Every German dish in the series, with what it costs a serving now and what it cost before. The traditional figure is the real dish costed from its own ingredient list, not a straw man, so the saving is a measurement rather than a claim.
The short answers
- Biggest saving: Spargel mit Sauce Hollandaise, down 70% from 548 to 164 kcal a serving.
- Lightest dish: Rollmops at 112 kcal.
- Most protein: Martinsgans at 130g a serving.
- Could not be lightened: 5 dishes, named with the reason in Authentic-ish German.
Every German dish, heaviest saving first
| Dish | Traditional | This version | Saving | Protein |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spargel mit Sauce Hollandaise | 548 kcal | 164 kcal | 70% | 13g |
| Currywurst | 774 kcal | 255 kcal | 67% | 18g |
| Kasekuchen | 340 kcal | 130 kcal | 62% | 16g |
| Martinsgans | 2552 kcal | 1004 kcal | 61% | 130g |
| Bratwurst mit Sauerkraut | 630 kcal | 260 kcal | 59% | 16g |
| Wurstsalat | 505 kcal | 210 kcal | 58% | 29g |
| Schweinshaxe | 1017 kcal | 438 kcal | 57% | 68g |
| Reibekuchen | 548 kcal | 249 kcal | 55% | 8g |
| Schweinebraten | 1045 kcal | 471 kcal | 55% | 54g |
| Grunkohl | 696 kcal | 318 kcal | 54% | 29g |
| Rote Grutze | 400 kcal | 187 kcal | 53% | 9g |
| Obatzda | 322 kcal | 154 kcal | 52% | 13g |
| Bauernfrühstück | 311 kcal | 153 kcal | 51% | 12g |
| Konigsberger Klopse | 631 kcal | 316 kcal | 50% | 38g |
| Backfisch | 547 kcal | 272 kcal | 50% | 32g |
| Kartoffelgratin | 601 kcal | 315 kcal | 48% | 16g |
| Wiener Schnitzel | 538 kcal | 290 kcal | 46% | 37g |
| Leberkase | 560 kcal | 300 kcal | 46% | 35g |
| Apfelkuchen | 481 kcal | 260 kcal | 46% | 8g |
| Fischbrötchen | 542 kcal | 299 kcal | 45% | 25g |
| Schwarzwalder Kirschtorte | 573 kcal | 315 kcal | 45% | 13g |
| Eintopf | 735 kcal | 409 kcal | 44% | 36g |
| Rollmops | 200 kcal | 112 kcal | 44% | 18g |
| Kartoffelsuppe | 609 kcal | 352 kcal | 42% | 22g |
| Gruene Sosse | 337 kcal | 200 kcal | 41% | 23g |
| Heringssalat | 475 kcal | 286 kcal | 40% | 22g |
| Himmel und Erde | 898 kcal | 539 kcal | 40% | 26g |
| Apfelstrudel | 530 kcal | 320 kcal | 40% | 5g |
| Hackbraten | 677 kcal | 413 kcal | 39% | 40g |
| Bienenstich | 442 kcal | 269 kcal | 39% | 13g |
| Frikadellen | 465 kcal | 295 kcal | 37% | 32g |
| Kassler mit Sauerkraut | 660 kcal | 422 kcal | 36% | 54g |
| Rinderbraten | 712 kcal | 458 kcal | 36% | 49g |
| Rotkohl | 227 kcal | 147 kcal | 35% | 4g |
| Stollen | 443 kcal | 286 kcal | 35% | 8g |
| Gulaschsuppe | 523 kcal | 347 kcal | 34% | 37g |
| Zwiebelkuchen | 494 kcal | 331 kcal | 33% | 18g |
| Sauerbraten | 580 kcal | 409 kcal | 29% | 47g |
| Erbsensuppe | 571 kcal | 406 kcal | 29% | 35g |
| Matjes | 563 kcal | 400 kcal | 29% | 36g |
| Streuselkuchen | 405 kcal | 289 kcal | 29% | 10g |
| Griessbrei | 318 kcal | 227 kcal | 29% | 11g |
| Kasespatzle | 921 kcal | 672 kcal | 27% | 34g |
| Quarkkeulchen | 349 kcal | 259 kcal | 26% | 17g |
| Maultaschen | 678 kcal | 516 kcal | 24% | 36g |
| Rehragout | 541 kcal | 417 kcal | 23% | 51g |
| Flammkuchen | 516 kcal | 406 kcal | 21% | 21g |
| Senfeier | 525 kcal | 424 kcal | 19% | 29g |
| Spätzle | 540 kcal | 442 kcal | 18% | 17g |
| Sauerkraut mit Speck | 166 kcal | 138 kcal | 17% | 11g |
| Labskaus | 600 kcal | 496 kcal | 17% | 41g |
| Kartoffelklosse | 381 kcal | 327 kcal | 14% | 9g |
| Forelle Müllerin | 785 kcal | 690 kcal | 12% | 74g |
| Semmelknodel | 257 kcal | 265 kcal | -3% | 16g |
| Blaukraut | 330 kcal | 365 kcal | -11% | 16g |
Where the numbers come from
Every figure is computed from the recipe's own weighed ingredient list against public food composition databases, and the appendix of Authentic-ish German prints the exact database row used for each ingredient. Nothing here is estimated. How every number is computed sets out the method.
The swap kit is free and covers the changes that work on food which is not in any of the books.