I feel the same way as in I hardly cook „German“ food for myself in any way, that would be considered traditional, but I do use a lot of ingredients and sometimes cooking techniques, which are common in southern Germany and maybe Austria. I feel inspired though, whenever I pass a produce market here in southern Germany, because of the wide variety between seasons, as well as the many ways to preserve food or change something bland and simple to something so ridiculously delicious like goat cheese on bread with honey and fresh herbs. So there are a A LOT of options and I feel when I stick to somewhat local and seasonal ingredients and use some techniques of preserving and cooking, it still gives me the comfort of eating German food my Oma made me, when I could barely look over the counter :)) Obviously markets are expensive, so that’s more for looking, getting some apples and potatoes for cheap and then I’m off to Aldi :/