English translations for "Gutbürgerliche Küche"

Is gutbürgerlicheküche translated as 'fine middle class' cuisine' or is the good referring to the class?

Any help much appreciated.

A good civil kitchen. So my Mac tells me.

I think the gut refers to the class and not the level of the cuisine per se.
Though the implication is of course that those of higher social class eat better food.

I'd play around with adjectives such as premier, refined, quality and traditional coupled with cuisine or food style to arrive at something not too contrived.

" home style food" for example.

What does that mean? civil kitchen? The people in the kitchen are civil to each other

Good home cooking is the answer.

Thank you!

Indeed ... "gutbürgerliche", (bourgeoise) Küche means traditional, classic middle class recipes

Definitely not what the Bildungsbürgertum eat, no. Except in a pinch.

The English translation is "good home cooking" and forget the hype. Of course what is "home cooking" here in Bavaria will differ to what is home in other parts of the German speaking world though they use the same term.

what about family style.

or home cookin'

"Bürgerlich" describes a 19th century class distinction ... between upper class (nobility) and working class

Bürgerliche Küche

Thank you, that helps a lot. But the term refers to good home-cooking nowadays doesn't it? Or is there still the sense of upper class associated with it?

"Gutbürgerlich" always was and still is the opposite of "upper class" ... the "herrschaftliche Küche" across Europe was and is quite clearly dominated by the French cuisine during the past 400 years

I guess the question is, does the term still have class associations or does it now simply refer to home-cooking?

It's just home cooking nowadays. If you're translating something you'll need to get more specific about it but if you're just wondering what it is, it's good old-fashioned home cooking.

Of course it's probably different in Austria.

Thanks again, Gen

Although there are rich snobby pretentious restaurants, to advertise as such would defeat the purpose of being a rich snobby pretentious restaurant.

I think the phrase in English "good home cooking" while certainly valid as an answer, refers to "good" in the sense of known, "what everyone eats" , something pleasant, rahter than the social implications of "gutburgerlich". Mince and tatties or Irish Stew is "good home cooking" but not "gutburgerlich".

So now there is class warfare in the kitchen? Seriously, we are at least 100 years past that. Don't you think it is time to get over it already?

Who is "we" ?

The good civilized kitchen world.

I suppose that the English equivalent would be advertised as "hearty" or "good wholesome" cooking.

That would do.

I'll let you known the next time I bump into Deutsche Bank Vorstand Ackerman in the queue at Penny Markt.
Whether purely in relationship to the means of production or socially, food is a huge class issue.

Only if your a pent up fool!

Look, I am a chef and have worked in numerous restaurants. I know what good food is and I know the difference in the stars. I know what makes a good meal and what makes a crappy meal. I know that cooking is all about timing and presentation and that the latter takes more time than the former. Whether 1 star or 5 stars, I can put the same meal out in 6 minutes! You are not a chef or a cook if you can't put out everything on the menu in 6 minutes! Any restaurant that takes more than 6 minutes to prepare something had better have a good reason or they need the extra time to baffle you which basically mean they need the time to sell you overpriced drinks. Most restaurants don't make a profit on the food, they make it on the drinks and sometimes on the apps.

Good finger-lickin' burgers.

Risotto is a good reason.