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fuckyeahdeutsch: I know that the Bratwurst is supposed to be Germany’s most famous food item, but my favourite German dish is the Maultaschen. e Maultasche, -nis a Swabian specialty dish consisting of an outer layer of pasta dough with a filling (traditionally) made of minced meat, spinach and onions. It’s eaten either geröstet (cut into slices and fried), in der Brühe (simmered in vegetable broth), or geschmälzt (dressed with butter and onions) and usually with potato salad.This dish is very similar to the Italian ravioli, Chinese wonton or Russian pelmeni, albeit much larger in size. The compound word comes from the words “s Maul” (mouth of an animal) and “e Tasche” (bag), but its etymology is somewhat disputed. The most common explanation I’ve heard is that they were invented by the monks of the Maulbronn monastery to hide the fact that they were eating meat during lent. The meat was hidden in the Maultaschen, and the monks thought that God couldn’t see it then. This explains the humorous alternative Swabian name “Herrgottsbescheißerle” (little ones who cheat on God). I like my Maultaschen in der Brühe :) Have you tried them before? What’s your favourite German dish?

fuckyeahdeutsch:

I know that the Bratwurst is supposed to be Germany’s most famous food item, but my favourite German dish is the Maultaschen.

e Maultasche, -n
is a Swabian specialty dish consisting of an outer layer of pasta dough with a filling (traditionally) made of minced meat, spinach and onions. It’s eaten either geröstet (cut into slices and fried), in der Brühe (simmered in vegetable broth), or geschmälzt (dressed with butter and onions) and usually with potato salad.
This dish is very similar to the Italian ravioli, Chinese wonton or Russian pelmeni, albeit much larger in size.

The compound word comes from the words “s Maul” (mouth of an animal) and “e Tasche” (bag), but its etymology is somewhat disputed.

The most common explanation I’ve heard is that they were invented by the monks of the Maulbronn monastery to hide the fact that they were eating meat during lent. The meat was hidden in the Maultaschen, and the monks thought that God couldn’t see it then. This explains the humorous alternative Swabian name “Herrgottsbescheißerle” (little ones who cheat on God).

I like my Maultaschen in der Brühe :) Have you tried them before? What’s your favourite German dish?