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Gutten appetit - Essential German words and phrases for eating out
Posted by simonager under German, Learning a language
Traditionally in Germany lunch (mittagessen) is the biggest meal of the day, while dinner (abendessen) tends to be smaller. Most restaurants (Restaurant/Gaststätte) do serve larger dinners as well. Breakfast (Frühstück) also tends to be quite substanstial even in cheap hotels. Some people have a second breakfast (zweites Frühstück), a smaller version of the first breakfast [...]
Tags: culture, food, germany, germna, vocabulary
Weinachten - essential German words and phrases for Christmas
Posted by simonager under German, Learning a language
Christmas (Weinachten) in Germany is the most important annual celebration. The festivities begin on the forth Sunday before Christmas, or the first day of Advent. Families set up Advent wreathes (Adventskranze) and Christmas / Advent markets (Christkindlmärkte) traditionally start. Shops stay open later during this period as well.
On 6th December, St Nicholas’ Day (Nikolaus), on [...]
Tags: christmas, christmas eve, christmas markets, culture, december, food, german, germany, tradition
Buon appetito! Why Italian meal times are such a special occasion
Posted by simonager under Italian, Learning a language
In Italy people live to eat whereas in some other nations, such as the UK, people tend to eat to live. Food is taken seriously in Italy and meals are social occasions which can last several hours as the food and drink is enjoyed at a leisurely pace.
Every region and many towns have their own [...]
Truffles (Tartufi)
Posted by simonager under Italian, Learning a language
Truffles are the fruiting body (ascoma) of a type of fungi found in Europe, Asia, North Africa and North America. They have been used as food, aphrodisiacs and medicines since Roman times, and are the one of the most expensive foods in the world. They are especially popular in French, northern Italy and parts of [...]
Tags: culture, england, food, italian, itlay, november, october, truffles
Is Sicily really so different from mainland Italy?
Posted by simonager under Italian, Learning a language
Sicily (Sicilia) is an island with a population of about five million located off the southern tip of mainland Italy (Italia). It is an autonomous region of Italy, the largest island in the Mediterraean, and has been considered a strategic location for much of it’s history. As a result, it has been occupied by many [...]
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