Boy, they ate a lot in this ship :) One particular meal attracted my attention, it was yellow and red and I'm guessing it's a dessert. The yellow looked like some kind of jelly-ish custard and the red looked like cherries. What is this dish? Is it Rote Grütze?
shareProbably not custard or pudding. They almost definitely were trying to simulate compote which was about the only thing aside from fruit ever served as 'dessert' on the menus. Could be apples or pears and marmalade. The chilling needed for pudding or custard was not possible. But they could cook compote and compote was ever present on the strictly adhered to menus.
You're taking a dump and they call GQ do you pinch it off or finish your business?
Thank you for that feedback. After researching German desserts, I thought that it might be Rote Grütze. Your analysis seem very plausible though esp. if the filmmakers were trying to be realistic.
shareIt's good.
share"It's good"? Did you have more to say or is that it? Because it didn't seem to answer my question, sorry.
shareThe Rote Grütze, you have to give it a try.
shareAh I see. Thank you for clarifying. I live in Chicago but close to the German town. I would have to find a place where I can find some authentic Rote Grutze :)
So, I just want to ask, do you think they (Das Boot comrades) were really eating that in one of the scenes?
i think it's probably "griesbrei" or "milchreis" with cherry or some other red fruit or perhaps rote grütze, but not rote grütze alone.
shareNice, I researched both of them and it looked like it's more like griesbrei in consistency. Thank you haudejen. Now, I'm just curious if both griesbrei and rote grutze are typically eaten together. Perhaps someone can comment about that :)
sharethere are different possible combinations but sometimes griesbrei and rote grütze are eaten together, yes...
shareI don't know about the 'Rote Grütze'
But I am sure it's 'blancmange' - Pudding in German. It is a dessert, in the normal kitchen made out of egg, sugar, cream, vanilla and several other flavourings.
A German Company - Dr. Oetker - made a giant business of producing 'Pudding-Pulver' (blancmange-powder), and it was very popular in my childhood days (1955-65). I have not tasted it since then - don't want to destroy happy childhood memories 😜
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dr._Oetker
I have no idea what the scene was, or what was shown, but you should try some "Herrencreme" at some point. :)
shareLooked like pudding with preserved cherries on top.
shareMost likely German Semolina Porridge with Cherries, which in German is called Grießbrei (Griessbrei).
Looks familiar doesn't it?
http://www.winnegirl.de/wp-content/uploads/2007/08/rezept_griessbrei_mit_kirschen_2.jpg
A dish that does not need to be kept refrigerated like many other types of porridge.
With a little Vanilla added as flavor, it tastes awesome.
Sorry, don't know either what exactly they ate in the movie.
According to the original menu of U978 from 02.-08. April 1945
http://www.uk-muenchen.de/pdfBerichte/U978_hgge.pdf (page 29)
they had "Pudding mit Saft" (Pudding with Juice).
That was usually vanilla pudding with cherry juice.
And of course many potatoes and food in cans, cans, cans.
Betimes tea with rum. 🧉
I was more like, what the devil are they eating, the pinkish so called meat with bones sticking out...!? The part where the first officer says to the the other about having things in his eyes and he should see the ship's doctor..!
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