Lard pastry

What to eat at Carnival, Shrovetide, Mardi Gras? And why is this being celebrated? It has to do with food!

Badische Scherben are a popular and classic lard pastry for Shrovetide, Mardi Gras or Carnival. But they also go well with a party.

A lard pastry similar to the Berlin pancakes. A distinctive feature is the special shape of the pastry.

This pastry also goes on the Bergische coffee table.

A lard pastry from southern Germany with an interesting shape. Without powdered sugar, it can also be eaten with savory dishes.

Naunzen are originally a carnival pastry. But they taste good all year round.

Prilleken or Prilken are a sweet carnival specialty from the Braunschweig and Harz region.

Fastnachtsküchle or Fasnetkichle are Lard biscuites from the southwest German region.

Berliners call it Pfannkuchen, for everyone else it is a Berliner or a Krapfen for southern Germany.

The small Mutzenmandeln are actually fried dough to Rhineland carnival and New Year's Eve. It tastes however also at each other time. Easy preparation.