Hob Nobs are so yesterday....

[Dos_Box]

... Because today I found out that Lidl are once again selling the utterly addictive Nurnburger Lebkuchen (chocolate covered ginger biscuits). These chunky coaster sized lovelies have a good thick cocolate topping and the biscuit has the consistancy of a jaffa cake. They are £1.39 for a pack of 6 and I recommed you buy 2 packs. The first won't last long, believe me.

I blame Ric for getting me onto these a couple of years back when he offered me a 'free sample' with a cup of coffee at his house. I'm now hooked, and it's a good job that they only sell them at Christmas time!

[featured_spectre]

You'll find aldi sell them at Christmas, Easter and late summer ;-) however I get my man to send me some direct.

[X-13]

I'll think you'll find they sell them all year round. At least here they do.

 

The forerunner of today's Lebkuchen was called the "honey cake" and its history can be traced back to the Egyptians, the Greeks, and the Romans. They believed that honey, the only sweetener widely available to them, was a gift of the deities and had magical and healing powers. Honey cakes were also worn as a talisman in battle or as protection against evil spirits.

 

They're not gingerbread, they're magical.

[tommej]

Dunkable? This is very important. The old snap-in-half-dunk won't do!

[X-13]

Dunkable? This is very important. The old snap-in-half-dunk won't do!

 

They're more like cakes than biscuits. [if they're the ones I'm thinking of.]

 

Think Jaffa.

[tommej]

Some cakes are dunkable!!!

[X-13]

Some cakes are dunkable!!!

 

Like these.

 

I was just saying they're soft like a Jaffa. So they absorb the coffee/tea/whatever.

 

They're also iced/glazed so they're more resistant to breakage.

[pete]

Dunkable? This is very important. The old snap-in-half-dunk won't do!

 

I extensively tested our reception desk's supply yesterday. They dunk fine.

[Gatt]

Some cakes (ie the Black Bun) last for years!! - Literally!

[Dos_Box]

Please don't tell me they are available all year round. It would be bad!

[tech_guy]

Stollen! Soaked in Jack Daniels! Seriously, try it as a dessert with fresh cream - amazing!

[Dos_Box]

Some cakes (ie the Black Bun) last for years!! - Literally!

 

Dwarf bread

 

*Terry Pratchett readers only this one.

[Michael]

That's nothing! I'm addicted to mince pies at the moment

[Gatt]

Dwarf bread

 

*Terry Pratchett readers only this one.

 

Lol!! more than likely based on the Black Bun then - just not quite as hard as Dwarf Bread

[broc]

German food is very under-rated in my opinion. They do some great desserts, pies & pastries, & as long as you like pork you are ok. It's not such a good place for vegetarians though.

 

I had some delicious pork loin steaks served with a sour cherry sauce last summer while staying on the Rhine. German red wine is another secret they keep from us...... how often do you see it for sale here?

[Gatt]

German food is very under-rated in my opinion. They do some great desserts, pies & pastries, & as long as you like pork you are ok. It's not such a good place for vegetarians though.

 

I had some delicious pork loin steaks served with a sour cherry sauce last summer while staying on the Rhine. German red wine is another secret they keep from us...... how often do you see it for sale here?

 

 

After a certain PM grew a pair of balls overnight - dont expect to see much in the way of decent french or german food for a while

[sonofsanta]

They do bags of smaller lebkuchen in Tesco at the moment as well, Iced or Chocolate Covered (with Apricot Filling). The former are definitely the best. Thoroughly addictive.

 

German red wine is another secret they keep from us...... how often do you see it for sale here?

You want to know a secret? Try some Swiss wine some time. They don't export any because it's so bloody delicious

[broc]

You want to know a secret? Try some Swiss wine some time. They don't export any because it's so bloody delicious

 

I have, and I agree with you.... it's a shame Switzerland is so expensive these days though.

 

Last summer we saw some Black Forest ice-cream on sale(made in Switzerland) , a 500ml pack was just over £9 sterling equivalent. We decided not to buy it.

 

The same Black Forest ice-cream was purchased 2 days later in Lidl near Koblenz in Germany for less than £3 equivalent.....it was probably one of the best ice-creams I have tasted!

 

If I was a Swiss tourist visiting Germany & saw what the Germans were paying I would feel we were being ripped off at home....

[sonofsanta]

I have, and I agree with you.... it's a shame Switzerland is so expensive these days though.

 

Last summer we saw some Black Forest ice-cream on sale(made in Switzerland) , a 500ml pack was just over £9 sterling equivalent. We decided not to buy it.

 

The same Black Forest ice-cream was purchased 2 days later in Lidl near Koblenz in Germany for less than £3 equivalent.....it was probably one of the best ice-creams I have tasted!

 

If I was a Swiss tourist visiting Germany & saw what the Germans were paying I would feel we were being ripped off at home....

 

When I lived in Basel I used to cross the border to do my grocery shopping in Germany... no other way of affording it. In all fairness, Switzerland isn't expensive for everything - electronics were cheaper than here when I was out there - it's just that what is expensive is food, drink and rent, which are fairly unavoidable

[witch]

I don't eat hobnobs but lebkuchen is another story - yum

Have to be careful though coz I am the only one in the family who likes it so I have to eat it all.....

[Flatpackhamster]

German food is very under-rated in my opinion. They do some great desserts, pies & pastries, & as long as you like pork you are ok. It's not such a good place for vegetarians though.

 

Absolutely. Their food is super. We should eat more of it over here, and it's far more regional than I'd thought possible. Swabians cook a sort of pasta, for example.

 

I had some delicious pork loin steaks served with a sour cherry sauce last summer while staying on the Rhine. German red wine is another secret they keep from us...... how often do you see it for sale here?

 

Trollinger? Good stuff. I got a taste for it when I was in Stuttgart this year, but can't find it for buggery in the UK.

 

It's ridiculous. Germans and Brits, we're so similar - same tastes in food, drink, same lifestyles. The only reason people don't holiday more in Germany is the war.

[broc]

The only reason people don't holiday more in Germany is the war.

 

Don't mention the war...... just joking..... In any case I think most Germans have forgotten about the war & moved on. On their own turf I find them friendly & accomodating.

 

We have spent quite a bit of time visiting/passing through Germany over the last 6-7 years during our summer holidays in our motorhome. We use the German motorways in preference to the French when travelling south. Most of mainland Europe is far more 'motorhome or caravan' friendly than the UK is, sadly.

[Flatpackhamster]

Don't mention the war...... just joking..... In any case I think most Germans have forgotten about the war & moved on. On their own turf I find them friendly & accomodating.

 

No, I mean that culturally, up until WW1, everyone in the UK who went abroad for a holiday went to Germany. Since the wars that has ended, and I think it needs to change because Germany is such a great place to holiday.

[bondbill2k2]

Right thats my lunch break sorted!

[Dos_Box]

Absolutely. Their food is super. We should eat more of it over here, and it's far more regional than I'd thought possible. Swabians cook a sort of pasta, for example.

 

 

 

Trollinger? Good stuff. I got a taste for it when I was in Stuttgart this year, but can't find it for buggery in the UK.

 

It's ridiculous. Germans and Brits, we're so similar - same tastes in food, drink, same lifestyles. The only reason people don't holiday more in Germany is the war.

 

Try Alsdi. They do a lot of German meats in the chilled food section.