↓Deutsch This is an old traditional dish from the Rhine-Main area, especially during Lent. Back then, however, cooked klipfish (salted and dried cod) was used. …
Hesse
Himmel und Erde
↓Deutsch The title is an idiom. I really don’t know how to translate it in English. The profane version is sky and soil but I …
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 …
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. …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Salt cake – Salzekuchen, Blatz oder Bloaz
↓Deutsch This dish is mainly found in the area around Schlitz, a town in the foothills of the Vogelsberg to the northwest. Bread dough is …
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 …
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 …