| 31 | 31 | || choucroute || Sauerkraut (from German: Sauerkraut, pronunciation IPA: ˈzaʊ.ɐ.kʁaʊt) is a dish which is traditionally eaten in Germany, Bulgaria, Poland, Hungary, the Netherlands, Serbia, Romania, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Chili, the United States and the Popular Republic of China. In Chili, sauerkraut is part of the traditional "completo chileno". In France, it is a regional speciality from Alsace and in China, it is a specialty from the Heilongjiang province. In Italian Trentino-Alto-Adige region, it obtained the appellation « Produits agroalimentaires traditionnels » (PAT) in 1999, but this appellation is not acknowledged by the european community. Sauerkraut is made of finely cut cabbage that has been fermented by various lactic acid bacteria. Literally this word means « sour cabbage» and by extension it also designates the cooked sauerkraut served with a side dish. || || || |
