Buckwheat gateau [SEP] country of origin
Buckwheat gateau
Buckwheat gateau or Buckwheat torte () is a dessert that is a speciality of the Lüneburg Heath region of Lower Saxony in northern Germany.
The gateau consists of layers of cake made from buckwheat flour and heather honey, separated by a fruit layer using yoghurt and cranberries and topped by whipped cream and chocolate shavings.
See also.
- Lower Saxon cuisine
- Black Forest gateau
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Puddings and cakes.
For coffee breaks butter cakes ("Butterkuchen"), tortes or other desserts are eaten, such as Welf pudding. Buckwheat gateau is popular around the Lüneburg Heath region.
Drinks.
Lower Saxony is home to many breweries, for example in Jever, Einbeck, Celle, Lüneburg, Brunswick, Allersheim (part of Holzminden), Hanover, Wittingen, Peine and Göttingen.
Two of the oldest beers, which have been brewed since the Middle Ages, are Brunswick Mum (