Sandy - You'll find some hot stuff there if you look! I'm not that familiar w/ Germany, but spent some time in Austria where my mother grew up & where all her family still is. Just remember - pepperoni is not a sausage overseas! It usually means HOT. Have a wonderful time. Try all the dumplings you can, especially if they have zwetchen or marillen knodel - Italian plum or apricot dumplings - they are heaven on earth. They also make dumplings stuffed w/ bacon & onions - grammel knodel - I'd kill for one of those.... Enjoy your trip!!! Helen Sandy Olson wrote: > The recipes have been great...can't wait to fix some of that chili. It > will have to be in a few weeks, however. Partly because it's darn hot > in Iowa right now and a bowl of chili doesn't sound near as good as a > bowl of guac. Also, we're heading to Germany for a two week river boat > cruise. I don't think anyone in Germany has ever eaten hot food unless > they are expats from a warmer clime or hotter frame of mind. Please > correct me if I'm wrong as this is my first venture into that country > with the exception of passing through the Frankfurt airport on the way > home from Russia two years ago. That's another nation where black pepper > is the spice of choice. Even those of us who sport the moderate corp > armbands prefer something a bit more pungent than that ;^) They do eat > a lot of root veggies! > > Back around the middle of August. > > SandyO > CH #1146 of the traveling persuasion > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.138 / Virus Database: > 270.5.6/1579 - Release Date: 7/29/2008 6:43 AM > > >