The best Alsatian specialities
The top 3 according to 0 votes from people: Flammekueche (tarte flambée) · Choucroute garnie · Baeckeoffe. (Updated Jul 18, 2026.)
The must-try dishes and sweets of Alsace according to Visit Alsace, the Kaysersberg tourist office and the 'Mon week-end en Alsace' guide: from flammekueche to kougelhopf.
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Top 15
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Flammekueche (tarte flambée)
Thin dough, cream, onions and bacon baked in a wood oven.
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Choucroute garnie
Fermented cabbage with Strasbourg sausages, bacon and pork shoulder.
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Baeckeoffe
Three meats marinated in white wine, slow-baked with potatoes in a sealed terrine.
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Fleischschnacka
'Meat snails': rolled pasta filled with meat, pan-fried.
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Kougelhopf
Ring-shaped brioche with raisins and almonds.
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Munster
Washed-rind cheese from the Vosges, served with cumin.
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7
Coq au riesling
Alsace's coq au vin, made with white wine and cream.
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Spaetzle
Small fresh egg noodles served as a side.
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Bretzel
The knotted bread sprinkled with coarse salt.
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10
Blueberry tart
The tart of the Vosges farm inns.
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11
Bredele
Christmas biscuits in a thousand variations.
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12
Gingerbread
Gertwiller's speciality, made with honey and spices.
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13
Presskopf
Pork head cheese in aspic, served as a starter.
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14
Knepfle
Dough dumplings, often pan-fried or in soup.
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15
Alsace foie gras
Invented in Strasbourg as a pâté in the 18th century.
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Manala
Little brioche man baked for St Nicholas.
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