Das Königsgemüse Spargel

07:16 Dec 13, 2012 

Here too I found out what the "imbiss" consists of (asparagus soup followed by asparagus quiche with local white wine) and decided it warranted the name "light lunch", especially as it is a sitting-down thing (The asparagus growers have plenty of tables, benches etc. as they have to provide food for their Eastern European seasonal workers anyway ).
Now I know that a German "Imbiss" for tourists is seldom going to be called a snack.
Thanks for all the helpful ideas and comments!

23:19 Dec 11, 2012 

Imbiss ohne Bude empfinde ich nicht als minderwertig. Eine gute Currywurst allerdings auch nicht. Und an die Lachsschnittchen haben wir uns doch auch längst gewöhnt ;-) - zumindest ich, auch wenn ich dabei stets gerne an Frau Hoppenstedt denke ...

20:09 Dec 11, 2012 

Oder einfach etwas wie "and later sample some asparagus/some asparagus dishes"?<br><br>„Spargelimbiss“ klingt übrigens fürchterlich. Klingt als gäbe es dazu wahlweise Ketchup oder Majo. Oder bin ich der Einzige, der bei „Imbiss“ in erster Linie an Currywurst und Leberkäs denkt? ;-)

19:27 Dec 11, 2012 

If you can't decide between vegetable of kings or king of vegetables, you could always toss a coin! They both essentially mean the same thing, which is "very good vegetable".
My suggestion for Imbiss: tasting.

19:24 Dec 11, 2012 

Interesting suggestion. I'm just wondering if the meal could be at anything other then lunch time (assuming the cruisers have to join their ship in time for the evening meal). "based around" is just slightly unfamiliar to my Germanised ears.

19:13 Dec 11, 2012 

grower maybe, instead of farmer
"asparagus treat" possibly; meal sounds like a sit-down affair and snack is not what I would associate with asparagus (cave: this is from someone for whom asparagus was "the vegetable I didn't have to eat" when I was growing up (alternated with Brussels sprouts)

19:07 Dec 11, 2012 

Had this been the headline term, the pro/non-pro issue might not have arisen. Suggestion: light lunch (based around asparagus) http://tinyurl.com/c59sk4f

18:56 Dec 11, 2012 

"an asparagus dish" I would call it.

18:42 Dec 11, 2012 

The vegetable of kings or the king of vegetables? Not quite so straightforward, I'm afraid.
Andrew, thanks for the link, I'll try that way to google next time.

18:35 Dec 11, 2012 

I don't think any German dish that includes asparagus is best described as a "snack", those dishes are mostly rather "sophisticated" due to the limited time of availability and relatively high price (comparing it with classical "snacks" such as sandwiches etc.). I would describe it as an "asparagus meal"

18:33 Dec 11, 2012 

Or the vegetable of kings. Pretty straightforward.

18:31 Dec 11, 2012 

king x 3
queen x 1
godfather x 1
superhero x 1
Rolls Royce x 1
Marilyn Monroe x 1
caviar x 1
http://tinyurl.com/cmk4m76