Wild Garlic Soup Deliciousness

After a full day of exploring the labyrinthian castle/fortress, tucking in for a beer and good meal at the Hotel Goldene Ente restaurant is simply gemütlich.

I had the Bärlauchsuppe, Wild Garlic Soup. A creamy and zangy treat with all the additional health benefits that garlic should provide to ward off all the allergies and changing of the seasons colds that seem to  be going around in the wider region of Bavaria.


Wild Garlic Soup.  Might have to try my hand at it at home. 

Cafe Tomaselli, Salzburg

Cafe Tomaselli by night 

Cafe Tomaselli by day

Tea

Coffee

Wild Garlic Soup

The wild garlic soup (Bärlauchsuppe)

At the restaurant of the Hotel Goldene Ente in Salzburg

The Macaron: A brief introduction

I was first introduced to the macaron via various blogs.  I drooled over the images at first sight.  I wondered about the texture and flavor and, as a simple dessert lover, wondered if my own personal food intuition matched the fantasy I was beginning to develop about the taste of these treats.

I was also curious about the apparent and distinct difference between this treat and the macaroon, a coconut cookie far more familiar to me. After some light google research, I see that my own confusion is not that uncommon.  While sharing the same name origin, the macaron and macaroon are completely different sticky treats. Filled with cream and typically offered in various pastel shades and in flavors ranging from rose or vanilla to chocolate or pistachio, the popularity of the macaron, whose batter typically consists of a mix of sugar, egg whites and crushed almonds, is vast.

Vanilla and almond macaron from Wurzelsepp, Nürnberg

And yes, it tastes as delectable- crisp on the outside, fluffy and creamy on the inside- as I imagined.

Lovely Italian by German Waters

A lovely little Italian restaurant just a jaunt away from the train station in Bamberg.

If I get the names of the dishes right, the above is Tagliatelle con funghi and the below is Tagliatelle con..salmon.  Whatever the correct terminology, it was deliciousness, and a cool, empty terrace to boot.  We reveled in the privacy but I am sure this place booms in business in other times (with an ice cream store with a terrace neighboring how can you go wrong? On top of delicious food).   We dined on a fairly blustery Spring evening but I don't doubt that this terrace sees lots of action come the warmer times.

Pizza with shrimp to go.

 I carted this baby two hours by train home and it was still scrumptious the day after.

Nyhavn fish sampling

Dining at Lilla Torg