> wrote:

> I promised my first wife that I would prepare her an Octoberfest meal.
> For technical reasons I need to include chicken, which I plan to
> barbeque. What could I do so when she bites into it she will say "wow
> this is really German."

Barbequed chicken wouldn't be typically German (commercial rotisseried
chicken are common, though). So, cook the chicken in the oven instead,
as is common here in Germany. This is a very simple, though typical,
dish, but one which could be made anywhere, so I don't know if it will
taste "really German" to your wife.

Brathendl
Serves 2

1 small chicken of about 1 kg (2.2 pounds)
1 small bunch parsley
40 g (1.4 ounces) melted butter
salt
freshly ground pepper
1/2 teaspoon paprika

Preheat the oven to 225°C (440° F).
Paint the chicken with the butter and season inside and out with salt,
pepper and paprika. Rinse and dry the parsley and stuff it in the
chicken. Put the chicken, breast down, in the roasting dish and roast
in the oven for about 15 minutes, then turn it over, pour in a cup of
salted water, and roast for 15 minutes more, basting the chicken often
with the roasting juices. Let the chicken rest in the turned-off oven
for 5 minutes.

Serve with lots of beer.

Victor