Eisbein (literally: 'ice leg') is a German culinary dish of corned

ham hock __NOTOC__ A ham hock (or hough) or pork knuckle is the joint between the tibia/fibula and the metatarsals of the foot of a pig, where the foot was attached to the hog's leg. It is the portion of the leg that is neither part of the ham proper nor ...

, usually cured and slightly boiled. Despite the name, no ice is actually used in its preparation. The word probably comes from High German via the Latin term used in medicine and hunting for the hip joint. In Southern parts of Germany, the common preparation is known as ''

Schweinshaxe ''Schweinshaxe'' (), in German cuisine, is a roasted ham hock (or “pork knuckle”). The ham hock is the end of the pig's leg, just above the ankle and below the meaty ham portion. It is especially popular in Bavaria as ''Schweinshaxn'' �ʃ ...

'', and it is usually roasted. The

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dish or and Swedish dish ''

fläsklägg med rotmos Fläsklägg med rotmos () is a dish in Swedish cuisine, closely related to German Eisbein. The name literally means "ham hock with root mash." Method Cured ham hock is cooked for one to two hours together with onions, carrots, and allspice. Rut ...

'' are very similar, alternatively grilled on a barbecue; another similar dish is the

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and the Austrian ''

Stelze ''Schweinshaxe'' (), in German cuisine, is a roasted ham hock (or “pork knuckle”). The ham hock is the end of the pig's leg, just above the ankle and below the meaty ham portion. It is especially popular in Bavaria as ''Schweinshaxn'' �ʃ ...

''. Eisbein is usually sold already cured and sometimes smoked, and then used in simple hearty dishes. Numerous regional variations exist, for example in Berlin it is served with

pease pudding Pease pudding, also known as pease porridge, is a savoury pudding dish made of boiled legumes, typically split yellow peas, with water, salt and spices, and often cooked with a bacon or ham joint. A common dish in the north-east of England, i ...

.Berlin
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, Eisbein is commonly served with mashed

potatoes The potato is a starchy food, a tuber of the plant ''Solanum tuberosum'' and is a root vegetable native to the Americas. The plant is a perennial in the nightshade family Solanaceae. Wild potato species can be found from the southern United ...

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, in

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with

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and

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instead.

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