European Christmas (3) - NAGOYA Christmas Market

NAGOYA Christmas Market is a big event that has been held in Hisaya Odori Park since 2013.  I have visited there a few times during the day. This time, I went there in the evening on my way from IKEA to JR Nagoya Station.

There was a big Christmas tree with lights on.

The park was full of festive atmosphere. I heard a chorus singing Christmas songs and saw children riding on horses in a small merry-go-round. There were many stalls selling German food and drink such as sausages, fried potatoes, soup, and coffee. As this is a Christmas market, they had also stollen and Glühwein (sweet hot wine).

Unfortunately, I have a low alcohol tolerance, so I looked for something else to drink. Near the stall of Dallmayr, an old German company, I got a menu printed on paper. I became interested in herbal tea called Alpine Herbs that contained as many as 10 ingredients. I asked the staff member how it tasted, but it seemed to be difficult to explain. They mentioned the names of herbs I didn’t know very well and finally said “If you like herbal tea, you’ll like this, too.” So, I bought a cup of Alpine Herbs.

I can’t explain how it tasted. It wasn’t bad, but the taste was too light. Maybe I didn’t wait long enough before drinking the tea. I was told to wait 6 minutes.

In my daily life, I drink herbal tea of POMPADOUR, especially peppermint tea. I’m interested in how German people use herbs. Germany is also a country where many kinds of vegan food are produced and sold. I’d like to eat their vegan sausages in this Christmas market some day.

After drinking the tea, I returned to JR Nagoya Station by subway. The car was very crowded, and I sweated surprisingly. I wondered if this was an effect of the herb tea that contained fennel.