Like most parts of China, Germany eats three meals a day. Breakfast is usually at seven o'clock, lunch at one o'clock and dinner at seven o'clock. Some places have afternoon coffee and cakes between lunch and dinner.

Different from China's eating habits, Germans are the most fastidious and sumptuous, not lunch and dinner, but breakfast. In restaurants of hotels or government agencies, breakfast is mostly self-help, with staple food, meat, vegetables, drinks, fruits, etc., which are not only rich in variety, but also good in color, smell and taste. In ordinary people's homes, no matter whether their family is poor or rich, the contents of their breakfast are generally the same: first, drinks, including coffee, tea, various juices, milk, etc., the staple food is all kinds of bread, as well as butter, cheese and jam matched with bread, plus sausages and ham. Germans eat very efficiently. They can mix and finish these rich foods in just 1 minutes to provide energy for their intense work in the morning.

lunch in Germany is usually eaten in the canteen or fast food restaurant, which is a veritable fast food, such as a platter consisting of potatoes, salad lettuce and a few pieces of meat, plus a drink. In families with housewives and underage children, lunch is also relatively simple, such as a piece of cooked meat, patties with boiled vegetables and bread, or beef stew with rice and lettuce. Just like noodles with gravy in China, it is simple to mix spaghetti with gravy and have a cup of coffee or an ice cream after dinner. Germans simplify lunch not to save money, but to save time.

German family dinners are usually cold meals, with rich contents: a platter of meat; Fresh and delicious vegetables, such as radishes, tomatoes and cucumbers; Fresh fruits, such as grapes and cherries. Some housewives also put out various flavors of cheese, and the staple food is bread. Dinner time is relatively wide, and the family sits around the table and chats while eating.

In addition to three meals a day, some Germans are used to "adding meals" at four or five o'clock in the afternoon, that is, having a cup of coffee or tea, a cake or some biscuits. Middle-and upper-class families like to invite friends to have tea and chat at home at this time. At such a party, guests can taste the world-renowned German cakes, and German women generally practice the skill of baking snacks with one hand. However, in today's fast-paced social life, this kind of afternoon leisure enjoyment is only possible on weekends, holidays or vacations.