I love to taste new dishes from foreign countries or enjoy meals I already know from my past vacations (it brings back good memories). That’s why I was very excited when I heard about the food market at the ‘Görlitzer Bahnhof’ in Berlin.
From Switzerland to Peru …
In Berlin, you have the opportunity to choose between various food markets. I went with a friend to the Markthalle Neun (Eisenbahnstraße 42/43, Berlin-Kreuzberg), near the Görtlitzer Bahnhof (U1, U3) to sample some foreign dishes. The market opens every Thursday from 5:00 pm to 10:00 pm. You can find a wide variety of food from all over the world, ranging from Switzerland to Peru, from Vietnam to Italy. There are different stalls offering dishes from specific countries.
Summer rolls
Our first dish was summer rolls from Vietnam. They are rice paper filled with tofu, peppers, cucumber, rice noodles, Chinese cabbage, and fresh herbs, served with peanut-hoisin sauce. They were really tasty. My friend bought something like samosas filled with meat from an African stall.
Naanwich
It was really difficult to decide what to eat because there were so many creative dishes that looked so delicious. In the end, we decided to eat a Naanwich, which combines the words Naan bread (typical Indian bread) and sandwich. So, you can already guess that it’s Indian food. You could choose between meat (12-hours cooked pork) and tikka cheese (paneer), combined with salad, various vegetables, coriander, and mint yoghurt sauce, all wrapped in bread. It was not easy to eat, but it was really good (I actually love Indian food).
Fluffy waffles filled with Mousse au Chocolat
My friend decided to try some of the wines they offered. I wanted to save my money for dessert. I forgot the name of the dish, but it was a special kind of waffle (very fluffy), rolled up to resemble an ice-cream wafer and filled with Mousse au Chocolat. You could choose between different fillings such as Baileys, strawberry, banana, Nutella, or just the classic option with sugar and cinnamon. The evening was very nice, and we plan to come again. After the market closed, we went to the nearest bar to drink a beer.