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Somebody is going to make a killing off this. Think of the books, plays and movies! A whole new world of magic animals, brave young princes and evil witches has come to light with the discovery of 500 new fairytales, which were locked away in an archive in Regensburg, Germany for over 150 years. The [...]
Veganz: A Grocery Store for Vegans
‘ WorldCrunch: Don’t bother going to Jan Bredack’s new Berlin (Germany) supermarket if you’re looking for any of the following items: meat, fish, milk, eggs, honey, leather or wool. Veganz, as the shop’s name would suggest, is a strictly, 360-degree animal-free zone. It is also the first of its kind, at least in Europe, according [...]
Worldcrunch: A cozy fire burns in the waiting room’s fireplace. There’s a cowhide rug on the floor and antlers on the wall, along with a photograph of an imposing mountain peak. A woman wearing a lovely silk dirndl – a traditional and somewhat revealing Bavarian dress – walks in and asks what we would like [...]
Want to make your food look like a million bucks? The Esslack Food Spray will let you graffiti your food, or make it glitter like a pile of gold. The food spray from Germany is made from edible dye and can be sprayed on anything from pretzels to pot roasts. Unfortunately, it it not yet [...]
When I hear the word sommelier, I think of a wine professional; someone who tastes wine for a living. It seems I was too narrow in my definition. In Germany, there’s a water sommelier who can help you choose which water to go with your meal. Water from Northern Germany tastes fizzy. Spanish water tastes [...]
