Gaisburger Marsch
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Gaisburger Marsch (German for "march of Gaisburg") is a traditional Swabian beef stew, named after Gaisburg, a district of Stuttgart.
The meat, cooked in a strong beef broth, is cut into cubes and served with cooked potatoes and Spätzle in a dish. The broth is poured over the dish before topping with golden-brown onions fried in butter.
One explanation for the name of the dish is that it was so popular in the 19th century with officer candidates that they marched to Gaisburg where it was offered by a restaurant called Bäckerschmide. Another version claims that men from Gaisburg became prisoners of war and their women were only allowed to bring them one meal every day, so they created this nourishing dish at home for them, and marched to the camp.
The district of Gaisburg (today part Stuttgart Ost) hosts annual celebrations with a festival lasting several days.
Gaisburger Marsch is the favourite food of Bundespräsident Horst Köhler, Wolfgang Schneiderhan and Chef Harald Wohlfahrt.
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This article is based on a translation of an article from the German Wikipedia.
