Have you heard of the "Reinheitsgebot?" In 1516, the Duke of Bavaria decreed that no beer should contain anything more than barley, hops, and water. These ingredients, with the addition of yeast, led to worldwide success for German brewers. But these days some brewers would like to see more diversity through the use of new ingredients.

Gathering mushrooms in the forest is a beloved outdoor activity in Germany, but it's potentially very dangerous. In this video, Eva takes us to the Spreewald and explains how to do it safely.

In this video, Yabla reporter Eva tells us about the famous currywurst, which was invented in Berlin after the Second World War.

The federally supported research project „Tomatenfisch" breathes life into the concept of sustainability. Integrating fish and vegetable gardening in the city center makes economic, ecological, and social sense. For years a subject of research, it's now on the verge of market viability. Sehr interessant!

Alina and Sabine show us how to make apple pancakes — German style!

In this episode of "Cettina on the Go," Cettina takes us out to eat and introduces vocabulary pertaining to restaurant jobs, drinks, food, and good table manners.

In this video you'll learn step by step how to open a bottle of non-alcoholic beer with a lighter — the non-screw-top types, that is! What other objects have you used to open a beer bottle? Add it to the commentaries, and we will forward it to Bierprobierer!

If a plate full of steaming pork knuckle sounds delicious to you, then let Cettina show you how to make it in proper Southern German style! Guten Appetit beim Deutschlernen!

Yabla's own Donna and Alex show us some grilling techniques and some typical German grilling fare. Guten Appetit beim Deutschlernen!

The Wiens, a young dairy farming couple from Burgholzhausen, are building their business around healthy living. And to market the goods, they've come up with a unique idea: a milk filling station.

Donna and Cettina are enjoying the sunny day and grilling in their garden, and at the same time they're conjugating the verb "to grill" for Yabla students. Guten Appetit beim Lernen!

Sally's Cake World: A delicious, moist apple cake with a fine aroma of lemon and cinnamon, and bits of marzipan in the dough!

Sally shows us today how to bake an apple cake with optional marzipan... yum! Guten Appetit beim Deutschlernen!

Sally's Cake World: A delicious, moist apple cake with a fine aroma of lemon and cinnamon, and bits of marzipan in the dough!

A touch of Twin Peaks in Mannheim: Sally of Sally's Cake World fame visits the children in the University of Mannheim's clinic with doughnuts from Star Donuts Mannheim and speaks with a radio DJ from Radio Rumms.