A new kid on the block: Beyond Bratwurst, my history of food in Germany

I’m so excited. Praenatal anxiety has made way to pure joy and pride. My new one has entered this world! I’m very happy how all the stuff that was for so long safely folded up inside my writer’s head and soul has actually transformed into a book… Please meet Beyond Bratwurst, my history of food in Germany. Chronologically, from the gruel-eating Stone Age to Berlin’s Markthalle Neun today.

Big thanks are due to everybody involved at Reaktion Books in London. Your efforts are immensely appreciated. To celebrate, I’ll be posting a few tidbits about food in Germany, more or less each week, for a while: Eating Germany. Practical stuff for the next trip to Germany, just fun facts, or recipes – keep tuned!

Here is something to tease your literary tastebuds…