International delights....

[dan4behr]

Brian's younger brother in Germany and his wife sent us this treasure trove of tasty holiday goodness. 
I'm not sure what all of this is, aside from sweets.
The one with the kittens on it intrigues me. It's not for pets, I'm certain .... so why the cute kittehs?

Comments

Re: Katzenzurgen

[dan4behr]

Wow! Thanks for the info!

Strange to call a candy 'cat tongues'

[tilia_tomentosa]

Because kitty cuteness sells? ;)

[dan4behr]

Well, the kitties on the package certainly are that.

Harald had some interesting information on 'cat tongues'. See above.

[thespian15]

WOW... Sign me up for a package from Germany. :)
Can't wait to hear about the kitties and not fish. lol...
Hugs, Jon

[dan4behr]

So far, I've had some of the butter cookies (tucked under the Gefüllte Lebkuchenherzen in the picture) and they were very good.
They were smooth and buttery (you'd expect that from something called a butter cookie, lol!) and went well with an evening cup of decaf tea.

[thespian15]

No hot chocolate?

[dan4behr]

That's for this evening....

[maxauburn]

MMMMMMmmmmmm..that ALL looks yummy!

[uneasytruce]

The Gefüllte Lebkuchenherzen are filled gingerbread in the shape of hearts.

I would be surprised to learn that the Katzenzungen are made of chocolate--keep us posted when you open 'em. The Germans have a real love affair, in their candy, with parts of cats. Cats' Ears, Cats' Paws, Kitten Tails: All are rendered in (really good) black licorice.

[dan4behr]

Licorice?
Egad.... I hope they're chocolate.
I have to admit, I'm not a huge fan of black licorice but Brian's family, being of Lebanese descent, loves it.

[uneasytruce]

I took a closer look at the picture. Those cats' tongues absolutely are chocolate. And--a further departure from normal German fare--they are milk chocolate (so-called 'full-milk' chocolate from Germany or Switzerland is richer than anything we can get in this country). Absolutely delicious. And because it's so atypical, I would say Brian has a very attentive brother to look out for such an unusual product!

I've seen so many cat parts commemorated in black licorice, in both hard and soft varieties, it makes the mind spin; the worst was cat noses. I've got no idea why this seems to be important to the Teutonic mind, associating cats' dissected anatomy with licorice.

If I had to pick one thing from the bounty on your table, it would be the Ritter-Sport bar. Eat it while it's fresh; don't let it sit around. That filled chocolate is absolutely out of this world. We can get many varieties of Ritter-Sport here in the US, but the best stuff is happily consumed locally, and never makes it out to the rest of the EU.

[dan4behr]

His wife Connie is a German citizen. She knows Brian's tastes well!
I'm sure she was thinking of me with the liquor-filled ones I just tried!