Put down that Ritter Sport chocolate! Don’t you dare touch those Adidas tennis shoes! Stay away from those tacky Christmas ornaments! Instead of spending your precious Euros on mass-produced kitsch that you can find in the U.S., pick up one of these souvenirs that you can’t find beyond Germany’s (or at least Europe’s) borders. (Take that, globalization!)
Eat your French fries in style! This sterling silver three-tonged fork is the bling-bling version of the plastic cutlery that comes with the streetfood classic: currywurst and fries. It even comes with a little leather sleeve for safekeeping. Expect to pay: €29.
Frühstücksbrettchen
Germans don’t eat their breakfast (usually a roll with jam, cheese or cold cuts) on any old plate. They use Frühstücksbrettchen (breakfast “board”), a rectangle of plastic that’s just big enough to collect crumbs. We love the boards sold by the Munich shop Servus Heimat. (Click on Geschirr.) Expect to pay: €8.
Guhl Basiskräftig Bier Shampoo
Available at most drugstores (try Schlecker, DM or the cosmetics section of a department store), this amber-colored “beer” shampoo has an “herby fresh” scent. Expect to pay: €6.
Tube o’ Senf
Ingenious Germans squeeze perfect dollops of mustard out of toothpaste-like tubes sold in most grocery stores. Chose from scharfer Senf (spicy mustard), mittelscharfer Senf (medium mustard), or süsser Senf (sweet mustard). If you want to go overboard, you can also go for tubes of Meeretich (horseradish), mayonnaise and remoulade. Thomy and Löwensef are dependable brands. Expect to pay: €2.
Photo by: Zemzina
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