Germany: SonnenBasserman?

Question

I need help from anyone living in Germany or going to visit there soon. Don't laugh at me - but I am CRAVING SonnenBasserman's Schlimmergulasch!!!! I smuggled about 10 boxes into the USA with me on my last trip over there - but now they are all gone. I searched, and searched the internet, and cannot find anyone who will ship this item to me. I even contacted several European Food Importers in the USA and they said they can't get it for me. Is there some out there who I can either:
1.) pay (or pay you back for the cost of the item)

or

2.) send you something from over here that you can't get over there?

PLEASE SOMEONE SAY YES! I need my Schlemmergulash and Sauerbraten. I know this sounds stupid - but they are great to bring to the office for a nice German lunch.

LOL! I was just reading the first answer. No, I'm not really wealthy - just really addicted to these. I know I shouldn't be. Getting through customs should not be a problem as long as people say it's not food on the declaration form. I send bagels overseas all the time and just write: "Personal Items: Used Shoes" or something like that. Also use my companies' FedEx number, so, it would not cost anything to ship it to me.

Hey - you guys are so wonderful to be giving me all these ideas. Those of you who suggested looking up the recipe online - I did that. Unfortunately - I am a terrible cook. I looked up the recipe - and I totally messed it up. What I ended up making was "Schrecklishgulasch". Ugh! the only thing I can make well is potato salad and thats about it.

Answer 1

While on vacation in Florida we went shopping at Gooding's Super Market. They are a Florida based micro chain. I was astonished by the amount of German provissions they sell. Give them a call maybe they stock your Schlemmergulasch or can provide you with the number of an wholesaler in the US. They even sold German coffee beans !!! Try this eabay seller also :
http://cgi.ebay.com/Sonnen-u-Bassermann-Rinderroulade-Potato-Cabage_W0QQitemZ330070463446QQcategoryZ43401QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQcmdZViewItem
He is not offering Gulasch but you can ask him if he will. He does ship to the US.
Good Luck.

Answer 2

Well I have lived in Germany off and on for over 20 years. I can't say I have heard of Sonnen Basserman. Is that in a can or is it just the dry sauce package?
I know that you cannot ship any meat products, even dried tortellini with meat filling. That whole procedure cost me $2600 by the time all was said and done. My wife at the time mailed herself boxes of German foods to our new address at Ft Campbell. The boxes got to me, minus the meat containing foods and plus a nasty letter from Customs and the FDA.
So if we are talking just sauce packages I can look for them and help you out.

Had to laugh so hard at Schrecklishgulasch.

Click my avatar and drop me an email and a good description of exactly what it is you seek from the land of beer and saurkraut and I will see what I can do for you.

Ciao

Answer 3

I would solve the problem the following way:

I would write a letter to SonnenBassermann lamenting your problem and either ask them to kindly start exporting Schlemmergulasch to the USA or to send you the recipe so that you can cook it at home.

BTW, there are also some cooking sites online that teach you in English how to to cook German food. Do a google search.

Here are some basics:
http://www.basic-recipes.com/r/sa/german.htm
http://recipesbycindy.homestead.com/GermanRecipes.html

The biggest difference I found compared to common recipes of goulash available online was that Schlemmergulasch is made out of porc. (I found a list of the ingredients online). It also contains basic vegetable stock (carrots, onions, leeks, celery root ) and a sprinkle of German brown mustard.

Answer 4

LOLOL....I ate this a few days ago. ;-)
Maybe, you can get your Schlemmergulasch at http://www.germandeli.com - it's a German online store (based in Texas) and they has lots of German products you can buy online there, but unfortunately, they're also quite expensive.

Another idea: why you don't write an email to SonnenBassermann and ask them if they could mail you some cans over - and you'll pay them for the postage. Their website is http://www.sonnenbassermann.de - and their contact link is: http://www.public.sonnen-bassermann.de/index.php?c=c_impressum.php The guys at Bassermann would be thrilled to help you! ;-)

Unfortunately, I cannot ship them to you -- I am unemployed and postage is VERY VERY VERY expensive over here in Germany....sorry.

Good luck!

Answer 5

Some vendors on ebay offer Sonnen Bassermann packages (see link below) - you just need to convince them to ship it to the US, shouldn't be so much of a problem.Looks like they are professional vendors, maybe you could ask them to put a special delivery for you together, consisting only of Schlemmergulasch?
That being said, I don't know if theres a way to get that through customs...
http://search.ebay.de/search/search.dll?from=R40&satitle=sonnen+bassermann

P.S.: You must be either rich or really addicted...Why don't you start a business importing that? (just kidding)

Answer 6

Hey, still didn't find any? I'm experienced in shopping for Americans, heh, already shipped a food parcel and several Kinder Surprise eggs ;-) Contact me for serious help instead of lame advices :-)