Strasbourg and the typical Alsacian gastronomy

An all-consuming passion !!!

Some Alsatian specialties you cannot miss to taste !!!

 The Sauerkraut : the most famous traditional dish. It is prepared cabbage with sausages and regional pork-butchery with the knuckle of ham, the Strasbourg sausages, and other salted chests of pig. It’s a real treat, appreciate it with a good local beer.

 Goose Foie Gras : with fine and delicate savour, it has the favours of the gourmet. Foie gras is one of the most popular and well-known delicacies in French cuisine. Its flavour is described as rich, buttery, and delicate, unlike that of a regular duck or goose liver. Foie gras can be sold whole, or prepared into mousse, parfait, or pâté and is typically served as an accompaniment to another food item, such as toast or steak.

 Kugelhopf : The famous alsacian cake’s ! The cake’s name means “risen ball”. At any rate, the current shape of the Kugelhopf (a circular, bulging mould with ribs that make it easy to share out into portions) is rather recent. The Kugelhopf can be soaked in Beer Brandy with “Berawecka” Fruits and Beer Sorbet.

 Flammekuche : the Alsatian-style pizza. In the 18th and 19th centuries, the "tarte flambée" was made in the Kochersberg region for the lunchtime meal. This rectangle of bread dough, topped with cream, onions and bacon, is very popular today. But for a long time, this Alsatian dish was not well known, because it was only made by people who had bread ovens. In the olden days, the first flames that burned when the oven was started up were used for making the tart. This is where the name “flame tart” comes from, becoming “tarte flambée” in French.

 Pretzels : the symbol of traditional Alsatian baking. Some say that pretzels, which are truly emblematic of traditional Alsatian baking, were invented by a baker from Ingwiller. Some say that this baker, who was much loved by the villagers, had a weakness that landed him in prison : swearing repeatedly against the lord. In exchange for his freedom, the lord asked him to invent a cake in which he would be able to see the shape of the sun three times. And thus the pretzel was born. This crunchy biscuit, made from dough poached in water, is very popular.

 Munster cheese : manufactured on the Alsacian and Lorraine faces of the Vosges, it is a AOC product. Often known for its strong smell, it is above all a delicious dish especially with a powerfull red wine.

Come and taste all these very tasty dishes in a region with a lot of charm !