This traditional German 'hedgehog' dish may be a culture ... For my birthday, my friend made me a minced meat Hedgehog. Dieser Mettigel ist so bezaubernd, dass ich ihn nicht essen kann!

The ultimate expression of German self-awareness in this regard is a YouTube hit by the name of Alles wird aus Hack gemacht – or "Everything is made of mince" – in which a couple of radio DJs ...

The Old Low German word "Mett" was originally a general term for food. In modern English, it became the word "meat." Nowadays in Germany, Mett refers to raw minced pork meat. It's also known as ...