Visit any Bavarian Biergarten during the Summer, and you will see people enjoying the mild weather with a Maß of beer and food. But this isn’t an ordinary picnic! You won’t find plain old ham sandwiches and potato chips. Out of baskets and coolers come fresh Salads, grilled Sausages, a variety of dips, pickled veggies, and sliced Pork Roast. These fabulous foods are all served on real plates with real cutlery and even cloth napkins, just like they would be at home. The Biergarten Cookbook, Traditional Bavarian Recipes, is loaded with delicious recipes, perfect for taking along to a Biergarten, open-air concert, or your local park. You will also find tips for transporting your Biergarten Picnic, a bit of Biergarten history, and some great phrases to make you look like a pro!
The Biergarten Cookbook by Julia Skowronek
There are lots of old favorites and quite a few modern surprises in the Biergarten Cookbook. Of course, there is the obligatory recipe for Soft Pretzels, and, naturally, a Bavarian Potato Salad recipe. But there are unexpected gems that update traditional foods. I love the Green Bean Salad with Feta Cheese! Of course, there is a Backhendl (Roast Chicken) recipe and a beautiful recipe for Wurst Salad (Sausage Salad). You also find Baked Potatoes stuffed with Smoked Salmon or Black Forest Ham. YUM!! And there are LOADS of dips and spread recipes, perfect for dipping everything from Radish Roses to Potato Wedges. Love pickles? Try the pickled eggs or the pickled cucumbers!
You even get recipes for take-along desserts like Plum Cake and Apple Strudel Pastries.
I admit, I love to read cookbooks, and The Biergarten Cookbook: Traditional Bavarian Recipes is a pretty book to page through. Every recipe has an image, so you can see what your food is supposed to look like (or the photo may tempt you into trying something new!). The recipes are created for the German and American cook in mind, since ingredients are measured both by weight and volume.
This book contains 65-70 recipes, and all of the recipes are delicious!
Also Included in The Biergarten Cookbook
Buy the Biergarten Cookbook HERE
Looking for Biergarten Picnic Supplies?
Don’t forget a tablecloth… sometimes the tables are a bit sticky or worn from use…
DII French Stripe Tabletop Collection Farmhouse Style Dining Table Linen Tablecloth, 60×104, Blue Chambray
reisenthel coolerbag – Cooler Bag Made Polyester Fabric – Ideal for The Picnic, Shopping and on The Road
A Biergarten Table!
Don’t have a Biergarten nearby? Make your OWN!
Outsunny 6ft Wooden Folding Picnic Table Set with Benches
Thank you so much for writing about German life and culture. It brought back so many memories. I grew up in Germany but I live here now since 1981. My grandkids love when I would tell them stories about my childhood and the way things are different. Thanks to the internet it is so much easier to stay connected and informed. Thanks again.
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Can I get your articles sent to my email address? I am a German teacher and so many of your articles would make a great teaching moment and promote German.
Can’t get enough of you wonderful articles!
Thank you so much!
Hi Monica
I do send out a weekly (or bi weekly) email that links my most recent posts.
On the right side of the home page… down toward the bottom… you will find the sign up. (I am not legally allowed to sign you up… you have to do it yourself).
note- this weekend we are doing some work on the site, so it looks crazy, and things are coming and going. It might be best to wait until Monday.
Thanks!
Karen