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Baden-Württemberg

Baden-Württemberg is a German state in southwest Germany, east of the Rhine, which forms the southern part of Germany's western border with France. It had 11.1 million inhabitants in 2019. As a federated state, Baden-Württemberg is a partly-sovereign parliamentary republic. The largest city in Baden-Württemberg is the state capital of Stuttgart.

Baden-Württemberg

Featured Dishes from Baden-Württemberg

Apfelknödel

Apfelknödel

Apfelküchle

Apfelküchle

Battered and deep-fried apple slices

Bätscher

Bätscher

Flatbread topped with savory or sweet ingredients, for example, sour cream, bacon and chives, apples

Butter S

Butter S

Chräbeli

Chräbeli

Anise flavored Christmas cookies

Fasnetsküchle

Fasnetsküchle

Doughnuts, topped with cinnamon and sugar, common during Fasnacht (Carnival)

Galaktoboureko

Galaktoboureko

Milk custard phyllo pie

Grießauflauf

Grießauflauf

Bread pudding with fruit such as berries, plums, apricots, rhubarb

Holunderküchlein

Holunderküchlein

Elderberry fritter

Honiglebkuchen

Honiglebkuchen

Kaiserschmarrn

Kaiserschmarrn

Emperor's pancake, rum raisin pancakes that are torn into pieces, top with powdered sugar and cinnamon, serve with fruit compote, baked plums

Karottenkuchen

Karottenkuchen

Kirschenmichel

Kirschenmichel

Bread pudding with cherries

Kirschstrudel

Kirschstrudel

Linzer torte

Linzer torte

A raspberry, apricot, strawberry or red currant pie with dough made with ground hazelnuts and almonds, lattice crust, other fruits are also used

Magenbrot

Magenbrot

Soft gingerbread treats

Ofenschlupfer

Ofenschlupfer

Bread pudding with apples, raisins, almonds, vanilla, cinnamon

Pfitzauf

Pfitzauf

Swabian popovers, a souffle-like dessert, top with powdered sugar, serve with fruit, fruit sauce, vanilla sauce, cream, compote

Powidltascherl

Powidltascherl

Plum jam dumplings, potato dumplings filled with powidl, a plum spread

Quarkknödel

Quarkknödel

Sweet curd cheese dumplings, commonly served with fruit, fruit sauce

Scheiterhaufen

Scheiterhaufen

Bread pudding with apples, cinnamon, raisins, serve with vanilla sauce

Springerle

Springerle

Shortbread cookies with an embossed design, common during Christmas

Topfenstrudel

Topfenstrudel

Pastry filled with quark cheese

Träubleskuchen

Träubleskuchen

Redcurrant cake

Wähe

Wähe

A flat shortcrust tart or cake topped with fruit, cheese, vegetables

Weiss lebkuchen

Weiss lebkuchen

White gingerbread cookies

Wibele

Wibele

Small vanilla meringue cookies shaped like the figure 8

Zwetschgenknödel

Zwetschgenknödel

Zwetschgenkuchen

Zwetschgenkuchen

Aecht Schlenkerla Märzen

Aecht Schlenkerla Märzen

Rauchbier style beer

Hefeweizen

Hefeweizen

Köstritzer Schwarzbier

Köstritzer Schwarzbier

Schwarzbier style beer

Kristallweizen

Kristallweizen

Paulaner Salvator Dopplebock

Paulaner Salvator Dopplebock

Bock style beer

Zwetschgenwasser

Zwetschgenwasser

Plum brandy, drunk neat at room temperature or slightly cooler

Dampfnudel

Dampfnudel

Steamed dumplings, served with a variety of savory or sweet toppings such as jelly, syrup, sugar, cinnamon, butter

Einlaufsuppe

Einlaufsuppe

Beef broth with whispy beaten eggs

Flädlesuppe

Flädlesuppe

Pancake soup, savory broth with thin pancakes that have been cut into strips

Gaisburger marsch

Gaisburger marsch

Swabian beef stew, made with beef, potatoes, vegetables, spätzle

Kalbsvögerl

Kalbsvögerl

Small veal roulades stuffed with a savory mixture of meat, herbs and spices, also refers to pieces of meat from the back of the veal shank which can be fried, stewed, grilled

Käsespätzle

Käsespätzle

Egg noodles topped with grated cheese such as Emmental or Gruyere and onions

Knoblauchsuppe

Knoblauchsuppe

Creamy garlic soup

Krautkrapfen

Krautkrapfen

Large roulade made with noodles and a savory sauerkraut and bacon filling

Leberspätzle

Leberspätzle

Liver noodle soup

Linsen mit spätzle

Linsen mit spätzle

Lentils and spatzle, commonly served with Vienna sausage

Maultaschen

Maultaschen

Meat-filled pasta dumplings, serve in broth, brown in butter

Rostbraten

Rostbraten

Roast beef, may be braised, topped with onions, served with cream sauce, sauerkraut, linsen mit saiten

Salzkuchen

Salzkuchen

Thin baked yeasted dough, similar to pizza crust, may be topped with sour cream, sweet cream, eggs, caraway, chives, pureed potatoes, onions, quark, minced meat

