Recently I was craving pancakes and it is something I commonly used to make at home instead of eating out as I have a simple recipe for it (by Jamie Oliver), and it's actually quite enjoyable to have with different sweet or savoury toppings. Consequently I had to buy flour at the supermarket for the 1st time, and realised that they were not named like back home, for example "plain flour" or "self raising flour" but instead were called "type 405" or "type 630" or after products you could make with them like "pasta flour". I felt rather silly standing in front of the flour isle for at least 20min google-ing the types and in the end just picking one based on the picture on the packet >< Thankfully, type 405 turned out really good for making pancakes! (and later on, even an apple cake without any additions like baking powder).
With the simple recipe of 1 egg, 1 cup flour and 1 cup milk (I've even tried a new one from Tegernsee!), I've made many variations with bacon/sausage & mushrooms, or coconut/raspberry/movenpick chocolate, or a reinvented smore with peanut butter/chocolate/toasted nuts/marshmallows :D It's nice to enjoy the seasonal fruit they have brought in for the summer, like the raspberries, coconut and even watermelon!
The hot weather has also called for many summer drinks, and this summer especially I've noticed the introduction of many "alcoholfrei" options. Many beer companies are releasing radlers or even drinks with no alcohol including my favourite (in Munich!) Tilmans Biere with a "cola mix". It's a nice citrusy coke-like beverage. I also really enjoyed the iced latte at Lost Weekend, because many places serve iced lattes with icecream, but this was a simple "iced latte" with a good coffee to milk ratio and was very refreshing.
I've also begun cycling more often than expected as I've found a really nice route with calming scenery and slopes, so it's rather fun and also good exercise on the weekends. And I've had my "fancy water" to accompany me (or so I call it, though in Germany they just call it carbonated water >< it's just rare to have sparkling water back home) and on one occasion I also had a dalgona milktea from Nai Cha as well which was a nice treat.
Given that I've accumulated a few bottles over time, I've of course needed to recycle them and that's something I've really liked about Germany and the emphasis on sustainability. There is a "pfand system" and you can return the bottles at machines at various supermakets and then get back your deposited money to offset your other purchases. I've also recently learnt about toogoodtogo from someone which allows you to purchase food from participating cafes/bakeries/eateries at the end of the day so that they can clear unsold products while helping you save money. It was actually nice to be able pick up some pastries from Boulangerie Dompierre which sells some of my favourite french breads.
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