Saxony-Anhalt cuisine

The Saxony-Anhalt cuisine is the cuisine of the German state Saxony-Anhalt . The areas in the north of the state such as Altmark , Fläming , Anhalt and Magdeburger Börde have similar regional kitchens to neighboring Lower Saxony and Brandenburg . In the Harz , due to the landscape, an independent kitchen with specialties such as Harz cheese and various game specialties developed. The culinary art of the south of the country is based on the cuisine of neighboring Thuringia .

Influences

Saxony-Anhalt has excellent soils for agriculture , especially in the Magdeburger Börde . Therefore, a wide variety of agricultural products is grown here, often sugar beets , but also many types of vegetables . In addition to the dishes with a long tradition, there are various “typical GDR dishes” that have found their way into everyday private kitchen life and, due to their widespread use, are today typical of the region not only for Saxony-Anhalt, but also for the entire former territory of the GDR (see “ Kitchen of the German Democratic Republic ”).

Culinary Saxony-Anhalt

Since 2017, the state of Saxony-Anhalt has been awarding the “Culinary Star” award annually to companies in the agricultural and food industry for high-quality specialties from the region. The winners will be determined as part of the “Culinary Saxony-Anhalt” competition. All companies that have their head office or production facility in Saxony-Anhalt can take part in the competition - from small craft or agricultural businesses with their own processing and direct marketing to companies with industrial production. Approved are products from the first processing stage that are available year-round in consistent quality.

All participating products are tasted and judged by a neutral and independent expert jury. The winners of the competition receive a culinary star and are supported in their marketing activities. Among other things, selected products are put together in the “Culinary Star Box”, which is intended to promote “Enjoyment in Saxony-Anhalt”.

Well-known food and drinks

beverages

• Hasseröder - beer from Wernigerode
• Schierker Feuerstein - herbal bitter from Schierke in the Harz Mountains
• Wine from the Saale-Unstrut region ; The Rotkäppchensekt is particularly well-known nationwide .

Pastries and confectionery

• " Bambina " - famous branded chocolate from Zeitz
• Baumkuchen - tubular cake that is baked in layers on a roller rotating in front of an open fire and then covered with a sugar or chocolate coating (specialty from Salzwedel in the Altmark and now as "Harzer Baumkuchen" also from Wernigerode )
• Bienenstich - yeast sheet cake that is coated with a mixture of honey , milk and almonds or desiccated coconut before baking (in contrast to the southern German bee sting, the northern German variant is unfilled); in bakeries mostly sold as a "plate" instead of as a single piece
• " Burger Knäcke " - branded crispbread from Burg (near Magdeburg)
• "Gummibierchen" - fruit gums with beer flavor from the Altmark
• " Halloren balls " - well-known branded pralines from Halle (Saale)
• "Hansa" and "Othello" biscuits - branded biscuits from the company " Wikana " from Lutherstadt Wittenberg
• “ Sweet tooth ” - well-known branded milk quark from Weißenfels
• Parrot cake - a sponge cake colored with jelly, alternatively food coloring, and icing. When the cake is cut open, the colors become visible.
• Prilleken - a pastry (fried)
• Streusel cake - yeast sheet cake that is topped with a crumble mixture before baking; in bakeries mostly sold as a "plate" instead of as a single piece
• Sugar cake - yeast - sheet cake , which is sprinkled with sugar and topped with flakes of butter before baking ; in bakeries mostly sold as a "plate" instead of as a single piece

