I love a good German beer as well. My favorite is Tucher.
There is a great place that has many imported beers near me, so it's easy to get some.

@TristanNuvo My favorite ber is Jever Pilsener, a most pleasant bitter beer, made with good hops. It is brewed in Jever, Ostfriesland and its slogan is :"as the land , so the beer" It goes extremely well with Rollmops, pickled herring on a bun and our local aquavit.

@Spinliesel I've never heard of that one, I'll have to give it a try.
Thanks for the tip.

That's actually one that I have never tried before.
you've piqued my interest, i'll have to try it.

@TristanNuvo Most westerners won't eat it because it smells like old gym socks, but if you try it, that odor often becomes heavenly.

Link: [en.wikipedia.org]

@birdingnut I've always been one to try new foods, I'll try just about anything once.
there have been both some that I didn't like, and some I absolutely loved. That's why I like to have an opened mind when it comes to food.

We have a great Asian market just down the street a ways, I'll see if I can't find all of the ingredients to make some, and give it a try.

@TristanNuvo ??? Ingredients to make it? Look at the photo of me eating one, and the wikipedia link..it's a FRUIT.

@birdingnut Oops, sorry about that, now i kind of feel silly.
I commented before I saw the picture.

Seafood is my favorite as well.
an old girlfriend was Portuguese, and she turned me on to shrimp mozambique.
That is a dish that I really like.

I do like a good bouillabaisse as well.
Another that is quite simillar is a dish called Cioppino. It's an Italian dish.
One thing I like about both of them is that it's way open to use what ever kind of seafood you like.

I do agree for the most part, especially the north Atlantic.
But we do have some great ones here in the Gulf, like Grouper, Stone crabs, and oisters.
We have good lobster here as well.
It's not a match for Main lobster, but they are a lot bigger, and still pretty good.

I like both of those as well.
Italian food is one of my specialties, My grandmother was from Florence, and she showed me how to make all kinds of great dishes.