Flammekueche(Alsatian),Flammkuchen(Standard German), ortarte flambée(French), is a speciality of the region ofAlsace,[1]German-speakingMoselle,Badenand thePalatinate.[2]It is composed of bread dough rolled out very thinly in the shape of a rectangle or oval, which is covered withfromage blancorcrème fraîche,thinly sliced onions andlardons.
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| Alternative names | Flammkuchen, Flàmmeküeche, Flammkuche |
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| Place of origin | Upper Rhine Valley(Alsace,France;Badenand thePalatinate,Germany) |
| Main ingredients | Bread dough,fromage fraisorcrème fraîche,onions,lardons |
| Variations | AuMunster,gratinée,forestière,sweet |
The name of the dish varies in local dialects; it is calledFlàmmeküeche,[3]orFlàmmaküachainAlsatian,orFlammkucheinLorraine Franconian– compare (Standard)GermanFlammkuchen.All these names translate as "pie baked in the flames". Contrary to what the direct translation would suggest,tarte flambéeis notflambéedbut is cooked in a wood-fired oven.[4]
Varieties
editThere are many variations of the original recipe in terms of the garniture. The standard variations are:[4]
History
editThe dish was created byGermanfarmers fromAlsace,Badenand thePalatinatearound 16th century who used to bake bread once a week.[5]TheFlammekuechewas originally a homemade dish which did not make its urban restaurant debut until the "pizza craze" of the 1960s. AFlammekuechewould be used to test the heat of the farmers'wood-fired ovens.At the peak of its temperature, the oven would also have the ideal conditions in which to bake aFlammekueche.The embers would be pushed aside to make room for the cake in the middle of the oven, and the intense heat would be able to bake it in one or two minutes. The crust that forms the border of theFlammekuechewould be nearly burned by the flames.[6]The result resembles a thinpizza.After the annexation of Alsace byFrance,theFlammekuechemade its way astarte flambéeintoFrench cuisine.
See also
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References
edit- ^Villegas, Maria (2005)."Tarte flambée".The food of France: a journey for food lovers.Murdoch Books. pp.56.ISBN978-1-74045-471-1.Retrieved26 February2010.
tarte flambee.
- ^compare the French Article:Tarte flambée.
- ^"Petit lexique français-alsacien pour faire les courses: Kommissione màche"(PDF).Olcalsace.org.Retrieved22 August2019.
- ^abHelga Rosemann,Flammkuchen: Ein Streifzug durch das Land der Flammkuchen mit vielen Rezepten und Anregungen[Flammkuchen: A foray into the land of thetartes flambéeswith many recipes and suggestions] (Offenbach: Höma-Verlag, 2009).
- ^"Tarte flambée: A traditional dish from Alsace".monpanierlatin.co.uk.Retrieved25 September2024.
- ^Rosemann 4–5.