The Goethe-Institut’s #180sec short video series, which explores different cities around the world, visits Leipzig, where a group of people are actively involved in a cooperative community garden. Not only do vegetables grow here at Annalinde, but friendships as well.

Join Marko for dinner as he enjoys potato soup, Swabian Maultaschen, and a good beer at restaurant in Berlin.

This video may seem to be directed purely at meat eaters, Kopps Restaurant and Grill takes it all the way to vegan! Secret tip: even Hamburger Heaven on Graefestr. in Berlin-Kreuzberg has delicious veggie burgers in addition to their free-range and organic beef. Guten Appetit! (video copyright dpa)

Cettina and Sara talk about Baden-Württemberg, a federal state in the south of Germany that has a number of defining geographical features and cultural hallmarks.

Cettina and Sarah prepare a typical dish from the region of Swabia. Maultaschen are like German ravioli, and are served either fried or in broth.

Besides Oktoberfest, what else do you know about Bavaria? Cettina and Sarah go through the geography, history, and other facts related to Germany's largest federal state.

Cettina and Sarah cook a very traditional Bavarian meal: pretzels made from scratch with sausages.

Could you point to the Rhineland on a map of Germany? Since when has the area officially been Rhineland-Palatinate? And why do tourists flock to it? In this video, you can learn all about the geography, demographics, and landscape of this federal state.

Today, Cettina and Sabine are making "Pfälzer Fläschknepp,” a regional dish from the western state of Rhineland-Palatinate. “Fläschknepp” means “meatballs” in the local dialect. These flavorful, savory meatballs are made from fresh ingredients, and are served with a pungent horseradish sauce. Enjoy!

In Part II of this video about Hesse, Cettina and Sabine tell us all about the geographical location of this German federal state. We also get to learn all about Frankfurt am Main, one of the most significant cities in Germany and a major European transport hub.

Today, the topic of Ms. Klimper's class is the state of Saxony-Anhalt, and this time both Jan and Sabine have prepared very well.

No carnival season would be complete without some traditional sweet treats! In this video, we're going to learn about a specialty from Saxony-Anhalt. If you have a fryer at home, why not try making some yourself?

In this video, Paula gives a presentation about the federal state of Brandenburg, which entirely surrounds Berlin. Enjoy!

Today we're going to show you how to prepare Brandenburg stewed cucumbers! The "Schmorgurke" is a coarser and knobbier cucumber that is found in Germany, but you can use any cucumber you have at your disposal. Traditionally, this dish is made with bacon and milk, but you can also use almond milk and vegan margarine and leave out the bacon. Guten appetit!

Alina has prepared well for today's questions. Thanks to her knowledge, we can learn some key facts about the German state of Saxony.