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Surprise! I’ve changed continents. Here’s hoping you’ll enjoy my dispatches from my new home, Berlin—where every trip to the grocery store is an adventure, the produce is fresh and cheap, and the cashiers are surly but move at the speed of light.
Like so many others, today’s recipe started with one irresistible seasonal ingredient:

It’s mushroom [...]

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A moment of silence to remember the creator of the mouth-watering street snack, the Döner Kebab: 
 

Credit: The Local
A German news site, The Local, reports:

In sad news for anyone who has been drunk and hungry at 2 am, the man who invented the döner kebab sandwich nearly four decades ago in Berlin has passed away.
Mahmut Aygün, the Turkish immigrant who revolutionised [...]

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Credit: Koboko
What it’s called: Kaesekrainer (“kay-ze-kryner”), aka Krainer Wurst
What it is:  Smoked sausage made from a minimum of 68% pork, 12% beef, 10-20% Emmentaler cheese, and not more than 20% ham/bacon or 5% water.  Spices include seasoned salt, pepper, and garlic. 
What it tastes like: Similar to the American version of “Polish Kielbasa,” except it’s [...]

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