Choucroute, flammekueche, pain d'รฉpices, spaรซtzles..., la gastronomie alsacienne est rรฉputรฉe pour ses nombreuses spรฉcialitรฉs sublimรฉes par des chefs talentueux. Dรฉcouvrez notre sรฉlection de bonnes adresses ร tester lors d'une prochaine escapade en Alsace.
Alsace: gastronomic family-style cuisine
Impregnated with Germanic culinary traditions, Alsatian cuisine is renowned for its myriad of specialties, not to mention its Wine Route, which is more than 170 kilometres long.
Well worth the sauerkraut
In Strasbourg or Mulhouse, settle into a Winstub, the ancestor of the tavern and wine bar, and order the star dish of the menu: sauerkraut. This emblematic meal is made from cabbage, various types of sausages, smoked bacon and potatoes, and is widely celebrated in Alsatian villages. Pair this hearty dish with a local Riesling.
Other Alsatian specialties
The first foie gras was born in Alsace, and at the entrance to the village of Kayserberg, chef Olivier Nasti of Chambard restaurant serves this delicacy with a traditional regional gingerbread. From his two Flamme & Co restaurants, in Kayserberg and Strasbourg, Chef Nasti and his team also make a fine flammekueche, a tart topped with various ingredients and cooked in a wood fire oven. Try also the baeckeoffe, a meat and potato dish slow-cooked in a ceramic casserole, and the spaetzle, rustic noodles made from flour, cream and eggs. You must also taste the star of the Alsatian cheese platter, Munster.
Traditional drinks from Alsace
At cocktail hour, pair a typical local beer with a freshly baked pretzel. The region is also renowned for its white wine, and the Gewurztramier "vendanges tardives," or late harvest wine, can be married beautifully with Alsatian foie gras. Let's not forget to have a sip of the local eaux de vie, colourless fruit brandies and marc, made from prestigious regional varietals distilled in copper alembic stills.
Alsatian desserts
On the sweet side, succumb to gingerbread or the kouglof, a delicious raisin brioche. During the advent period, locals prepare bredele, small Christmas cakes baked in many shapes and flavours, like anise, lemon and gingerbread...
If Alsace is famous for its traditions (Christmas markets, Hansel-and-Gretel architecture, world-class wines), it is also famous for its gastronomy. Dishes in local sauces, authentic pasta, cabbage dishes and charcuterie or baked specialtiesโin Alsace, there is something for everyone, savory-fanatic or sweet tooth!
Desserts alsaciens
Cรดtรฉ douceurs sucrรฉes, le terroir alsacien nโest pas en reste : succombez au fameux pain dโรฉpices, trรจs populaire dans la rรฉgion, ou au kouglof, dรฉlicieuse brioche aux raisins secs. Durant la pรฉriode de lโAvent, cโest lโeffervescence dans les cuisines alsaciennes : on y prรฉpare les bredeles, ces petits gรขteaux de Noรซl que lโon suspend aux branches du sapin et qui prennent de multiples formes et parfums (anis, citron, pain dโรฉpicesโฆ)
Trouver et dรฉguster les spรฉcialitรฉs alsaciennes
La Maison Fortwenger : c'est en 1768 que le jeune Charles Fortwenger, maรฎtre boulanger, ouvre son atelier ร Gertwiller pour y fabriquer ses savoureux pains d'รฉpices. Aujourdโhui, cinq boutiques vous proposent ces douceurs alsaciennes ainsi que des petits gรขteaux (bredelices, leckerlis, รฉtoilesโฆ).
La brasserie Meteor : ร quelques kilomรจtres au nord de Strasbourg ร Hochfelden, la famille Haag vous invite ร visiter ses installations ainsi que sa boutique. Non loin de la brasserie, ร Wingersheim, empruntez un sentier de 4,5 km amรฉnagรฉ ร travers une exploitation de houblon qui dรฉbouche sur une magnifique vue de la plaine dโAlsace.
La Maison Fischer : fromages de Munster, vins fins et spiritueux, biรจres ou encore produits du terroir alsacien (foie gras, miels, pรขtes artisanales) vous attendent dans les trois boutiques de la Maison (Riquewihr, Beblenheim et Ribeauvillรฉ).
Recommandations et conseils : Si votre sรฉjour ร la dรฉcouverte des saveurs alsaciennes vous le permet, munissez-vous d'un vรฉlo pour explorer les diffรฉrents domaines de la Route des Vins d'Alsace et ses villages pittoresques.
En savoir plus : * Dรฉcouvrez les spรฉcialitรฉs alsaciennes
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