1. Pommes mit Mayo.
Mayo on fries. It's a thing in Germany. A very popular thing. Another version is mayo and ketchup on fries, which is called "Pommes Schranke" (barrier fries, because of the colors).
2. Eisbein.
Looks very #NSFW, but relax. It's only pickled and boiled ham hock.
3. Weisswurstfrühstück.
Having white sausage with sweet mustard, beer and pretzels for breakfast is kind of a national treasure in Bavaria. The only true way of eating the sausage is to suck it out. Yes, seriously. It's called "zutzeln".
4. Heringsalat.
Toss some food into a bowl, put some kind of creamy sauce on it (mostly it's mayo) and call it a salad: Like this pickled herring salad.
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5. Wurstsalat.
It's a "salad" made of wurst. There's cheese in it, too. Oh, don't forget the vitamins: dill pickles.
6. Spargel.
The Germans are obsessed with asparagus. Mostly with the white ones. During the "Spargelzeit", the special season for asparagus, they get crazy and eat tons of white asparagus with Hollandaise sauce, boiled potatos and some sort of meat or ham.
7. Saft-Bockwurst.
Pickled Sausages. Yes, this is salty hot dogs bathed in salty water.
8. Schmalz.
It's pig fat that you can spread on bread. You're welcome.
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9. Schweinekrusten.
This crunchy snack is literally just pork rind. No carbs.
10. Handkäs mit Musik.
Sour milk cheese marinated with chopped onions and caraway.
11. Arsch mit Ohren.
This candy is called "ass with ears". Literally.
12. Leberwurst.
It's wurst made out of liver. Oh, and it's spreadable.
13. Mett.
Yes, Germans eat minced raw pork. As a sandwich.
14. Mett-Igel.
Yes, Germans love to build a hedgehog out of Mett.
