Germany is a country known for its beer, football, precision engineering and really tall people. But there is more to Germany than what meets the eyes. A rich cultural heritage paired with modern influence has resulted in a diverse European landscape. In the next few posts, I re-visit the sights and feeds that made me love this systematic country.
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A few weeks after my weekend in Berlin, I was on a plane to Germany again. This time to Munich, the land of beer and the home of BMW. After a 45 minute train to the city and another 10 minute ride to the hotel, I was super hungry. But being so far away from the city square in Munich, means I relied on some handy tools like Siri and Trip Advisor to find my dining place. Eventually, I decided to go to Augustinerbräu which was not too far away from my hotel.
Its wooden accented beer hall was filled with a boisterous crowd and every table seemed more welcoming than the last as we walked through the hall. Eventually, my colleague and I settled for a sit some 10 other people at the table.
For drinks we had none other than the famous Augustiner Lager which I have no picture of. This is some seriously crisp beer and it was fresh because there were no sulphates. I did not get stomach ache or itch! But the drinks were not the reason I was there, it was for the food. I ordered the Augustiner platter €14.50 while my colleague called the Wurst platter €11.50. No pictures of his because his was essentially a plate of 6 sausages which consisted of 3 pork sausages and 3 white sausages (presumably turkey?) all of which was on my platter too!
2 sausages, a duck thigh, a slice of roast pork and half a pork knuckle served with a side of stewed cabbage, enough said my platter was massive. Looking back, elements on the platter like the duck tight and pork knuckle were cooked perfectly. The scheiwntaxe was super crisp from its roasting while the duck was mildly gamey with a nice caramelised skin. Sausages were “OK” but it did not taste as meaty as I expected it to be. The bummer of them all was the chunky slice of roast pork which was dry. But 3 above average dishes definitely trumped over 1 poor one. More importantly it was more than just a quantity meal, it was a delicious. This meal along with the sausage platter could easily feed 3. I was really hungry but could not even finish my meal.
After the meal, we sat around and chat with the lovely people around the table for awhile. It was really interesting to have conversations with everyone on the table. You had a guy that was totally drunk and infatuated with his girlfriend. Then there was the underage kid with his dad drinking his 3rd stein and not to mention the American couple from the hood that worked in Alaska. Augustinerbräu is more than just a beer hall. Its a social scene paired with quality food in an amazing venue.
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