Posts tagged: Zoigl

Bread and beer: the staff of life

German cuisine has its denigrators, and it can be heavy and predictable. Most restaurants offer venison in a heavy gravy, pork and dumplings and some kind of schnitzel and sauerkraut. But the key things in the national cuisine are the simple ones, and they are done blindingly well: beer and bread. France may have a […]

Germany Holidays: Going for a Zoigl

So what’s a Zoigl, when it’s at home? Actually, ‘home’ is the key word here, because Zoigl is a particularly delicious home-made beer, and only made and served in private households in five Bavarian towns in the Oberpfalz region. Read on to find out where, why and how.

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