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It has evolved as a national [|cuisine] through centuries of social and political change with variations from region to region. The southern regions of Germany, [|Bavaria] and [|Swabia] share many dishes. ingredients and dishes vary by province. There are many significant regional dishes that have become both national and regional. Many dishes that were once regional, however, have proliferated in different variations across the country in the present day.
 * German** cuisine is a style of cooking derived from the nation of [|Germany].

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German food hasn’t really taken off in the Northwest the way the cuisines have of France, Italy, China, Thailand and pretty much every other place south of Greenland.

[|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tea_(meal)]

In [|Germany] the traditional afternoon meal is called //Kaffee// (coffee), //Nachmittagskaffee// (afternoon coffee) or //Kaffee und Kuchen// (coffee and cake). Only sweet foodstuffs are served, with cream-based cakes taking priority (such as [|Black Forest gateau]), although drier forms of cake, fruit tarts and pastries may also be served. In modern times, because of work and lack of time, a //Kaffee// is an event reserved for Sunday afternoons with a carefully set coffee table, tablecloth, and invited guests. Traditionally coffee is the preferred drink served (with cream, or condensed milk, and/or sugar), but in recent decades tea has become more popular also to the common German people. Friends may sometimes gather to have an English-style tea instead of the usual //Nachmittagskaffee//.

[] Pork, poultry and beef are the typically used meat in Germany

A typical German breakfast may include bread, toast or rolls with jam, marmalade or honey as well as eggs and strong coffee or tea.

=German Chocolate Cake= Germans prefer the breakfast menu consisting of bread, toast, and bread rolls supplemented with jam, honey, marmalade, eggs over a cup of strong coffee or tea. For children, usually milk or cocoa is prefered. Delicacies like deli meats, such as ham, salami are also common on breakfast menu
 * 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
 * 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
 * 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
 * 1/4 teaspoon salt
 * 1 cup butter, softened
 * 1 cup sour cream
 * 4 large eggs
 * 4 ounces sweet baking chocolate, melted
 * 1/2 cup milk
 * 3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
 * Topping**
 * 3/4 cup evaporated milk
 * 1/2 cup light brown sugar, firmly packed
 * 1/2 cup butter
 * 1 can (3 1/2 ounces) flaked coconut, or about 1 1/3 cups
 * 1 cup chopped pecans http://www.buzzle.com/articles/german-cuisine-traditional-foods.html

Germans with their dinner usually have different drinks to go with a specific meal.

Beer: Is very common throughout all parts of Germany, with many local and regional breweries producing a wide variety of fine beers. Beer is generally not as expensive as in other countries and is has very good quality.

Wine: although wine is not as popular as beer, yet for all of the rich germans, it is very formal and elegant.