what is Chicken Schnitzel at the Beirgarten in Germany?

[bavaria]

A Gurke is the actual small cucumber used for pickles. Then you get all types of pickles made from Gurken - Gewurzgurken, Salzgurken, Saure Gurken, Senfgurken..... or Gurkensalat - cucumber salad made from fresh cucumbers

Just like all the types of pickles in America - 'bread and butter' ones for instance

Does that help?

 

[TDC Nala]

Not a spelling error on my part, the post above mine said gherking. I thought it was something German.

 

[bavaria]

whoops, sorry Nala!

King of the Pickles, perhaps???

 

[disnut1149]

Hi
I'd like to know if there is anything to eat at Biergarten for a vegetarian. The other people that I'm going with might like this and it sounds like fun. I'm happy if they have salads. Anyone been there recently? Thanks!!

 

[bavaria]

Yes! I'm a german veggie. I had tomato salad, cucumber salad, spelt salad, roast potatoes, pretzel bread, hot veggies, etc

There were other items like a leaf salad, spaetzle etc but I was pretty full on what I had.

I had avoided Biergarten in past but was surprised to see how much there was for a veggie, and I actually really really enjoyed my meal.

 

[disnut1149]

Thanks Bavaria,
I've never tried Biergarten because I thought it was mostly meat. I'll see if everyone else wants to try it.

 

[La2kw]

Hi Bavaria, I like that name!!

What do they taste like, these chicken schnitzels? I guess ethnic food is always adapted to the taste where it is sold. But from someone who knows the real thing it seems rather strange. Besides the chicken schnitzel, I am equally intrigued by the Bratwurst sandwich with sauerkraut obviously sold at Sommerfest, the counter service place. I live in the German town of the bratwurst and no one would ever think of having sauerkraut in a bun - with or without bratwurst!

But then, who knows what an American would make of the "American restaurants" in Germany?

We have always be served the bratwurst sandwich with the sauerkraut on the plate next to the sandwich. We've never been served with the saurkraut on the sandwich.

I also agree about the chicken being served at the Biergarten because it's cheaper than pork. Back before it was a buffet, they used to serve the pork schnitzel.

 

[smiller]

No idea what chicken schnitzel tastes like - I am a veggie! It started by not eating veal from age five onwards.....

The Bratwurst sandwich is a form of the Chicago hotdog, I think, which is on a soft bun with sauerkraut - someone can correct me if I am incorrect about it being a Chicago style item ie that they eat their hot dogs with sauerkraut. The soft bun is not something you would see in Germany either.

And yes, I am VERY familiar with the Bratwursthausle - I knew one of the owners son well.

Several items on the buffet at Epcot are Americanized - a few years ago I went to find out about a certain cookie as someone requested a recipe here. It was something I had never seen (and I am very very familiar with German baking). The name was something rather generic; the servers at Biergarten also agreed that it was nothing authentic. Tasty, just not a 'traditional' item.

But I think that one can say that about most of the restaurants at World Showcase - the flavours/recipes are modified somewhat to meet the North American tastes.

I have been going to WDW since 1994 and never stepped foot into Biergarten until my Italian friend took me last year - I like some of the buffet items so I do like to go back, but if I want 'real' German cooking I have some of my mother's cooking....

Just to clarify, the Chicago hot dog contains an all-beef wiener (there's that Vienna reference again!), mustard, relish, tomatoes, sport peppers, celery salt, chopped onions, and a kosher pickle on a poppyseed bun. Although we do not offer sauerkraut as a usual topping offering for hot dogs, I had one like that in New York City (I'm sure other places do too) and it was quite delicious.

I'm a German American and I must say that at home I put the sauerkraut directly on the bratwurst and crusty roll mostly for convenience's sake. At my German club, we always serve the sauerkraut next to the bratwurst on a crusty roll.

Oh, I love German food! Can't go wrong with the Biergarten; authentic or Americanized, it's a lot of fun and great food!

 

[smiller]

Just another tidbit of information: I spent a summer hostessing at a delightful German restaurant called the Schnitzel Platz - can you guess what the specialty is? More kinds of Schnitzel than I ever knew existed!

 

[Flossbolna]

I have been going to WDW since 1994 and never stepped foot into Biergarten until my Italian friend took me last year - I like some of the buffet items so I do like to go back, but if I want 'real' German cooking I have some of my mother's cooking....

I will be at WDW for the second time in a month time banana: ) and both times my friend and I have seriously debated to eat at Biergarten for finding out what German food tastes like on the other side of the Atlantic. However, we decided to stick with choices that for us are "etchnic" food like Whispering Canyon Cafe or 50's Prime Time!

What I WOULD like to see at Biergarten is some of the more regional specialties too, but that would be more difficult to achieve. Boma rotates their buffet; would be nice if Biergarten could do that too.

