''Schuxen'' (also ''Schuchsen'' or ''Schuxn'') is an elongate fried dough pastry made from rye flour and yeast that is popular in
Upper Bavaria
Upper Bavaria (german: Oberbayern, ; ) is one of the seven administrative districts of Bavaria, Germany.
Geography
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. It is similar to
Krapfen with the difference that it is not sweet.
The name possibly derives from its elongated oval shape that resembles a shoe sole (the German word is "Schuh") but this theory is questionable, as the local dialect deforms
diphthongs in another way.
This name for the pastry appears in the books of
Johann Andreas Schmeller
Johann Andreas Schmeller (6 August 1785 in Tirschenreuth – 27 September 1852 in Munich) was a German philologist who initially studied the Bavarian dialect. From 1828 until his death he taught in the University of Munich. He is considered the ...
, a Bavarian linguist.
In poor times the pastry served as a side dish for
sauerkraut
Sauerkraut (; , "sour cabbage") is finely cut raw cabbage that has been fermented by various lactic acid bacteria. It has a long shelf life and a distinctive sour flavor, both of which result from the lactic acid formed when the bacteria ferm ...
and
blood
Blood is a body fluid in the circulatory system of humans and other vertebrates that delivers necessary substances such as nutrients and oxygen to the cells, and transports metabolic waste products away from those same cells. Blood in the cir ...
or
liver sausage
Liverwurst, leberwurst, or liver sausage is a kind of sausage made from liver. It is eaten in many parts of Europe, including Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Latvia, Netherlands, Norway, Polan ...
.
In the area around
Landshut, ''Schuxen'' are eaten from 24 April until
Kermesse, the third Sunday in October. In the foothills of the Alps and in the
Chiemgau they are eaten on
Twelfth Day.
Nowadays they are rare, and few bakers produce them.
Like most fried dough dishes, they are high in
caloric value.
See also
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List of fried dough foods
This is a list of fried dough foods. Many cultures have dishes that are prepared by deep frying dough in many various forms. Doughnuts are a type of fried dough food that are covered separately in the Wikipedia article List of doughnut varieties.
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References
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German article
{{Pastries
Bavarian cuisine
German pastries
Rye-based dishes