Luxembourg Moselle, Luxembourg
Mirabelle Brandy
Mirabelle Eau-de-Vie
Clear plum brandy distilled from Moselle mirabelles, a Luxembourg classic digestif.
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Luxembourg Moselle, Luxembourg
Mirabelle Tart
Mirabellenkuchen
Yeast tart topped with halved mirabelle plums, the summer sister of quetschentaart.
Luxembourg Moselle, Luxembourg
Moselle Mirabelle
Mirabelle
Golden mirabelle plums grown along the Moselle, an EU-protected Luxembourgish speciality.
Luxembourg
Mummentaart
A cheese tart of fresh curd and cream on a thin pastry base, baked until barely set and eaten cold.
Wallonia, Belgium
Pâté Gaumais
Pork marinated in wine, vinegar, shallot and thyme, then sealed in a pastry case and baked, eaten cold in slices.
Luxembourg Moselle, Luxembourg
Quetsche Brandy
Quetschenbrand
Clear plum eau-de-vie distilled from Luxembourg quetsche plums.
Luxembourg Moselle, Luxembourg
Quetsche Jam
Quetschemarmelade
Deeply flavored plum preserve from the Moselle harvest.
Luxembourg Moselle, Luxembourg
Quetsche Plum
Quetsche
Dark, juicy plum of the Moselle valley, the base of Luxembourg's signature tart and brandy.
Luxembourg Moselle, Luxembourg
Quetsche Wine
Quetschewäin
Ruby plum wine fermented from Moselle quetsche plums, a Luxembourg speciality.
Luxembourg Moselle, Luxembourg
Quetscheklatzen
Plum-filled potato dumplings, a traditional Luxembourgish autumnal dish.
Luxembourg
Quetschentaart
Damson halves stood upright and packed tight on a thin yeast or shortcrust base, baked so the fruit collapses and its juice caramelises.
Luxembourg Moselle, Luxembourg
Rieslingspaschtéit
Veal and pork forcemeat baked inside a pastry loaf with Riesling, set with a wine jelly that fills the gap as it cools.
Éislek, Luxembourg
Stäerzelen
Buckwheat and wheat flour scalded and pulled into rough torn dumplings, fried in butter and eaten with apple sauce or bacon.
Luxembourg
Tierteg
Potato and sauerkraut mashed together and cooked into a pancake in bacon fat, browned on both sides.
Luxembourg
Träipen
Luxembourg's black pudding, made with pig's blood, cabbage and onion rather than groats, sliced and fried and eaten with apple sauce and mashed potato.
Luxembourg
Verwurelter
Strips of enriched dough knotted or twisted, deep-fried and buried in icing sugar — the Carnival pastry of Luxembourg.
Luxembourg Moselle, Luxembourg
Wine Cheese
Wäinkéis
Semi-hard Moselle cheese washed and ripened in white wine.
Luxembourg Moselle, Luxembourg
Wine Sausage
Wäinzoossiss
Fresh pork sausage poached in Moselle white wine, a regional speciality from the Eislek.
Luxembourg
Äppelklatzen
A whole cored apple filled with sugar and cinnamon, wrapped in pastry and baked until the fruit steams itself soft inside.
Éislek, Luxembourg
Éisleker Ham
Raw ham from the Oesling hills in the north, salted, lightly smoked and air-dried, then sliced thin and served with pickled onions.