Hessian Fraass – Hessischer Fraaß
↓Deutsch From where the dish has the thankless name ‚Fraaß‘ (grub, muck), unfortunately is not known, but it is a very tasty casserole from cabbage and a meatball dough. This…[...]
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German pea pot – Erbseneintopf
↓Deutsch The recipe has less to do with the good old German pea soup, this is a stew which saturates and warms on cold days. The basis is a strong…[...]
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Chicken in cider – Coq au Ebbelwoi
↓Deutsch In principle, this recipe is an adaptation of the Alsatian Coq au Riesling or the Rheingauer Woihinkelsche (wine chicken). Due to our health, some things were left out, e.g.…[...]
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Sour Cream Herring – Schmandhering
↓Deutsch This used to be a typical poor man's meal with the ubiquitous salted herring. It used to be caught in huge quantities in the North and Baltic Sea, heavily…[...]
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Hessian Burger – Hessischer Burger
↓Deutsch Last Saturday I saw a burger on Hessen television that was made from Hessian ingredients. Instead of the usual burger sauce, a herb cream was made from quark, the…[...]
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Salt cake – Salzekuchen, Blatz oder Bloaz
[caption id="attachment_9453" align="alignnone" width="1200"] Salt cake on the left without and on the right with bacon cubes.Salzekuchen links ohne und rechts mit Speckwürfel.[/caption] ↓Deutsch This dish is mainly found in…[...]
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Vegetable soup „Across the garden“ – Quer durch den Garten
↓Deutsch 'Quer durch den Garten‘ (Across the garden) is a vegetable stew that I know from my two roots, the Palatinate and Hesse. By the geographical proximity to France it…[...]
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Krakow sausage, lentil vegetable and mashed potatoes – Krakauer, Linsengemüse und Kartoffelbrei
↓Deutsch This is one of the oldest dishes in the old canteens of the former Hoechst AG (whose core is now Sanofi/Aventis and several other companies) and in its simplicity…[...]
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Frankfurt chops with sauerkraut – Frankfurter Rippchen mit Sauerkraut
↓Deutsch In contrast to the Kassler chops Frankfurt chops are cured and cooked and not smoked. Chops are the New Years Eve dinner in the Rhine-Main area. The host of…[...]
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Cured bones – Sulperknochen
↓Deutsch This is also an old Hessian meal and, so to speak, the slaughter plate of the poor man. At times, when home slaughtering was still common, the noble parts…[...]
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