So you simply HAVE to come to Berlin! Yeeha!
It's really neat. I wouldn't recommend flying in from Oz (Or any location more than 2 hours away) just to visit the Videogame Museum, but if you're in Berlin anyway, definitely recommended.
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So you simply HAVE to come to Berlin! Yeeha!
It's really neat. I wouldn't recommend flying in from Oz (Or any location more than 2 hours away) just to visit the Videogame Museum, but if you're in Berlin anyway, definitely recommended.
brotkasten
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Speaking of pain, I bought this yesterday
and just tried it.
Good stuff.
and just tried it.
Good stuff.
GunslingerVit
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Wie scharf/würzig ist's?
It's good enough if you're in Berlin. Don't make long trips for it, though.
Patrick Bateman
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I don't know in which city I'll be when you visit Germany, but I'd be down for a meeting.
ThoseDeafMutes
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It's the capital city, so of course I'll be visiting at least once.
Bare minimum is Berlin (capital) and Frankfurt (international airport I'll be arriving at most likely). I'd like to see a few big cities here and there but realistically I'll be there 4-5 weeks at maximum so I can't see everything. I know a lot of German city names, but have no real mental model for what goes on there. Koln, Hamburg, Mainz, Munchen, Trier etc etc. My best friend is a chef and he might be tagging along too, so if that's the case I'll want to divert to places that he might be interested in for culinary reasons. Whatever they might be
GunslingerVit
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The whole Rheinland is easily accessible from Cologne as hub and are also good for simple day trips. Bonn is 25 minutes away by local trains, Düsseldorf 30 min, Koblenz 60 min, Trier 90 min, etc.
ThoseDeafMutes
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I assume Berlin would be similarly well connected for exploring the nordöstlich.
brotkasten
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Big step up from the hot sauces that are considered spicy (like Tabasco).
GunslingerVit
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Around Berlin there's nothing else except Potsdam. Brandenburg is pretty 'empty', but has a nice landscape.
And now, steinigt mich!
And now, steinigt mich!
ThoseDeafMutes
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The real shame is that Ostpreussen isn't around anymore. R.I.P. Konigsberg. I'm sure there's still plenty of sexy castles and stuff in the current lands though. Might have to check out the old Imperial Diet and stuff.
Ich war da einmal drin. LOOOOOOOOOOOOVED IT!
You can take the ICE and be in Hamburg within less than two hours. Which I would really recommend, it has a surprisingly different feel compared to Berlin. Much less self-centered, too.
Plus, you have to party all night, go to the Fischmarkt in the early morning, and get a coffee from the real life version of Shenmue's Tom. Nothing like it, and I don't even like fish.
The Rheinland area is really nice, yes. Koblenz to Cologne or the other way round is a really nice trip.
Go to Gdansk. <3
ThoseDeafMutes
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Visit the ol' Polandball.
GunslingerVit
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And compared to the After Death sauce (the one with the skull)? Tabasco really isn't that spicy, more a mildly hot vinegar.
Looking forward to a German GAF meetup. We should make the whole forum jelly with pics, stories, and anecdotes, so that the industry guys here in the forum decide to move their businesses to this uprising, small country in the middle of nowhere.
Tricky. As you can imagine the GDR government wasn't particularly font of the prussian/feudal heritage. If castles weren't actively torn down they were raided, disfigured or just left abandoned to rot. Parks were destroyed as well. After the reunification lots of old buildings were saved and skillfully rebuild but they hardly mirror the days of old anymore imho. I actually think the Polish have been more faith- and successful in saving and rebuilding their cultural heritage.
If you are into castels you might want to plan a trip along the Burgenstraße http://www.burgenstrasse.de/showpage.php?SiteID=1&lang=2 or stay in the Rhein/Main/Mosel area. But you rather don't want to stay in Berlin for trips to those. Besides, south/southwestern Germany has much more beautiful areas than the north anyway (unfortunately).
But to be fair the ensemble of castles in Potsdam puts every other place to shame anyway.
True. (Lake of Constance GAF represent).
Another place that's incredibly beautiful and not too far from Berlin ins Franconia. Lots of castles and great old towns, a landscape that's almost Scandinavian in some places, and tons of small breweries (bummer that Mutes doesn't drink)
GunslingerVit
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Nicht vergessen: nicht waschen für den TV-Beitrag.
You're right, Potsdam has many really beautiful castles clustered together but I prefer the sight of those mighty castles in the hills, like Burg Eltz or of course Neuschwanstein.
I was wondering, is there a difference between Burg and Schloss in english? Fortress and Castle maybe? Or Manor for Schloss?
systemfehler
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Bodensee Region wäre ne cool Idee, im Sommer wäre ich da 2-3 Monate relativ nah dran und ein Kakäuchen würde sich da sicher auch finden lassen.
@meet up:
Interesting that DeutschsprachigGAF needs an Aussie to finally meet.
How long do you plan to stay in Good Ol' Germany, Mutes? Oh, and don't forget to bring those sexy accent girls you have in your country, but leave those deadly creatures at home, okay?
