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1. 1 Stefan Dec 23rd, 2003 at 4:02 pm

   Hello John,

   first a few words about Schnitzel: It’s made of a thin slice of veal with a breadcrumb coating and served with french fries or boiled potatoes. It’s a meal from Austria and the original version is called “Wiener Schnitzel” (made of veal). If you use pork instead of veal it’s called “Schnitzel Wiener Art” (like “Schnitzel Vienna Style”). The “Milano” version is served with spaghetti instead of french fries.

   Now to “Spietze”.
   It’s spelled “Spezi” (means: “Special”) and pronounced something like “Spe-tzee” (the “e” as the first part of “December”). It’s my favorite drink and I’m drinking it all the time.
   In Germany the original as a matter of fact is “Spezi” and made as you described it: Coca-Cola with orange juice. See here: http://www.spezi.de

   But the most famous version is “Mezzo Mix” (http://www.mezzomix.de), a company of the Coca-Cola group.

   You can make Spezi for yourself at home: Mix 50% Coca-Cola Coke with 50% orange lemonade (is “Fanta” by Coca-Cola popular in the US?).

   Greetings from Erlangen, Germany:

   Stefan

2. 2 Prentiss Riddle Dec 26th, 2003 at 10:00 am

   I agree about Spezi. Good stuff.

   Stefan, we don’t call fizzy fruit-flavored drinks “lemonade” in the US. American lemonade is always lemon-flavored and uncarbonated. Ideally, it’s made with fresh-squeezed lemon juice and sugar. I think what you’re suggesting John mix with cola to make Spezi is what we call “orange soda”. And yes, Fanta is an American brand, although it’s not as common as it was when I was a kid.

   Now, for my favorite peculiar German drink: Radler! Radler is half beer and half lemon or lime soda. Sounds terrible but it’s actually the perfect drink for a warm summer afternoon.

3. 3 neezee Dec 26th, 2003 at 9:01 pm

   A good Spezi does have lemon in it - at least a little bit and that is what makes mezzomix so tasty.

   Radler - yes. Perfect if you don’t like beer but are thirsty. But, be careful where you order Radler - you get Radler in south of germany, in northern germany it is called Alster (and they might not understand what you mean vice-versa)

   But it can happen to you that they will serve it with orange soda and *thats* ugly. You will get this mainly in the west of germany.

   So you order it ‘beer and WHITE lemon soda’ ;o)

4. 4 Stefan Dec 29th, 2003 at 4:58 pm

   Me again. “Spezi” isn’t pronounced like the first “e” in December, sorry. It’s more like the “Ken” in “Kentucky”.
   BTW: In Germany also a Pepsi-branded Spezi exists, it’s called “Schwipp-Schwapp” (don’t ask how to pronounce that

5. 5 john Dec 29th, 2003 at 5:06 pm

   weblogs kick ass. where else could I get the recipe to ’spezi’ so easily from so many knowledgeable people?

   Thanks to all of you.

6. 6 tom Jan 31st, 2004 at 4:28 pm

   What is Spastla? I used to have this with various German meals when I was in Germany. It consisted of thick cut long noodles served with or without gravy usually accompaning Schnitzel. It might have other names depending on the region. I was mostly in the Barvarian Regions. Most of the time was spent in Neckarsulm, Bad Wimphin, Scheabish Gmund, and Heilbron. How do you make the gravy to go with this?

7. 7 Prentiss Riddle Feb 28th, 2004 at 8:11 am

   Tom, you mean Sp”tzle, pronounced approximately “shpets-luh”. It’s basically German pasta and if I remember correctly is a South German thing. It’s pretty common in American grocery stores these days. Nothing spectacular next to Italian pasta, but a nice comfort food.

8. 8 Oana C. R. Apr 11th, 2004 at 2:54 pm

   Spaetzle (Sp”tzle) Recipe

   2 cups all-purpose flour

   1 teaspoon salt

   2 eggs

   3/4 cup milk

   Stir together the flour and salt. Combine eggs and milk; stir into the flour mixture. Pour the batter into the Sp”tzle Hex and place it on the lip of a large saucepan or pot (with a diameter of at least 20 cm or 8 in) of boiling, salted water. Turn the crank with one hand, keeping the Sp”tzle Hex gently in place with the other.

   Take care to let the extruded pieces of dough (the Sp”tzle) fall on the slightly bubbling water surface and let them cook for approximately 10 - 20 seconds according to their thickness. Sp”tzle swimming on the surface are sufficiently cooked and should be gathered with a large slotted spoon, drained and placed into a serving dish. Stir in some melted butter or margarine to keep the Sp”tzle from sticking together and garnish with some bread crumbs. Makes about 4 cups of Sp”tzle, which is sufficient as a side dish for 2-3 people.

   Serve with nearly any meat dish. Sp”tzle is great with gravy, sauces or just plain.

9. 9 Oana C. R. Apr 11th, 2004 at 2:58 pm

   And here are more recipes :

   Sp”tzle Pasta Recipe:

   Sp”tzle are small irregular shaped pasta dumplings the name means ì Sparrows ì it

   is also known as ìKn–pfli or ìNockerlnî. in some parts of Southern Germany,

   Switzerland and Austria,

   Sp”tzle Recipe:

   Serves 4

   1 cup milk

   2 cups flour

   2 whole eggs

   1 teaspoon salt

   4 tablespoons butter

   In a bowl mix the milk, eggs , flour and salt , stirring with a wooden spoon to form a light dough.

   Do not over-mix, stir only enough to make lumps disappear.

   Bring a large pot of water to a boil, add salt, run the dough through a sp”tzle machine

   or place dough on a small cutting board and using a knife scrape small bits of dough

   from the board into the boiling water. Once the water returns to boil stir gently and let

   boil for approx 3 minutes. Remove from heat and rinse sp”tzle well in cold water.

   Drain and pat dry with towel.

   In a large skillet melt butter over medium heat and sautÈ sp”tzle without browning,

   3 to 4 minutes until nice and hot.

   ìK”se Sp”tzleî (Cheese Sp”tzle)

   Serves 2

   4 cups of ready made sp”tzle

   1/2 medium onion sliced julienne

   2 tablespoons oil

   4 oz grated Gruyere Cheese ( or good Swiss )

   This dish is all comfort food . Start with the already made sp”tzle recipe above.

   In a sautÈ pan add 2 tablespoons of oil and sliced onions, sautÈ 2 to 3 minutes,

   add sp”tzle pasta and sautÈ until hot. Add salt and pepper to taste and serve in

   individual bowls. Sprinkle generously with gruyere. Serve hot-hot.!

   A tossed green salad with vinaigrette goes well with it.

   Serve a good cold German Beer and you are in heaven!

   Guten Appetit!

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11. 11 Lotte P, Jul 2nd, 2004 at 12:54 pm

    Wow! What a great Web Site. How did I ever make do without you. I did know about germandeli.com and deutscherladen.com Great online shopping for those of us who love German foods.

12. 12 Cindy Jun 26th, 2006 at 8:17 pm

    I had this drink in Germany…it was a half beer half cola. what is this called? is this also a Radler?

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