Bayerisches Restaurant

last monday, when josh and i were in potsdam, we stumbled upon this bayer restaurant after about an hour of searching, debate, and indecision. bayern is a state in southern germany with a culture and dialect so different from berlin that it might as well be a different country. in fact, it's still sometimes referred to as "the Free State of Bavaria" (der Freistaat Bayern).

here's the front of the menu:


inside the restaurant:


we each had a liter of beer (eine Maß) which is reportedly the only way beer is served in bayern. i had Schweinshaxe, which is a ham hock (pork knuckle) which is roasted to perfection such that the the skin ends up almost exactly like chicharrón. it was served with beer sauce and the best sauerkraut i've ever had. there's a similar dish called Eisbein, which is a ham hock that is boiled rather than roasted.


Schweinshaxe:

Source: Wikipedia