In Germany, the culinary event about which I was most excited was definitely Spanferkel, or suckling pig. Sandra's uncle Reiner (the mushroom man) built the rotisserie himself! How cool is that?!
We rocked up to Reiner's house in the afternoon, finding delicious smoky smells and the following marquee set up in the backyard. Squee!!
The marquee |
It got sprayed with beer throughout the cooking process, to stop the skin from burning before it was cooked all the way through.
Hehe... how many Germans does it take to roast a pig? |
"I built that" |
And finally, it was time to eat!
One of Reiner's friends is a professional butcher, who broke down the pig in no time!
The meat was super tender, and really tasty - I loved it!
Now, meat is great, but so are salads! (You can see my beer and my plate of food on the bottom of the table.)
Top row: Carrot Salad; Potato Salad Middle row: Pasta Salad; Pea & Leek Salad Bottom row: Spaghetti Salad; Pear, Avocado and Sunflower Salad |
We'd brought some desserts as well: Käsekuchen (made by Sandra's mum)...
Cheesecake |
Apple Cake |
It was a wonderful smoky, meaty, beer-filled afternoon. A perfect relaxing day!
6 comments
Looks like a great time was had by all Sarah!
ReplyDeleteI'm gonna have to show my husband this post, he would be so impressed with the spit AND the pig!
LOVE pig on a spit! What a great day with great friends and a delicious spread!
ReplyDeleteIt's definitely NOT the case that the only Käsekuchen I had in Berlin came from McDonalds.
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@Anna - Thanks! I'm the least handy person I know, I was so impressed with the spit!
ReplyDelete@Nic - So delicious! It was such a lovely sunny day too.
@Hannah - http://sarah-cooks.blogspot.com/2007/02/awesome-german-cheesecake.html :)
xox Sarah
Looks Delicious!! :)
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Luna
This is insanely mouth-watering YUUUUUM... I wonder when's the next time I can have pig on a spit again... Aihhh... Nice one! =)
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