The very many questions-not-worth-their-own-thread question thread XXII

[hobbsyoyo]

Not sure how popular wiener snitzel is outside of the US midwest, but yeah the only other german-american foods I can think of are the ones already listed. You can make beer brats in the oven, no grilling required, fyi.

I slice onions and green peppers and put them in a pan with bratwursts, then cover it all with beer (I prefer Bud Light with Lime) and bake it for an hour or so covered with foil. It won't be charred on the outside like some prefer but it's delicious and is good for when it's too cold to grill. (make sure the brats get to temp before serving though, they can get blazing hot outside but still be raw in the very middle).

 

[sophie]

Not sure how popular wiener snitzel is outside of the US midwest, but yeah the only other german-american foods I can think of are the ones already listed. You can make beer brats in the oven, no grilling required, fyi.

The Wienerschnitzel you're thinking of is not Wienerschnitzel

This is Wienerschnitzel

schnitzel is not, nor should it ever have referred to wurst. Wurst is Wurst. Schnitzel is Schnitzel.

 

[Borachio]

Isn't that breaded calf?

 

[sophie]

Isn't that breaded calf?

Schnitzel means cutlet in German. There are many ways of preparing schnitzel. The Viennese variant (Wienerschnitzel) entails breading and frying a veal or pork cutlet.

I honestly haven't the faintest idea why many Americans believe Wienerschnitzel to be synonymous with Frankfurter Würstchen

*edit* Apparently in Germany hot dogs are referred to as Wiener würstchen, so maybe that's where the connection comes from.

It should also be noted that Wienerschnitzel is about a billion times tastier than hot dogs.

Of course the Döner trumps them all, but that's immaterial to the discussion

 

[Borachio]

Oh. Thanks.

 

[hobbsyoyo]

I didn't confuse snitzel and brat, I was talking about two different things entirely. Pardon any confusing paragraph or sentence structure.

I have heard snitzel called weiner snitzel, but I know its different from brat.

 

[sophie]

I have heard snitzel called weiner snitzel, but I know its different from brat.

Again, Schnitzel just means cutlet. There are many varieties of Schnitzel. Another good one is Schnitzel Holstein which is served with a fried egg and capers, or Jägerschnitzel which is apparently served with Jagdwurst and Tomato sauce.

Incidentally, the German page is about a hundred times better than the English page.

http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schnitzel#Schnitzelgerichte

 

[Lohrenswald]

Does any of you have some inside scoop about leading theories of what dark energy (the reason for the universe's exspansion) really is?

(Universe's? Universe'?)

 

[Cutlass]

Does any of you have some inside scoop about leading theories of what dark energy (the reason for the universe's exspansion) really is?

(Universe's? Universe'?)

There's a thread for science questions HERE and a whole science section that might be a better place for that question.

 

[ELITEOFWARMAN8]

I don't know ELITEOFWARMAN8, only Cashews and Milk.

Uber!



And to Borachio, I wasn't in the Bible !

 

[PlutonianEmpire]

There's a thread for science questions HERE and a whole science section that might be a better place for that question.

Yeah, but the problem is, no one ever reads them, much less post there.

They'd rather focus on whichever politician happens to be hopping into bed with whatever random obscure commoner at the current point in time.

 

[sophie]

Uber!

over what?

 

[bhsup]

The Wienerschnitzel you're thinking of is not Wienerschnitzel

At what point does a large population of people calling something a particular word that really may not be accurate make it an acceptable use of that word?

 

[Phrossack]

At what point does a large population of people calling something a particular word that really may not be accurate make it an acceptable use of that word?

I don't often hear people confuse the two, partly because wienerschnitzel is not too common in the US. But you'll definitely notice the difference between schnitzel and wurst when you see and eat them, and wienerschnitzel's really good.

 

[madviking]

At what point does a large population of people calling something a particular word that really may not be accurate make it an acceptable use of that word?

Truth isn't democratic.

 

[bhsup]

IT was a language question, not a truth question.

1930s: Teacher tells students to put on their rubbers before going outside. Totally normal.
1990s: Teacher tells students to put on their rubbers before going outside. Fired.

 

[Angst]

IT was a language question, not a truth question.

1930s: Teacher tells students to put on their rubbers before going outside. Totally normal.
1990s: Teacher tells students to put on their rubbers before going outside. Fired.

are you serious? WTH america?

 

[Synobun]

Truth isn't democratic.

No, but language misconception via a large demographic is. See the changed definition of literally. They added the misconception to the official definition, just because people got it wrong... A lot.

 

[Borachio]

Uber!



And to Borachio, I wasn't in the Bible !

You are now!

(For an extremely loose definition of the word "Bible", I'll grant you.)

 

[rugbyLEAGUEfan]

Why do Americans go crazy for Oreos? They're dry, it's not like it's top shelf chocolate and the creamy centre is not that creamy. And it's not like you guys are lacking when it comes to good confectionary.