Saumagen

Saumagen

Pork stomach stuffed with pork, sausage, potatoes, carrots

Saure kutteln

Saure kutteln

Tripe soup with vinegar, serve with fries or bread

Saure leber

Saure leber

Liver in a savory wine sauce

Saure nieren

Saure nieren

Kidneys in a savory wine sauce or gravy

Schäufele

Schäufele

Pork shoulder stewed with vegetables, broth, beer

Schlachtplatte

Schlachtplatte

A dish with a variety of meats and sausages, serve with sauerkraut, potatoes, bread

Schneckensuppe

Schneckensuppe

Creamy snail soup

Schwäbisch-Hällisches Qualitätsschweinefleisch

Schwäbisch-Hällisches Qualitätsschweinefleisch

Schwäbisch-Hällisches Landschwein pigs reared in Schwäbisch Hall, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Schwarzwaldforelle

Schwarzwaldforelle

Brook trout or rainbow trout farmed in the Black Forest region of Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Schweinepfeffer

Schweinepfeffer

Pork stewed with vegetables, wine, vinegar, pepper, herbs, spices, some classic recipes include pig's blood

Weideochse vom Limpurger Rind

Weideochse vom Limpurger Rind

Limpurger cattle reared in Limpurg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Wurstsalat

Wurstsalat

Sausage salad, made with sausage or meat and, for example, hard boiled eggs, cheese, cucumbers, onions, oil and vinegar

Zwiebelkuchen

Zwiebelkuchen

Savory onion pie with ham or bacon

Zwiebelrostbraten

Zwiebelrostbraten

Pan-fried beef steak and onions in gravy

Allgäuer Bergkäse

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Allgäuer Bergkäse

Hard cheese made from unpasteurized cow's milk, from Allgäu, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany

Allgäuer Emmentaler

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Allgäuer Emmentaler

Hard cheese made from unpasteurized cow's milk, from Allgäu, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany

Allgäuer Emmentaler

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Allgäuer Emmentaler

Hard cheese made from unpasteurized cow's milk, from Allgäu, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany

Allgäuer Sennalpkäse

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Allgäuer Sennalpkäse

Hard cheese made from unpasteurized cow's milk, from Allgäu, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany

Bätscher

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Bätscher

Flatbread topped with savory or sweet ingredients, for example, sour cream, bacon and chives, apples

Birnenbrot

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Birnenbrot

Pastries with a dried pear filling

Briegel

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Briegel

Small spelt flour rolls sprinkled with salt and caraway seeds

Briegelschmiere

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Briegelschmiere

Briegel bread topped with a mixture of cheese, meat, cream, yogurt, onions, then baked

Butterbrezel

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Butterbrezel

A laugenbrezel (soft pretzel) that has been cut in half and topped with butter, may also be topped with cheese, liverwurst, ham

Erbsen und möhren

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Erbsen und möhren

Peas and carrots

Feldsalat von der Insel Reichenau

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Feldsalat von der Insel Reichenau

Lamb's lettuce grown on Reichenau Island, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Filderkraut

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Filderkraut

Brassica oleracea cabbage grown in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Filderkraut

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Filderkraut

Brassica oleracea cabbage grown in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Flädle

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Flädle

Crepe-like pancakes, commonly served in broth (flädlessuppe), filled with meat, cheese, vegetables

Fränkischer Grünkern

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Fränkischer Grünkern

Green spelt grown in Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Gebackener Camembert

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Gebackener Camembert

Baked or fried Camembert cheese, serve with bread, cranberry compote

Gurken von der Insel Reichenau

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Gurken von der Insel Reichenau

Cucumbers grown on the island of Reichenau in Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Höri-Bülle

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Höri-Bülle

Red onions grown on the Höri peninsula on Lake Constance, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany

Kartoffelknödel

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Kartoffelknödel

Potato dumplings, potato balls

Knauzen

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Knauzen

Swabian spelt rolls that have an uneven, hard crust

Kratzete

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Kratzete

Crepes, torn into pieces, commonly served with asparagus and Hollandaise sauce, may also be served with compote, powdered sugar

Landjäger

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Landjäger

Dried beef and pork sausage sticks or flattened sausage, also made from venison

Mutschel

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Mutschel

Decorative 8-sided star-shaped bread, common on Mutscheltag (Mutschel Day), the first Thursday after Epiphany

Odenwälder Frühstückskäse

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Odenwälder Frühstückskäse

Soft cheese made from cow's milk in the Odenwäld region in Hesse, Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Romadur

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Romadur

Salate von der Insel Reichenau

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Salate von der Insel Reichenau

Lettuce grown on Reichenau Island, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Schupfnudeln

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Schupfnudeln

Large potato noodles, serve with sauerkraut, top with sugar

Schwäbische Maultaschen

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Schwäbische Maultaschen

Pasta dumplings filled with ground meat, spinach, onions and bread, from Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Schwäbische Spätzle

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Schwäbische Spätzle

Egg pasta from Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Schwarzwälder Schinken

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Schwarzwälder Schinken

Dry-cured ham produced in the Black Forest region of Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Schwarzwurst

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Schwarzwurst

Spargel aus Franken

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Spargel aus Franken

Asparagus grown in Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Spätzle

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Spätzle

Egg and flour noodles or dumplings

Tettnanger Hopfen

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Tettnanger Hopfen

Hops grown in Tettnang, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Tomaten von der Insel Reichenau

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Tomaten von der Insel Reichenau

Tomatoes grown on Reichenau Island, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Wassa-wassa

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Wassa-wassa

Yam porridge, made with yam powder, water and salt

Weißlacker

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Weißlacker

Semi-soft cheese made from cow's milk, from the Allgäu region in Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg, Germany

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