Evidently, today is National Pretzel Day (in the US), so while I am feeling a bit homesick for Southern Germany this week — this is usually one of the weeks that I am home — I put together this platter of snacks: Brezn (of course), Obatzda (a Bavarian “pub cheese” that one often eats with pretzels), some salami and smoked ham, emmenthaller cheese, gherkins and olives. Bought forgot to add to the platter for the photo: radishes.
A “Biergartenteller” (aka Brotzeitteller, Vesperplatte; a Charcuterie board of sorts) is not limited by these things — you can also have more/other cheeses, spreads, salads like Kartoffelsalad, Krautsalat or Wurstsalat. This is mostly what I was in the mood for now.
