?
This cake has to be eaten today.
Dieser Kuchen muss heute gegessen werden.
Where Can You Buy ____?:
You have to use the appropriate pronoun for "it"—er for der-words, sie for die-words, and es only for das-words. It also has to be in the correct case to fit the sentence. In your model, you have the accusative form ihn.
for prepositions use "auf" with "Markt", use "bei" when you´re referring to a person or the actual name of a store: "beim Metzger" or "bei Aldi", and use "in" when you´re talking about a type of store: "in der Bäckerei"
Examples-
Wo soll ich ___ kaufen?
der Spargel
Kauf ihn auf dem Markt
das Eis
Kauf es im Lebensmittelgeschäft
das Kasseler Rippchen
Kauf es beim Metzger/in der Metzgerei
der Ketschup
Kauf ihn bei Aldi.
die Currywurst
Kauf sie beim Schnellimbiss
der Aufschnitt
Kauf ihn beim Metzger
das Brot
Kauf es beim Bäcker/in der Bäckerei
Passive in Present Perfect: “has been done”
Subject + sein (conjugated) +… + participle + worden
Examples-
The meat has been ordered.
Das Fleisch ist bestellt worden.
The guests have been invited.
Die Gäste sind eingeladen worden.
The invitations have already been sent.
Die Einladungen sind schon geschickt worden.
The table has now been set.
Der Tisch ist jetzt/nun gedeckt worden.
The cake has been baked.
Der Kuchen ist gebacken worden.
The bathroom has been cleaned.
Das Badezimmer/Die Toilette ist sauber gemacht/geputzt worden.
The children have been brought to Grandma’s.
Die Kinder sind zur Oma gebracht worden.
Another Damn Recipe: Ravioli Edition
Ingredients (for about 80 pieces)
For the pasta dough
600 g of flour
4 eggs
8 egg yolks
1/2 teaspoon of salt
1 teaspoon of olive oil.
For the filling
1 baguette white bread ° - 2 days old
5 tablespoons milk
5 eggs
500 g sausage meat
100 g mixed minced meat
1 cup of ready-made spinach (frozen or fresh)
2 large onions
2 tablespoons oil
Salt
Nutmeg
ground white pepper
some tablespoons breadcrumbs
Instructions
The dough
Pile the flour onto the bread board, press a crater in the middle. Scatter the salt over the crater, add the eggs. Mix the eggs in the trough with a fork. Gradually stir in the flour from the edge. Continue stirring, stirring in more and more flour from the edge. When a thick porridge has formed in the middle, spread the edge of the flour over the dough with both hands. Knead the dough well. Then divide the dough ball into four parts and wrap it in transparent film. Leave to rest in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour.
The filling
Cut the bread into thin slices, add the whisked eggs and milk and let it soften a little. Then add the sausage meat, spinach and minced meat and the spices. Chop the onions finely and sauté in oil approx. 15 minutes, let cool and also add breadcrumbs as needed — should give a spreadable mass. It makes sense to cook a dumpling in hot salt water and try it, because the spices are often missing.
Making the Ravioli
The balls of dough are rolled out as thin as possible on a floured pasta board - as in the picture - and rolled out as rectangular as possible.
Coat half of the pasta plate (= sheet of rolled-out dough) with egg white and top with the filling - as in the picture. Fold the second half of the dough plate over it and press the gaps well with a wooden spoon handle. Separate with the pastry wheel.
Bring salt water to a boil in the largest possible pot, insert the pastries, reduce the heat and let it boil gently for 10 minutes.
Serving suggestion: Pan in the pan with hot butter or as a dumpling soup.Or — original Swabian - as in the picture with potato salad!
Fun Facts:
There are all kinds of places to shop in the German-speaking countries, and people often go to one of the more specialized places (as opposed to a large grocery store), especially if they´re having a party. Do you remember these words: Metzger/Metzgerei, Bäcker/Bäckerei, Markt, Lebensmittelgeschäft, Kaufhaus? Do you also remember that there are larger grocery stores as you know them, both free-standing and as parts of department stores? Sehr gut! There´s one more kind of store you’ve not really talked about: Aldi. Some of you may have Aldi stores near you, but it is a German company. The prices are usually cheaper because they have more off-brands, and there is no fancy presentation in the store. People often shop there for everyday items.
The smoked eel is often eaten in northern Germany. Other types of smoked fish can be found in other parts of Europe.
When you've been invited, it's typical to bring something (a "gift"): flowers or a bottle of wine (or both). However, the guest does not expect to drink the wine that evening. It is a gift for the host.
If there are children in the family, you often bring something for them: often children's chocolate, especially a surprise egg. A small toy is hidden in the chocolate egg, which usually has to be put together somehow. The small figures are collected. Maybe you can buy a collection online!