Food and Drink

12 essentials for surviving as a vegan in Germany

Germany is a country that generally has an open mind when it comes to veganism - but that doesn't mean there aren't pitfalls you have to look out for. Portuguese food writer Inês David brings you her survival guide.

cycling

Nine really beneficial habits you'll pick up living in Germany

One of the brilliant things about living abroad is that you learn skills and habits that aren't as common in your home country. Germany certainly has a few to offer.

Food and Drink

How Germans are opting for ready-made meals over Oma’s cooking

A new study shows that Germans are grabbing for frozen pizzas more often than for home-cooked Schnitzel come dinner time.

Food and Drink

Government warns of dangers of vegan diet

The German government has warned that in some circumstances a vegan diet can be harmful to a person's health, as the non-meat, non-dairy lifestyle experiences a boom in Berlin.

Food and Drink

School kids don’t have right to vegan food: Berlin court

Children whose parents want them to live a vegan lifestyle - or a stone-age or fruitarian one for that matter - will have to bring their own food to school, a Berlin court ruled on Wednesday.

diet

Merkel gives up bread for carrots and loses 10kg

Europe’s most powerful woman has given up biscuits, bread and raw pork. The diet has helped Chancellor Angela Merkel lose 10 kilogrammes since December.

Music

'It's the biggest brothel on German TV'

After being branded a "slut" by the host of Germany's answer to "Pop Idol" and outing the show's behind-the-scenes sex antics, singer Sarah Joelle Jahnel has raised enough eyebrows to be named The Local's German of the Week.

Health

Ban kids from eating junk food, MP demands

Children should be banned from eating junk food if parents prove incapable of enforcing a nutritious diet, a coalition health spokesman said Friday as a debate about the cost of medical care gathered pace.