Beer is a drink known since antiquity, now extremely popular in all countries of the world. However, just as the types and tastes of beer vary depending on where it is made, so do the habits of snacks consumed while enjoying a golden drink.

As the culinary world map shows, the tastes of beer lovers can be really diverse!

Central and Eastern Europe

Although in Poland you can come across really different offers of snacks with alcohol, there are some very traditional elements that have their own specificity. Both with beer and with vodka, Poles like to snack on kabanos sausages, cucumbers (especially pickled ones), biscuits and herring in oil. Among the slightly more filling appetizers, which are already a form of a small meal, the most common are beef tartare and sour rye soup.

On the other hand, Czechs, known for their love of beer, often serve special sausages in sour pickle (the so-called utopency). Fried cheese, usually served with tartar sauce, is known for more filling dishes. Popular dinner dishes (with beer obligatory in the Czech Republic) also include dumplings with goulash or roasted pork knuckle. A traditional Czech snack for beer is also 'put on hermelin', a block of blue cheese, previously marinated in oil with the addition of onions, bay leaves and allspice.

In Eastern Europe (Russia, Belarus, Ukraine or the Baltic States) you can come across one very characteristic type of beer snack, which enjoys unwavering popularity in this region: dried fish and dried seafood (mainly calamari). Their taste is often very specific and not always to the liking of foreign tourists. It is, however, an obligatory element of the menu among "people".

Western Europe

Fish, as a beer snack, also occurs in other regions of the world, although in a different form. Great Britain is dominated by the famous dish "Fish & chips", which seems to be a good complementary to local beer.

In Belgium, the most famous appetizer will be fries (preferably with mayonnaise). Although fried dishes, including fries, seem to be a popular snack all over the world, Belgians are considered to be the inventors of this delicacy!

Germany (and especially Bavaria) is also a country known for its love of beer. No wonder that many traditional and popular German dishes are also great appetizers with this drink. The most stereotypical German dish (and a beer snack at the same time) is sausage (the so-called wurst). It occurs in any form, although the most common - fried. At various Bavarian (and not only) markets, you can also get sausage sandwiches (a more homely version of the American hot dog) or sandwiches with herring and onions, which are also excellent snacks with beer. There is also a third element characteristic of Germany: pretzels (simple or pretzel sandwiches).

Ingenious Japan

Japan ranks 4th in the world in terms of annual beer consumption. Apart from wheat and barley beers, rice and corn beers are also popular.

The ingenious Japanese, however, do not stop at many types of golden drink - in the Land of the Rising Sun, you will find a whole range of traditional snacks. The so-called "Tempura". This name actually describes the category of seafood-based dishes (including fish, shrimps, calamari), baked in breadcrumbs and served with a sauce. Fish chips and fried squid rings are also popular. Fans of poultry will also find something for themselves: "karaage" (pieces of chicken fried in appetizing coating) and "yakitori" (light, delicately toasted chicken fillet skewers).

American fantasies
Although the USA is often associated with fast food, chips and french fries, even there, beer snacks can surprise you, although often ideas are derived from traditions from various other countries of the world.

And so, in the US, beer is often eaten with ... sushi! Baked seafood (including shrimp), pieces of chicken and pretzels borrowed from Germany are also popular. You can also find more simple types of snacks: at McSorley's Old Ale House, New York's oldest Irish pub, beer is served with… just pieces of cheese and chopped onions! Dried pieces of beef are also a common snack.

Culinary globalization

Globalization has affected practically every area of ​​life, its effects are not difficult to notice also in the field of beer snacks.

In virtually every country in the world, despite the presence of various local delicacies, you eat crisps, crackers, sticks or popcorn with beer. Well, they are tasty, you can buy them ready-made - they don't need to be prepared and they go perfectly with the beer. However, it is sometimes worth making more effort and trying new tastes inspired by traditions from around the world.

 

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