For instance, I really miss O'batzder. Before I became a veggie, I loved Leberknoedelsuppe (liver dumpling soup). But those type of things are probably going too far out of the normal American taste bud range

I think they give a good overview of the typical German fare. I read that they even have potato dumplings. In my experience most foreign visitors here do not feel very comfortable with them. But then, of course there would be lots of things that would be great, too. What about something from the North like Labskaus (as far as I know mashed potatoes mixed with corned beef) or instead of plain Spaetzle: Kaesespaetzle. I think in Germany this is much more common in restaurants than the plain Spaetzle. It is quite simple: melt cheese over the Spaetzle and then serve it with fried onions on top. Very delicious!!

We have always be served the bratwurst sandwich with the sauerkraut on the plate next to the sandwich. We've never been served with the saurkraut on the sandwich.

I just saw a picture on the food picture thread that had the sauerkraut on the sausage. Perhaps that was taken by someone who had transferred the sauerkraut after it was served. I am relieved to hear that it is not served that way!!

 

[krissyh]

I love chicken schnitzel (my fave is at the 1000 Islands Inn). But in my family, there was always a little lemon juice in with the egg coating.

I would go with Biergarten being "Americanized" German. A couple of years ago a German exchange student of mine went to WDW and Biergarten. Her host family made ressies there for her. She was not impressed, but they were. Probably sums it up pretty well.

I think most of World Showcase is altered to suit North American tastes (except, of course, Le Cellier!) But, hey, I'm from Buffalo and won't eat Chicken Wings when I go away!

 

[bavaria]

I will be at WDW for the second time in a month time banana: ) and both times my friend and I have seriously debated to eat at Biergarten for finding out what German food tastes like on the other side of the Atlantic.

Flossbolna, I actually checked to see when you were going as I too am going shortly . My Italian friend may not come with me; if not, I was looking for someone to go to Biergarten with me! (but I think that you and I just miss each other)

The Italian friend who took me to Biergarten absolutely refuses to go to Alfredo's, Tony's, or any other Americanized Italian food restaurant in the US (She did eat at Alfredo's and Tony's once years ago)

Biergarten is not top of my list, but if I need a place that is somewhat easy to get a reservation, and I am tired of the usual choices, I will go back... it's still some of the better American-German food I have eaten (the worst was in Niagara Falls and Iowa)

 

[mickeystoontown]

I am so glad to find this post. My husband, son and I were, literally, just talking about this last night over dinner. We were trying to decide where to make our ADR's and were talking about the food in Germant at EPCOT. We all said we wondered what schnitzel was. We just can't decide if we should eat here or not 'cause while we aren't super picky eaters, I want to get my money's worth. Still pondering.........

 

[Flossbolna]

Flossbolna, I actually checked to see when you were going as I too am going shortly . My Italian friend may not come with me; if not, I was looking for someone to go to Biergarten with me! (but I think that you and I just miss each other)

That's a shame! I will be arriving on Feb 7, so if you are still around then, we could at least meet up for a German drink! I am very intrigued by the dark Becks beer!

The Italian friend who took me to Biergarten absolutely refuses to go to Alfredo's, Tony's, or any other Americanized Italian food restaurant in the US (She did eat at Alfredo's and Tony's once years ago)

Isn't that typical Italian? Like showing TV pictures of battling soccer players in order to win the semi-final

 

[wildernesslodgelover]

I also agree about the chicken being served at the Biergarten because it's cheaper than pork. Back before it was a buffet, they used to serve the pork schnitzel.

I may be wrong, but I could have sworn I ate pork schnitzel in Oct. I remember it because my DD really loved it and gobbled it up, along with "hot dogs" (frankfurters.)

We really enjoyed Biergarten and plan on going back next visit. I understand it may not be authentic, but everything tatstes good and is somewhat unique if you are not familiar with German food.

 

[La2kw]

The schnitzel has been made with chicken ever since they converted the restaurant from table service to buffet. They do serve pork loin, which is very good, but not breaded.

 

[wildernesslodgelover]

I don't doubt it. I just asked my DH and he said he wasn't sure, but he remembered chicken schnitzel. Not sure why I thought it was pork!

Anyway, it was good!

 

[pooh2001]

WOW - we loved Germany in EPCOT (DH's Grandma & Grandpa are from Germany).

And Beef Roulade is my DH's favorite thing to eat.
Enjoy !

 

[edk35]

WOW little did I know when I posted that chicken schnitzel ??? that this would turn into a 3 page post. LOL I am excited about trying Beirgarten again. I do believe that when I went which would have been in 86 that it was served family style maybe I don't remember it being a buffet at all. This buffet seems to have lots of choices. I will make sure I post when we get back on how well we enjoyed it. Thanks so much for all the great feedback.


Denise

 

[Martha7]

We used to live in Dusseldorf, and will be trying Biergarten in April. I really miss the delicious German food, especially Schweinhaxe! You would all laugh if I told you about the first time I tried to cook Rouladen. I hadn't learned to speak any German yet, so I picked up the prepackeged meat in the supermarket, not knowing what it was. I decided that I could quickly pan fry it like a minute steak. My DH and I named the dish, "Lederfleisch"! (Leathermeat for non German speakers...)