Editing German cuisine (section)

===Vegetables===
Vegetables are often used in [[stew]]s or vegetable soups, but are also served as [[side dish]]es. Carrots,<ref>{{cite book | last=Köhler | first=H. | title=Seeds in the Federal Republic of Germany | publisher=Land und Hauswirtschaftlichen Auswertungs und Informationsdienst e V (AID) | year=1962 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=elhCAAAAYAAJ | access-date=30 November 2017 | page=61}}</ref> cauliflower,<ref>{{cite book | last1=Kittler | first1=P.G. | last2=Sucher | first2=K.P. | last3=Nelms | first3=M. | title=Food and Culture | publisher=Cengage Learning | year=2011 | isbn=978-0-538-73497-4 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=R06H7WabJuMC&pg=PA173 | access-date=30 November 2017 | page=173}}</ref><ref name="OECD 1968">{{cite book | title=Production, Consumption and Foreign Trade of Fruit and Vegetables in OECD Member Countries: Present Situation and 1970 Prospects. Pears | publisher=Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development | series=Production, Consumption and Foreign Trade of Fruit and Vegetables in OECD Member Countries; Present Situation and 1970 Prospects | year=1968 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HikEAAAAMAAJ | access-date=30 November 2017 | page=41}}</ref> turnips,<ref name="Hassani 2004 p. 107">{{cite book | last=Hassani | first=N. | title=Spoonfuls of Germany: Culinary Delights of the German Regions in 170 Recipes | publisher=Hippocrene Books | series=Hippocrene cookbook library | year=2004 | isbn=978-0-7818-1057-9 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=93hWz3yOoj0C&pg=PA107 | access-date=30 November 2017 | page=107}}</ref> spinach,<ref name="Heberle 1996 p. 77">{{cite book | last=Heberle | first=M.O. | title=German Cooking | publisher=HPBooks | year=1996 | isbn=978-1-55788-251-6 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yiF0voEEaF8C&pg=PA77 | access-date=30 November 2017 | page=77}}</ref> peas,<ref>{{cite book | title=Quick Frozen Foods | publisher=E.W.Williams Publications | issue=v. 31 | year=1968 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3XHVAAAAMAAJ | language=eu | access-date=30 November 2017 | page=48}}</ref> beans, broccoli and many types of cabbage are very common.<ref name="OECD 1968"/><ref name="Bach 2016 p. 39">{{cite book | last=Bach | first=V. | title=The Kitchen, Food, and Cooking in Reformation Germany | publisher=Rowman & Littlefield Publishers | series=Historic Kitchens | year=2016 | isbn=978-1-4422-5128-1 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XrewDQAAQBAJ&pg=PA39 | access-date=30 November 2017 | page=39}}</ref> Fried onions are a common addition to many meat dishes throughout the country. Circa 1900, carrots were sometimes roasted in water, with the broth used in place of coffee.<ref name="Champlin 1901 p. 150">{{cite book | last=Champlin | first=J.D. | title=The Young Folks' Cyclopaedia of Common Things | publisher=H. Holt | year=1901 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ehtLAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA150 | access-date=30 November 2017 | page=150}}</ref>

[[Asparagus]] is a popular seasonal side or main dish with a yearly per-capita consumption of {{cvt|1.5|kg|lb}}.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://de.statista.com/statistik/daten/studie/290815/umfrage/pro-kopf-konsum-von-spargel-in-deutschland/ | title=Pro-Kopf-Konsum von Spargel in Deutschland in den Jahren 2005/06 bis 2015/16 (in Kilogramm) | publisher=Statista.com | access-date=24 May 2018}}</ref> The white variety is especially popular in Germany and more common than green asparagus.<ref name="Jacob Ashkenazi 2014 p. 498">{{cite book | last1=Jacob | first1=J. | last2=Ashkenazi | first2=M. | title=The World Cookbook: The Greatest Recipes from Around the Globe, 2nd Edition &#91;4 Volumes&#93;: The Greatest Recipes from Around the Globe | publisher=ABC-CLIO | year=2014 | isbn=978-1-61069-469-8 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GmqEAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA498 | access-date=30 November 2017 | page=498}}</ref><ref name="Smalera 2014">{{cite web | last=Smalera | first=Paul | title=Here's what Thanksgiving would look like around the world | website=Quartz | date=25 November 2014 | url=https://qz.com/302158/heres-what-thanksgiving-would-look-like-around-the-world/ | access-date=30 November 2017}}</ref> Restaurants will sometimes devote an entire menu to nothing but white asparagus when it is in season.<ref name="Taylor D 2017 p. 103">{{cite book | last1=Taylor | first1=K. | last2=D | first2=V.W.P. | title=Etiquette and Taboos around the World: A Geographic Encyclopedia of Social and Cultural Customs | publisher=ABC-CLIO | year=2017 | isbn=978-1-4408-3821-7 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=r4I2DwAAQBAJ&pg=PA103 | access-date=30 November 2017 | page=103}}</ref> Spargel season ({{langx|de|Spargelzeit}} or ''Spargelsaison'') traditionally begins in mid-April and ends on St. John's Day (24 June).<ref name="Crair 2017">{{cite web | last=Crair | first=Ben | title=Why Are Germans So Crazy for White Asparagus? | website=Saveur | date=28 July 2017 | url=https://www.saveur.com/germany-white-asparagus | access-date=30 November 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.stripes.com/military-life/germany-s-short-spargel-season-sends-asparagus-fans-to-the-trenches-1.92722 |title=Germany's short Spargel season sends asparagus fans to the trenches |publisher=[[Stars and Stripes (newspaper)|Stars and Stripes]] |date=31 May 2009 |last=Patton |first=Mark |access-date=9 June 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160826145438/http://www.stripes.com/military-life/germany-s-short-spargel-season-sends-asparagus-fans-to-the-trenches-1.92722 |archive-date=26 August 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>