Baden Württemberg is not just the home state of the Black Forest, Daimler Benz and Lake Constance. You can also find a cornucopia of high quality culinary specialties indigenous to the area, especially wonderful Rhine and Mosel wines, white asparagus, Black Forest prosciutto ham, vegetables pickled in white wine vinegar (such as pickled cucumbers or sauerkraut), spätzle and egg noodles, as well as scrumptious chocolates and candies. See below examples well-known brands produced in Baden Württemberg, most of them available in North America.
Food
Abraham Black Forest Ham
Black Forest ham is produced only in the Black Forest and has to fulfill strict regional stipulations. The ham is salted, seasoned, and air-dried before being smoked gently over fir wood. The typical feature of Black Forest ham is its smoky flavor, the hearty taste and typical dark color.
Bechtle /Alb Gold Spaetzle noodle
Bechtle Spaetzle are made with only the best durum wheat semolina and fresh eggs cracked daily on location. The addition of eggs defines the taste, intensifies the golden coloring, and enhances the cooking characteristics of the pasta.
Zabler “Hochzeitsnudeln” broad egg noodles
Zabler’s broad egg noodles are made with freshly cracked eggs and 100% pure semolina from durum wheat of the best producing regions. High-grade protein through gentle production processes and an uncompromising selection of the best ingredients – these are the secrets of the superior taste of the Hochzeit Nudeln.
Hengstenberg pickels and sauerkraut
Only the best, selected types of vegetables and high quality ingredients are used to produce Hengstenberg’s finely pickled vegetable specialties according to well-proven recipes. Hengstenberg offers a wide range from the vegetable garden, and the delicately pickled salads are also light alternative snacks for in-between.
• Hirsch Lollies and Taffys
Hirsch lollipops include a variety of flavors and appearance, some offering a chewy center. Their fruit taffies include a wide assortment of both tropical and common fruit flavors.
• Seitenbacher organic, natural cereals and muesli
Seitenbacher is a leading health foods producer. Their natural cereals and museli are the most popular, with an array of flavors. Gluten-free, wheat-free, and organic versions are also available.
• Ritter Sport chocolate
Ritter Sport produces the finest of chocolates with high quality standards since 1912. They pride themselves on innovative flavors such as Espresso and Strawberry Yogurt.
• Huober Pretzels
Huober Brezel makes pretzels, pretzel sticks, and pretzel snacks. All of their products are organic.
Beer
Eichbaum Germania Pilsner Karamalz
Wines
Types of Grapes
- Blauer Portugieser
- Dornfelder
- Kerner
- Lemberger
- Müller-Thurgau
- Riesling
- Ruländer
- Samtrot
- Schwarzriesling
- Silvaner
- Spätburgunder
- Trollinger
The most popular wine areas
- Abtsberg
- Malterdinger Bienenberg
- Sulzfelder Burg
- Blankenhornsberger Doktorgarten
- Glottertaler Eichberg
- Oberrotweiler Eichberg
- Jechtinger Eichert
- Endinger Engelsberg
- Burkheimer Feuerberg
- Michelfelder Himmelsberg
- Heidelberger Herrenberg
- Sulzfelder Husarenkappe
- Isteiner Kirchberg
- Oberrotweiler Kirchberg
- Lahrer Kronenbühl
- Sasbacher Limburg
- Ravensburger Löchle
- Mauerberg
- Neugesetz
- Efringer Ölberg
- Durbacher Plaueelrain
- Meersburger Ries’chen
- Bischoffinger Rosenkranz
- Auggener Schäf
- Schlossberg
- Achkarrer Schlossberg
- Freiburger Schlossberg
- Hecklinger Schlossberg
- Neuweierer Schlossberg
- Ortenberger Schlossberg
- Burkheimer Schlossgarten
- Berghauptener Schützenberg
- Bombacher Sommerhalde
- Mauchener Sonnenstück
- Schliengener Sonnenstück
- Ihringer Winklerberg
Wineries with predicate of quality
(Source: Verband der Prädikatsweine VdP)
Baden:
- Weingut Markgraf von Baden
- Weingut Bercher
- Weingut Blankenhorn
- Staatsweingut Freiburg & Blankenhornsberg
- Weingut Burg Ravensburg
- Weingut Freiherr von und zu Franckenstein
- Weingut Dr. Heger
- Weingut Heitlinger
- Weingut Reichsgraf und Marquis zu Hoensbroech
- Weingut Bernhard Huber
- Weingut Stadt Lahr
- Weingut Andreas Laible
- Weingut Lämmlin-Schindler
- Weingut Schloss Neuweier
- Weingut Burg Ravensburg
- Weingut Salwey
- Privat-Weingut H. Schlumberger
- Weingut Stigler
- Weingut Schwarzer Adler
- Weingut Wöhrle
- Weingut Seeger
- Weingut Konrad Schlör
- Weingut Bercher
- Weingut Schloss Neuweier
- Weingut Gerhard Aldinger
- Graf von Bentzel-Sturmfeder Horneck’sches Weingut
- Weingut Ernst Dautel
- Weingut Drautz-Able
- Weingut Jürgen Ellwanger
- Weingut Graf Adelmann
- Weingut Karl Haidle
- Weingut Schlossgut Hohenbeilstein
- Weingut Fürst zu Hohenlohe-Öhringen
- Weingut des Grafen Neipperg
- Weingut Rainer Schnaitmann
- Staatsweingut Weinsberg
- Weingut Herzog von Württemberg
- Weingut Wöhrwag
- Weingut Heid
- Weingut Kistenmacher-Hengerer
- Weingut Wachtstetter
- Weingut Beurer
