{"id":8271,"date":"2017-03-28T13:50:18","date_gmt":"2017-03-28T13:50:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/?p=8271"},"modified":"2017-03-28T13:50:18","modified_gmt":"2017-03-28T13:50:18","slug":"check-out-this-delicious-german-treat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/check-out-this-delicious-german-treat\/","title":{"rendered":"Check out this delicious German treat!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I bet you have not heard of this German treat! It is delicious, sweet shortbread filled with marzipan, but it was not always like that&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Check out this DELICIOUS German Treat\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HXhnHkz82f8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>So, before 1876, the\u00a0<em>Leipziger Lerche\u00a0<\/em>was a popular specialty enjoyed all over the world &#8211; from\u00a0<em>Spanien\u00a0<\/em>(Spain) to\u00a0<em>Russland\u00a0<\/em>(Russia). It was a\u00a0<em>Lerche\u00a0<\/em>(lark), which was filled with all kinds of\u00a0<em>Gew\u00fcrze\u00a0<\/em>(spices) and\u00a0<em>Kr\u00e4uter\u00a0<\/em>(herbs). These were roasted and eaten, and also baked into savory pastries. They were exported on a large scale and\u00a0<em>Handelsm\u00e4nner\u00a0<\/em>(traders) from Leipzig made a fortune.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-8272\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/03\/thumbnailfull-1024x571.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"571\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/03\/thumbnailfull-1024x571.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/03\/thumbnailfull-350x195.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/03\/thumbnailfull-768x428.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Then, in 1876, a ban on hunting\u00a0<em>Lerchen\u00a0<\/em>was put in place. Quickly, the\u00a0<em>Konditoren\u00a0<\/em>(confectioners, pastry chefs) of Leipzig came up with a solution: replace the meat filling with a sweet one: with\u00a0<em>Marzipan\u00a0<\/em>(marzipan). This also became a huge international success. And that is how the modern\u00a0<em>Leipziger Lerche\u00a0<\/em>was born: a delicious, sweet delicacy\u00a0that&#8217;s best enjoyed with some\u00a0<em>Kaffee\u00a0<\/em>(coffee)!<\/p>\n<p>The shortbread with marzipan filling reminds a little of a\u00a0<em>Vogelbalg\u00a0<\/em>(bird skin) &#8211; the two dough stripes on top look a bit like the strings that the birds were tied up with back in the days.<\/p>\n<p>It is only one of two foods from\u00a0Leipzig that made it to international fame. The other is\u00a0<em>Leipziger Allerlei<\/em>, which I will cover in a different post.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Have you ever tried the\u00a0<em>Leipziger Lerche<\/em>? How did you like it? Do you have a similar specialty in your country? Or one with a similar story? Let me know in the comments below!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"195\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/03\/thumbnailfull-350x195.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/03\/thumbnailfull-350x195.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/03\/thumbnailfull-768x428.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/03\/thumbnailfull-1024x571.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>I bet you have not heard of this German treat! It is delicious, sweet shortbread filled with marzipan, but it was not always like that&#8230; So, before 1876, the\u00a0Leipziger Lerche\u00a0was a popular specialty enjoyed all over the world &#8211; from\u00a0Spanien\u00a0(Spain) to\u00a0Russland\u00a0(Russia). It was a\u00a0Lerche\u00a0(lark), which was filled with all kinds of\u00a0Gew\u00fcrze\u00a0(spices) and\u00a0Kr\u00e4uter\u00a0(herbs). 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