Interesting that DeutschsprachigGAF needs an Aussie to finally meet.
How long do you plan to stay in Good Ol' Germany, Mutes? Oh, and don't forget to bring those sexy accent girls you have in your country, but leave those deadly creatures at home, okay?
Gut durchgehangen
Never thought of this. That makes totally sense. Like Buckingham.
TheFeedingHand
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Tabasco, spicy? not sure if serious...
brotkasten
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It's not, but people around here consider it spicy, that's why I mentioned it.
My main problem with Tabasco is the vinegar. It always adds a bit of acidity to your food, which doesn't always fit.
TheFeedingHand
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If you want something spicy and delicious at the same time, try this:
This thing is so gooood, yet so damn spicy.
Yeah... I don't think anyone here eats food with that Tabasco crap, it's not really mexican.
brotkasten
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I ruined few meals with Tabasco, because of the vinegar. At least that pain stuff is mostly made of habanero peppers (81%).
TheFeedingHand
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You Italians are awesome for creating pizza, but you still have a lot to learn when it comes to spicy stuff. Habaneros aren't very tasty, so can't imagine that pain thing tasting good.
Go to your local store and look for these in the mexican food section (lol):
Once you have them, buy a bag of chips (frito lays or whatever they're called in Italy). Drop them all in a bowl and cover them all with hot sauce (as pictured):
brotkasten
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You Italians are awesome for creating pizza, but you still have a lot to learn when it comes to spicy stuff. Habaneros aren't very tasty, so can't imagine that pain thing tasting good.
Go to your local store and look for these in the mexican food section (lol):
Once you have them, buy a bag of chips (frito lays or whatever they're called in Italy). Drop them all in a bowl and cover them all with hot sauce (as pictured):
It's "patatine" in Italian.
And I actually like habaneros. :/
After using 1 (!) Habanero for a pasta sauce (I don't care about authenticity) and it being barely edible, I'm not really sure about how to use them anymore.
One thing I did afterwards was to blend a finely chopped habanero with mayo and use it as a dipping sauce. That really wasn't bad, because there's definitely a slight fruitiness to habaneros.
TheFeedingHand
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Yeah, I like them too, but in small bits. Chili di albero y chili verde are waaaaaaaay better.
systemfehler
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I have a Dragonfire Beast Killer hot sauce in my fridge - bought it at some spicy food eating contest. I put a drop on a table spoon and let it run back into the bottle then tried it. My whole mouth was numb and burning for around 30 minutes. I do like that the sauce is really "all natural" with Naga Chili and not as sour or chemical as some of the over the top hot sauces.
The problem is - a few drops are more than enough for nearly every dish I make and after 2 years I still have half of the bottle. If I remember correctly it has about 20-60k Scoville. Not sure in what region that is. I do like to eat spicy but not if the sauce ruins the taste - at home there is no contest or bragging who can eat what.
The problem is - a few drops are more than enough for nearly every dish I make and after 2 years I still have half of the bottle. If I remember correctly it has about 20-60k Scoville. Not sure in what region that is. I do like to eat spicy but not if the sauce ruins the taste - at home there is no contest or bragging who can eat what.
brotkasten
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The Pain 100% is supposed to have around
e: screw that, one site reported it wrong, it seems. It's just 13k, which is more in line with the heat and taste.
TheFeedingHand
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TheFeedingHand
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And sorry if I'm being too much of a spicy food snob, but you Europeans have no credibility when it comes to knowing spicy stuff
Only a few Asian countries and Mexico are experts in this field
Only a few Asian countries and Mexico are experts in this field
And sorry if I'm being too much of a spicy food snob, but you Europeans have no credibility when it comes to knowing spicy stuff
Only a few Asian countries and Mexico are experts in this field
Too much heat kills any other flavor, so I don't need too much spice.
Although of course I'm jealous of your access to Mexican Food.
TheFeedingHand
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Not sure of what you're eating that kills other flavors, probably your tongue hasn't been "trained" enough. Here we eat spicy stuff since childhood (our stomachs must be pretty fucked up by now) so what may be spicy or hot for you, may be normal for us.
Zaraki_Kenpachi
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I just had one of those captcha on a site and it made me spell "germoney", I thought I should share since Germany is taking over Europe.
brotkasten
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While I enjoy some spicy food and I'm always ready to take it to the next level, you don't really gain anything from it, because most people here aren't used to it, like you said.
Systemfehler said it well:
"I do like to eat spicy but not if the sauce ruins the taste - at home there is no contest or bragging who can eat what."
and while it might not ruin the taste for me, I'm sure it does for everyone else.
I just had one of those captcha on a site and it made me spell "germoney", I thought I should share since Germany is taking over Europe.
Love it!
brotkasten
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I really wonder how you guys can sleep at night, now that children in Greece are starving.
Phantast2k
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I'm sleeping on a pillow full of Greek dreams and hopes so it's fine.
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