Goldbroiler

Germany has been serving rotisserie chicken since the 1950s via a restaurant chain called Wienerwald. Found in Austria and Germany, their main product was "Grillhänchen" or "Grillhändl" rubbed with special herbs and spices (most notably ground paprika) and served in a sit-down style. Their famous ad jingle was "Heute bleibt die Küche kalt, wir gehen in den Wienerwald" or "Today the kitchen will stay cold, we are going to go to Wienerwald".

The GDR (former East Germany) came out with their version of "Grillhänchen" and called it "Broiler" or "Goldbroiler". I wonder why they chose an English word for it? The restaurants, usually owned by the state, were often called "Zum Goldbroiler" (At the Goldbroiler).

I tried my hand at an "official" East German Goldbroiler recipe and posted my version here. The sauce sounds a bit odd, but my husband declared it a winner.