Ich lebe in den USA und war schon in einigen deutschen und deutschsprachigen Restaurants. Als Beilage zu einem guten Fleisch habe ich Rotkohl und Spätzle schon immer geliebt. Heute Abend bin ich zu einem örtlichen Lokal gegangen, das ziemlich gute Kritiken hat und angeblich authentisches deutsches Essen serviert. Ich habe ihr Spätzle-Hauptgericht mit Rotkohl und London Broil gesehen und war gespannt darauf, es zu probieren. Ich habe wahrscheinlich 3 Bissen gegessen und es zurückgeschickt. Als der Kellner fragte, ob alles in Ordnung sei, sagte ich, dass es nicht das sei, was ich erwartet hätte; Das Fleisch war unglaublich trocken und die Spätzle erinnerten eher an leicht gewürzte Spaghetti. Er behauptete, das gesamte Gericht sei so, wie es die meisten Deutschen mögen, und Spätzle sähen normalerweise so aus. Wie lautet das Urteil?
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I don’t know what that is but it’s definetly NOT Spätzle…
Meat looks dry AF. And whatever these “noodles” are, they are not Spätzle.
The spätzle kinda look convenience instead of hand made.
The meat does indeed look incredibly dry (and this is coming from someone who likes his meat done medium-well). Also, I had to google „london broil“, which appears to be a cut usually used for steak… not exactly the most German of meat dishes. The Spätzle are store-bought dried Spätzle. They’ll do in a pinch, but definitely not what I’d expect to be served in an „authentic“ restaurant. The cabbage looks very unappealing, too. Also, this dish is definitely lacking a nice, thick gravy of some sorts.
Edit to add: And don’t get me started on those „pretzels“!
This meat looks like a 5 Minuten steak from Aldi, we call it Lederlappen. They even forget the sauce.
Edit:
It’s pretty easy to make spätzle on your own. just give it a try:
https://platedcravings.com/authentic-easy-german-spaetzle-recipe/#wprm-recipe-container-4380
That is definitely not authentic
Where’s the sauce? That kind of roast meat has to go with lots of sauce. Either with gravy or sometimes you serve cooked beef with a white horsereddish sauce. If you serve it with white sauce then it has to be with potatos.
And in a restaurant I would expect homemade Spätzle and not this kind of dried pasta from the supermarket. The cabbage could be kind of to sour for an average american taste.
That meat looks so dry,you could use it as kindling
You got served Spagetti with a side of shoe leather.
No, that’s not how we prefer it.
I think these are dry Spätzle for boiling in hot water like this one https://www.edeka24.de/index.php?cl=details&anid=c284d997dc474dcc8.36988443&gad_source=1&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIkcWU1YeFhgMV5nJBAh3L5QjsEAQYASABEgIE8fD_BwE
But these are in no way comparable with fresh spätzle.
The meat looks terrible and the Germans are know for their love of much sauce. I don’t see any sauce and this makes me sad
I wouldn’t even serve this to my dog
Is London broil something like Tafelspitz or Kochfleisch? If so, this looks just dry and unpleasant. When my mom cooks Kochfleisch, it’s tender, and you almost don’t need a knife to cut it. AND it’s served with Remoulade, which is a German tartar sauce.
As a Swabian, I’m offended.
Where the fuck is the sauce?
The Spätzle are too long – even most store brands are shorter.
And the slices are too thin. Again, what kind of Braten is this suppossed to be, because something is definitely missing.
That’s not a meal, that’s an insult
As a German I must say, it became hard to find restaurants where it is worth eating. Unfortunatly most restaurants use convenient food and I often had the thought „well, I cook that better“. As someone who doesn’t make homemade Spätzle, I expect homemade Spätzle in restaurants. But you rarely get them in my area – it’s mostly the ones in your picture.
In Germany we say Schuhsohle
This is the most miserable-looking German food I have ever seen
Did they serve that beef without any sauce?
Authentic = yes,
German = yes,
Food =…..
As a swabian, these ‚Spätzle‘ really offend me. It’s pretty simple to make them yourself (handgeschabt or with spätzleshex). These are store bought (and one of the worse/cheap variants). It’s like serving frozen Pizza at a ‚authentic‘ italian restaurant.
The meat is supposed to be some kind of Braten I guess? Also, no sauce? Looks awful, sorry. Better diy.
[Recipe in german ](https://www.swr.de/rezepte/sauerbraten-mit-spaetzle-100.html)
It does kinda look like typical German food, but the kind your German single mother cooked hastily while doing ten other chores between her two jobs.
You did good. Many people I know are too self conscious to send bad food back but it’s important
Yeah. It’s actually authentic. For real. Thats authentic German food.
It’s half authentic, but terrible in quality.
The Spätzle are likely store bought. For home cooking they’re fine but usually you’d expect hand-made Spätzle in a proper restaurant.
The red cabbage looks a bit strange, but it’s kinda hard to tell from the picture.
London Broil is an American creation, it’s a cut of beef that is marinated and then seared. It is then cut into thin slices and served. From the pictures I’ve seen it’s supposed to be sorta medium rare inside. Obviously, this is so well done it would merit a standing ovation.
In conclusion, you got served a poorly executed American meat dish with store bought Spätzle and red cabbage. This isn’t authentic.