My husband and I are traveling in July/August with our 20 year old daughter. We would love to do a guided walking food tour in Frankfurt or Rothenburg ob der Tauber. Has anyone done a food tour in either of these places you would recommend? Thank you!
Posted by
Berlin
2927 posts
I recommend to look before which kind of kitchen you will be tasting. To me neither the Franconian nor the Frankfurt kitchen would be attractive for a food tour - tastes are different of course.
Posted by
Northamptonshire, England
33628 posts
and other people actually like the cuisine of Frankfurt and northern Bavaria - Franconian.
I'm one of them. Lead me to the Green Sauce. Try to keep me away from the mini-roast-bratwurst and the other specialities.
On the other hand I've never eaten in Berlin.
Posted by
Frankfurt, Germany
9175 posts
This food tour in Frankfurt would be a good one. https://food-tours-frankfurt.com/
Frankfurt has more particular food dishes than other cities: Frankfkurt Grüne Soße (EU protected) Frankfurter Sausages (also EU protected) Frankfurter Kranz, Sachsenhausen Schneegestoiber, Bethmannchen, Handkäse with Music, Rippchen with Kraut, Sachsenhausen Bobbche and of course Apfelwein.
Posted by
Berlin
2927 posts
Frankfurt has more particular food dishes than other cities
I do not want to start any competition but most German cities have numerous special dishes as well, also smaller cities. In most cases it is less a city / town but more a regional thing. Handkäse for example is EU registered as "Hessischer Handkäse" not as Frankfurt one. Furthermore Handkäse is very similar to Harzer Käse. For the interested ones an article with a deep-dive into this topic.
In every case all worth trying in and around Frankfurt but it was not my kitchen, also not when working and living in Rhein-Main area.