Flurgönder is a specialty meat in the Fulda district, Fulda country of Hesse, Germany. It is a raw, Smoking (cooking), smoked brawn, served warm with noodles. It is called "Flurgönder" because it is served in particular in the Catholic region around Fulda and the Rhön after the processions through "field and meadow" (German: "Feld und Flur") for Ascension of Jesus, Ascension and Corpus Christi (feast), Corpus Christi. "Gönder" is a vernacular term for the regional and seasonal specialties, each butcher has his own recipe. It is prepared in hot but not boiling water, ten minutes for every cm of diameter, and is served together with noodles, usually with bread crumbs, a green salad or apple sauce.
Literature
*Spalzeklöß un Flurgönder: was im Fuldaer Land gut schmeckt, Bettina Kempf; Jürgen H. Krenzer. Parzeller, Fulda 1997
See also
* List of smoked foods
References
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Hessian cuisine
Meat dishes
Smoked meat