Some parts of Germany are famous for their outdoor markets and food stalls, and you should definitely sample the German foods offered. Unsurprisingly this trends toward sausages like bratwurst and meltwurst, but kartoffelpuffers -- fried potato fritters -- are also abundant.

When eating German food in Germany, you don't have to worry about arcane tipping rules like you do in most other countries. In Germany, you can tip as you ordinarily would -- well for good service, poorly or not at all for bad service. A tip of 15% is considered standard.

It might seem odd to order "diesel" in a German food restaurant, but fear not -- in this case, it's not a form of automotive fuel. In this context, a Diesel is a unique German beverage consisting of equal parts of beer and Coca-Cola; it sounds odd, but if goes well with the food.