We Try to Eat EVERYTHING at a German Christmas Market 2024

We are no strangers to Christmas Markets in Europe! We have traveled from our home in Amsterdam for years now to see Christmas markets in Germany, Austria, France, Belgium and more!

This year, Katrina’s little sister, Kimmie, came to visit us and really wanted to see a true European Christmas Market. We think Germany has the best markets overall, and luckily the Essen markets open fairly early.

Essen is only about a 2.5 hour drive from our home in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, so we were excited to make the quick trip! We tried to eat (and drink) as many different things as we could, and really had a great time exploring the Essen Christmas Markets!

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We are Nate and Katrina, two Americans living in Amsterdam, The Netherlands and traveling as much as we can to see what there is to see! Call us expats, immigrants, whatever… just call us already.

We balance work life with travel… as best we can! We would love to visit every country in Europe while we live here, and definitely keep a list of our global “must visit” destinations.

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0:00 Intro
1:00 Essen, Germany Christmas Market
1:24 Katrina’s Sister, Kimberly
2:34 German Krakauer Sausages
3:28 Glühwein
5:05 Christmas earrings from HEMA
5:58 Reibekuchen
6:49 Chimney Cake (Trdelník)
9:04 Feuerzangenbowle
13:04 Raclette Sandwich
14:23 Pork Sandwich
15:35 Quark Muzen
18:05 Hungarian Langos
18:58 Glühwein Wrap Up

28 Comments

  1. 17:00 maybe u eat this: Rhenish donuts are made from choux pastry and often with raisins. They are scooped out with a spoon and then baked in hot fat.[1] Rhenish donuts are not filled and are just rolled in sugar and often cinnamon.

    Quark balls – variant made from choux paste with quark
    but in some regions they have different names for it or with the same name u will get a differnet product´that depends on the region.

  2. A Christmas market WITHOUT bad weather is not a Christmas market. It is just boring because there is no real reason to drink mulled wine or stuff your stomach with warm food. It is only when it is cold and wet that the Christmas market is really fun.

  3. Is Sister Kimmie spoken for? I should ask from a friend. 😁
    By the way. You should try the market in Lübeck. We go there every year. Next weekend, this year.

  4. Nice Video. If you want to visit a christmas with live music and Party area, go to Essen Steele. Search "Weihnachtsmarkt Essen Steele" its only 10- 20min away from Essen Mainstation.

  5. Truly miss the markets at this time of year. Sorta figure out my retirement list to visit eventually and wanted visit Germany again. Just can't make decision between October Fest times or the Christmas market times. But, based vlog, definitely looks like you guys really cold all bundle up.

  6. Hi guys, what a fantastic video about my hometown X-mas market.
    It´s quite interesting to see and hear your view about it by people from other countries,.
    While you have filmed your video last week I was enjoying night markets in Thailand 😀. Anyhow, I very much like your approach to bring in some kind of infotainment and entertainment about our x-mas markets.
    I think I have to change plans for upcoming weekend and cancel home cooking and Dinner but instead going for Glühwein and Reibekuchen to my local x-mas market 3-4 KM away from the Central market in Essen-Steele.

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