Ok, I have been looking at a bunch of German potato salad recipes. Most seem to be about the same thing, with one exception- some use flower, some don't. Does anybody know what's up with that?
German potato salad question
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I think the flower thickens it a bit because it can be runny.
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That makes sense. I guess I will just do it the B&B way- make them both.
Owen, no flour bro. Check out the Salt Lick German potato salad:
http://app.cookeatshare.com/recipes/salt-lick-potato-salad-412893#CES
http://recipes.sparkpeople.com/recipe-detail.asp?recipe=1218474
May not be the best version but it is mighty tasty.
http://app.cookeatshare.com/recipes/salt-lick-potato-salad-412893#CES
http://recipes.sparkpeople.com/recipe-detail.asp?recipe=1218474
May not be the best version but it is mighty tasty.
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Thanks
I'll bet Matt has a good one.
Tony:
...flour is used in the traditional 'hot / warm' version of the German Potato Salad!
"Bon Appétit...Celebrating the Chef in You!!! CBJ
Thanks for fixing that for me Chris!
My grandmother was born in the Sudetenland and moved to Frankfurt after WWII. She always made two types: one that was mayonnaise-based and one that was olive oil-based. Both were cold and neither had flour in them. I made Julia Child's potato salad for her a few times, and my grandmother approved of that. Granted, I never told my grandmother that the potato salad was French, which may be why she liked it 
Daffodils or petunias?
Sadly, it was never eaten much in my house because no one could agree whether to use mayonnaise or olive oil. So, it was just skipped
Daffodils or petunias?
Sadly, it was never eaten much in my house because no one could agree whether to use mayonnaise or olive oil. So, it was just skipped
Is it made with real Germans? 
Real German potato salad is made with bacon fat with hunks of the bacon in it. Why do you ask? Because that's the way Oma made it.
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Potatoes have plenty of starch, why add flour?
Jim:Real German potato salad is made with bacon fat with hunks of the bacon in it (and sauteed green onions & celery as a base for the 'thickened' vinaigrette dressing).
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Is that a real proverb? I really hope it is.Jim:
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"Better a good [potato] salad than a fine coat". German Proverb
Peit:
Only my barber knows for sure!
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LOL! Or should that be LL!Peit:
Only my barber knows for sure!
"Better a good [potato] salad than a fine coat". German Proverb
My wife is German and makes a potato salad with bacon as well. Her version also has a mixture of both apples and potatoes. I know this sounds odd but the bacon, apple potato mixture compliments each other.
^^^That sounds delicious. I'm Scot, German and Sioux mixed all together. It always makes my recipes ingredients at war with each other. Hot sauce helps a lot. German tater salad is gouuuuud.
I hosted an Oktoberfest party this past weekend and the German potato salad was the star of the show. Used this recipe, served cold:
http://davidstable.com/2012/05/secrets-german-potato-salad-authentic-delicious/
http://davidstable.com/2012/05/secrets-german-potato-salad-authentic-delicious/
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