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Triplandio Germany guide covers 85 travel guides with 6 cities across 192 areas, complete with hotel picks. Explore 339 self-guided walking tours in Germany with 1,944 POI, spanning 1058.9 km in total. Get inspired by 97 local dishes, complete with recipes and our unique Food Flavour DNA graph.
City & Country Data Germany
Key travel data — cost of living, safety, healthcare, local currency and essentials, curated by Triplandio.
🌍 Germany
Cost
MID
Safety
84
Health
98
Lifestyle
72
Infra
85
Rank
#11
Score
68
Tourists
12.4M/y
GDP/cap
$60.5k
Life Exp
80.8 yrs
Population
83.5M
Currency
EUR €
Language
German
Payments
Mixed
Emergency
112
Traditional Local Food Germany
Local Flavours of Germany — Explore recipes, history, our unique food flavour DNA graph and more.
Street food
Meat
Berlin Curry Sausage
Currywurst
Kur-ree-vurst
A steamed and fried pork sausage sliced and seasoned with curry ketchup.
Snack
Vegetarian
Cologne-style Meatballs with Mustard Sauce
Rheinische Rievkooche
RYE-nish-er REEV-koo-che
Crispy potato pancakes often served with applesauce or mustard.
Snack
Vegetarian
Butter Pretzel
Butterbrezel
butter-bret-sel
A freshly baked pretzel sliced and spread with butter.
Snack
Meat
Frankfurter Sausage
Frankfurter Würstchen
FRAHNK-fur-ter VURSH-tchen
A traditional smoked sausage made from pork and veal, typically served with bread and mustard.
Main course
Meat
Beer Stew
Biergulasch
BEER-goo-lahsh
A hearty stew made with beef, onions, and dark beer.
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Main course
Fish & Seafood
Finkenwerder Speckscholle
FINK-en-veh-der SHP-ECK-sholleh
A popular dish featuring fried plaice with bacon and onions.
Dessert
Vegetarian
Apple Strudel
Apfelstrudel
AHP-full-stroo-dell
Delicate pastry filled with spiced apples and raisins, served warm.
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Main course
Meat
Buletten
boo-LET-en
A fried meat patty, typically made with ground beef and pork.
Main course
Meat
Cologne-style Heaven and Earth
Himmel un Ääd
HIM-mel un AHD
A traditional dish combining mashed potatoes and applesauce with black pudding.
Main course
Meat
Boulette
Boo-let-teh
Pan-fried meat patties seasoned with herbs and spices.
Snack
Vegetarian
Upper Lusatian Quarkkeulchen
Oberlausitzer Quarkkeulchen
OH-ber-LOW-sit-zer KWARK-koyl-chen
A fried potato dough pattie with a sweet and tangy quark filling.
Condiment
Vegetarian
Cologne Sweet Mustard
Kölscher Senf
KOL-scher zenf
A mildly spiced, sweet mustard unique to Cologne cuisine.
Snack
Vegetarian
Handkäs' with Music
Handkäs' mit Musik
Hand-kays mit Moo-zeek
A sour milk cheese dish marinated with onions, vinegar, and oil.
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Main course
Meat
Cold Pig's Knuckles
Sächsische Schlachtplatte
ZEK-sish-uh SHLAHKT-pla-tuh
A platter of cold cuts featuring boiled pig's knuckles, liver sausage, and other meats.
Street food
Meat
Döner Kebab
DER-ner keh-bahb
Seasoned meat cooked on a vertical rotisserie, served in a sandwich.