The Weird German Food Quiz - LearnOutLive Quizzes

Germany has a lot of culinary weirdness to offer. Not only are some of our regional specialties very peculiar in nature, they often also come with names which are rather silly. Can you decipher the titles and find out what these dishes are made of? Caution: Some of these are not for the faint of heart.

1. Germans love minced pork meat so much that they eat it raw, on a piece of bread. Do you know how it’s called?

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Schlepp
Krepp
Mett

2. If you’re bored by regular cheese, try “Milbenkäse”, …

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a cheese with chocolate taste
a cheese with live mites
a cheese with lots of mildew

3. Fortunately, “Kalter Hund” (cold dog) contains no meat products. It simply stands for …

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butter cookies and vanilla frosting
a dessert made with biscuits and chocolate frosting
ice-cream with chocolate cookies

4. “Arme Ritter” (poor knights) refers to …

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french toast
pancakes
donuts

5. Fanta was invented in Germany, so it shouldn’t surprise anyone that “Fantakuchen” is a thing. But what is it?

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pork roast with Fanta
a cake containing Fanta
a cake sold by Coca-Cola

6. Why is this pickled herring called “Rollmops”?

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It looks like it was used to mop the floor.
It is eaten by people that “mope around”.
It looks round like a pug.

7. Do you know what “Himmel und Erde” (heaven and earth) refers to?

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apple sauce and mashed potatoes
pear sauce and mashed potatoes
apple sauce and mashed carrots

8. These donut-like pastries are quite popular in Southern Germany and are called “Nonnenfürzle”. But do you know what that actually means?

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nonsense fire
nibbler’s delight
small nun farts

9. Which type of “Spargel” (asparagus) is typically German?

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white asparagus
green asparagus
Germans hate asparagus

10. Everyone knows “Bratwurst” and “Currywurst”. But do you know what “Teewurst” is?

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a tea beverage packaged like a sausage
a spreadable pork sausage
a sausage containing tea leaves

11. “Saumagen”, a specialty from the Pfalz region, basically is nothing else than …

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stuffed pork stomach
marinated veal ears
fried pork skin

12. It’s well known that Germans love “Bier” (beer) but do you know what “Bierkäse” is?

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a cheese which has the color of beer
butter that tastes like beer and cheese
a cheese marinated in beer

The Strange German Food Quiz

1. Germans love minced pork meat so much that they eat it raw, on a piece of bread. Do you know how it’s called?

2. If you’re bored by regular cheese, try “Milbenkäse”, …

3. Fortunately, “Kalter Hund” (cold dog) contains no meat products. It simply stands for …

4. “Arme Ritter” (poor knights) refers to …

5. Fanta was invented in Germany, so it shouldn’t surprise anyone that “Fantakuchen” is a thing. But what is it?

6. Why is this pickled herring called “Rollmops”?

7. Do you know what “Himmel und Erde” (heaven and earth) refers to?

8. These donut-like pastries are quite popular in Southern Germany and are called “Nonnenfürzle”. But do you know what that actually means?

9. Which type of “Spargel” (asparagus) is typically German?

10. Everyone knows “Bratwurst” and “Currywurst”. But do you know what “Teewurst” is?

11. “Saumagen”, a specialty from the Pfalz region, basically is nothing else than …

12. It’s well known that Germans love “Bier” (beer) but do you know what “Bierkäse” is?

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The Strange German Food Quiz

1. Germans love minced pork meat so much that they eat it raw, on a piece of bread. Do you know how it’s called?

2. If you’re bored by regular cheese, try “Milbenkäse”, …

3. Fortunately, “Kalter Hund” (cold dog) contains no meat products. It simply stands for …

4. “Arme Ritter” (poor knights) refers to …

5. Fanta was invented in Germany, so it shouldn’t surprise anyone that “Fantakuchen” is a thing. But what is it?

6. Why is this pickled herring called “Rollmops”?

7. Do you know what “Himmel und Erde” (heaven and earth) refers to?

8. These donut-like pastries are quite popular in Southern Germany and are called “Nonnenfürzle”. But do you know what that actually means?

9. Which type of “Spargel” (asparagus) is typically German?

10. Everyone knows “Bratwurst” and “Currywurst”. But do you know what “Teewurst” is?

11. “Saumagen”, a specialty from the Pfalz region, basically is nothing else than …

12. It’s well known that Germans love “Bier” (beer) but do you know what “Bierkäse” is?

About the Author

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Level up your conversational German, and boost your vocabulary with fun little stories told through dialogue. Learn new words and expressions and make them stick with included flashcards.