Food

• Lump - Stews are covered with yeast dough (lump or yeast lump) or potato dough (potato lump) during cooking in the oven
• bound vegetables (soft-cooked vegetables in a thick sauce made from roux and water )
• Boiled potatoes - the most popular side dish
• Brocke - bread cubes poured over with sweetened malt coffee, as a nutritious breakfast
• Jacket potatoes , served with butter and liver sausage or with finely chopped onion in oil seasoned with salt and pepper
• "Ostfälischer Kartoffelsalat" - potato slices cooked in a sauce of vinegar , onions, parsley and spices , warm with boiled potatoes and fried egg , served cold (and therefore slightly gelled) as a side dish or with dinner
• Sweet and sour lentils - soup with black pudding liner
• Fried potatoes with fatty bacon , served with a fried egg
• "Köthener Schusterpfanne" - roast pork baked with potatoes and pears (Anhalt specialty)
• Farmer's breakfast - omelette filled with fried potatoes
• Eggs in mustard sauce (also: mustard sauce ) - boiled eggs in a light mustard sauce , served with boiled potatoes
• "Sweet and sour eggs" - in one of roux , water, vinegar salt produced, pepper and sugar thick sauce poached eggs, served with boiled potatoes
• Brown cabbage (also: Brunkohl) - kale braised with mostly smoked pork , served with boiled potatoes; the kale should be warmed up several times over a day before it develops its optimal aroma
• Asparagus , served with boiled potatoes and white bread melt (Altmark specialty)
• Altmärkische wedding soup - clear broth from the chicken with the contribution of Gehacktesklößchen , egg custard and asparagus (Altmark specialty)
• Chicken fricassee - ragout made from chicken meat , complemented with capers, meatballs, asparagus and / or mushrooms, served with boiled potatoes or rice
• "Bötel with clay and straw" - pork knuckle with pea puree and sauerkraut ( Magdeburg specialty)
• Knuckle of pork with horseradish
• "Salt bones" with horseradish - cured pork on the bone with horseradish sauce and boiled potatoes (specialty from Weißenfels )
• Sausage (also: " Dead Grandma ") - with chopped onion fried black pudding , which is triggered from the Pelle and accepts during cooking a smooth puree, served with sauerkraut and boiled potatoes or mashed potatoes
• Chopped bitter pit - hard ground meat - sauce , served with mashed potatoes and gherkins (see also Berliner " officials Tap ")
• Klopse - fried meatballs made from ground beef or pork , served with boiled potatoes and tied vegetables
• Speckkuchen
• Cabbage rolls - white cabbage leaves stuffed with seasoned minced pork, seared first and then braised , served with boiled potatoes
• Hackepeter - unseasoned minced pork that is individually prepared at the table with egg yolk , mustard, onion, salt, pepper and brown bread
• " Pottsuse "
• "Surfleisch" ( sour meat )
• "Halberstädter Würstchen" - well-known brand from Halberstadt (especially sausages ; the first sausages in the world sold in cans)
• Harzer cheese - sour milk cheese from the Harz region
• Wild from the Harz Mountains
• Fish from the Arendsee ( Altmark )
• Herring roll - white bread with raw sauerkraut and pickled herring fillet occupied
• Lard rolls - white rolls coated with crackling lard and seasoned with salt
• Pudding soup
• Onioncake
• Semolina porridge served with mixed fruit compote
• Rice pudding - short grain rice cooked in milk , served with sugar and cinnamon or with applesauce
• Rice pudding with cinnamon, sugar, fried slices of Saxon sausage and melted butter (rice pudding Jeßnitzer style)
• Pancakes served with applesauce and sugar
• Potato pancakes served with applesauce and sugar
• Lump with pears , potato dough with pear (also with plum or cherry or dough based on breadcrumbs)
• Bregenwurst , originally made from brain

Curiosities

The mite cheese from Würchwitz is a curiosity . In addition, in some regions such as the Altmark, pancakes sprinkled with sugar are eaten with sweet and sour green bean soup ("ditscht"). In the Anhalt region, buckwheat , braised or bratwurst is served with rice pudding .

Web links

• Website about the "Culinary Stars"

Commons : Sachsen-Anhaltische Küche  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Culinary Stars: "Culinary Star Box". Retrieved February 15, 2019 . 
2. ↑ mdr.de: Our delicious home | MDR.DE. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on September 9, 2017 ; accessed on September 9, 2017 (German). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.