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Cooking Kässpätzle

Wow my second day in Germany and I was cooking up a storm. A schwabian dish where the basic components are eggs, flour cheese, and caramelized or roasted onions. It was delicious.
I have done some research and a part i found most interesting was "Schwabian girls were not considered ready for marriage until they had mastered the art of Spätzle making." ummmm. its a good thing that i have already mastered that, it was perfect and we had many smiles and joy after eating this tantalising German speciality!
it was a are true comfort food, flavorful and simple to prepare and that is just what we needed to start our 4 weeks in Germany as well as having a wonderful bubbly hosts Babara Owen and her extraordinary amazing team Felina and Tom who were of great help and welcoming to all of us and i would like to extend my gratitude towards them and the sponsors who made it possible that we are here .I have really learned alot and grew personally with this programme within this week. it taught me about all aspects of life and made me realise that theres more out there that i would like to see and experience. it is most certainly a worthwhile, memorable experience i will always treasure and never forget.
I really enjoy cooking and i love to cook for people but what was more fun about cooking this dish is that we all cooked together.
I would love to try making Spätzle again back home to my fellow south Africans so that they could have a little taste of the wonders that i experienced in Germany. However just to warn you, it is very tiring, my forearms were aching all evening after I made this. it was a real forearm workout but was up for the challenge and enthusiastic about learning it so that i could add a new recipe to my collection!

by Daphanie Naicker

Tübingen South Africa Program 2011