Food from an Afternoon in Berlin

We started the day at Lemke, a nearby Brauhaus, including some Krakauer sausage with Sauerkraut and Bratkartoffeln potatoes. The Sauerkraut was definitely nothing like that crap you get on top of your hot dog at Wienerschnitzel in the US - it has little bits of meat in it, as well as a garnish. Of course, I had the obligatory dunkel beer, and I even downshifted into a Spezi, which is basically Coke and Fanta (or, as artificially fruit flavored carbonated drinks are often called in Europe, "lemonade"). It's a kid's drink like a Shirley Temple - the Fanta is used to dilute the strength of the caffeine.



We passed by a few markets and stands on the streets too, with of course many folks selling cheese and sausages (there was a great thin cracker-like bread called Trockenbrot). There was also this one guy with a self-contained grill under and umbrella. Finally, we closed off the afternoon with some hot mulled Gluehwein along the river, which was great during the cool afternoon sunset despite being pretty sweet. OK - now it's off to dinner!