A bit of home – my country South Africa at Anuga

8. October 2011 - 16:00 - 2 Comments by Tandem Reporter

Susan at the South Africa Lounge

The anticipation of the Anuga has certainly not been in vain. People all over the world have come together to see some of the most interesting food products and anything that can be used within the food industry. The trade fair is divided in various parts these also including specialized stands for each country. My [...]

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From “halal” döner(kebab) to halal champagne

8. October 2011 - 15:30 - 0 Comments by Tandem Reporter

oriental halal champagne

“That tastes good!”, was the general response at tasting the so called “Döner”. It is one of the most famous fast food in Germany and only one of many halal products. The diversity of halal food is fascinating. There is also an halal non-alcoholic champagne/beer, which is especially produced for muslim people, but also for [...]

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„Leckere“ News from Anuga

8. October 2011 - 15:00 - 0 Comments by Tandem Reporter

Spices, Photo: Sanjeeta

Many food, many cultures, there is so much to see. We have been passing through the halls trying to get an overview. From Self Heating Soup to Spice Spray there are so many fascinating stuffs for anyone who loves food! We hope to see more interesting things after our short break and inform you about [...]

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What would you pay for an organic drink?

8. October 2011 - 14:23 - 0 Comments by Tandem Reporter

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What an exciting start! We went to the drinks hall first to have an enlivening coffee in the morning. But then we recognized the plenty of juices which are all natural or even organic. That is especially the topic we are dealing with today. We want to find out, weather the food & beverage industry [...]

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The first glance at Anuga

8. October 2011 - 08:40 - 0 Comments by Tandem Reporter

Us at the press center, Photo: DAAD

Food everywhere – we will not starve at the biggest food-fair in the world. Now we are sitting in the press-center, preparing our topic: Fair trade and LOHAS. We will tell you more about it later. Yesterday we toured around the magnificent city of Cologne, went into the Dom, went shopping and had a “Kölsch” [...]

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‘It’s all Rheydt!’ in Kolkata

7. October 2011 - 08:00 - 0 Comments by Abhranil Das

Durga Puja

German artist Gregor Schneider designs a Durga pujo pandal as part of Germany and India: Infinite Opportunities.

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Waiting to get accepted

5. October 2011 - 14:32 - 2 Comments by Joyce Yeh

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I believe most of you here have applied for your studies in Germany through uni-assist. I did too. Did you feel like waiting for an answer takes years to arrive? To me, it seemed like that. However, we must apply via uni-assist no matter what, as a non EU student so to speak. Some of [...]

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The smell of Oktoberfest!

5. October 2011 - 08:03 - 0 Comments by Vikas Shabadi

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I would be really surprised if there is any place in this world that sells in the last week of September more beer than Munich. 2011 has been a remarkable year for me in many ways and then a chance to visit the Oktoberfest is an icing on the Cake. I was there at this [...]

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Other language tests

4. October 2011 - 14:00 - 0 Comments by Raoni Duran

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Last August I took another important step in order to do a Master’s in Germany: a test of Spanish language skills. That might sound contradictory for someone who’s talking about studying in Germany, but actually it’s not. Most graduate programs have English skills as a requirement alongside the already expected German language skills. Since the [...]

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Little guide to travel Europe

4. October 2011 - 08:43 - 3 Comments by Stephannie Mello

Heroes Square @ Budapest

What’s up around Europe. That’s what I’ve been curious about all semester.  I took my summer pause at University to feed my curiosity and visited Austria, Hungary and Czech Republic at once, and that’s exactly why I’ve been absent from the blog for such a long time. Now I’m back and I want to write [...]

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