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The reassuring warmth of German seasoning

If you’re interested in exploring German cuisine at length, there are numerous internet sites and a few good cookbooks. His marinated mushroom recipe, which follows, makes a great accompaniment to meat dishes like sauerbraten or tastes great by itself. At New York’s Inside Park restaurant, Chef Matthew Weingarten has been working on bringing German food more in line with contemporary American tastes. What’s more Rocket German, by reducing serving sizes, playing with accompaniments and adjusting ingredients, it is possible to enjoy the reassuring warmth of German seasoning without breaking our increasingly health-conscious American diets. It is a warming cuisine for a cold climate and, with its emphasis on preserved vegetables and cheap cuts of meat, it seems out-of-place in our fast-paced, refrigerator-dependent world.