Ein Traum in Weiß … und Gelb. Bei der Welfenspeise, dem „adligen“ Dessert aus Hanover, kommt es auf die richtige Farbkombination an. Und darauf, dass die zwei Schichten der cremigen Süßspeise richtig proportioniert werden. Wie das gelingt und wo die niedersächsische Spezialität ihren Ursprung hat, verraten wir dir in unserem Artikel inklusive Rezeptvideo:
The dessert with the title of nobility was invented by a chef from Hanover. The dessert made its debut at the 200th anniversary of the throne of the House of Guelph, Europe's oldest dynasty of princes. The dessert is a two-layer cream consisting of a white, wonderfully sweet vanilla cream and a yellow, slightly sour and frothy wine cream. The reason for the two-layered play of colors was not pure visual appeal - even if it is still convincing in the dessert glass, of course. Rather, the white-yellow dessert was intended to recall the colors of the noble house: King Ernst August designated yellow/white as the official national colors of the Kingdom of Hanover in 1837.
White or yellow - the fine wine dessert would probably not still be a classic in Lower Saxony cuisine - in the restaurants around Hanover it is one of the most popular desserts - if it did not also taste great. And it does: Especially on warm days you can treat yourself to a somewhat larger portion of the airy and cold cream! And even after a hearty and warm main meal in the winter months, the vanilla-wine cream comes as a welcome change.
By the way, the Welfenspeise is not only suitable because of its name as a crowning conclusion of a (festive) meal. Beautifully arranged in (long-stemmed) dessert glasses and decorated with almond slivers, pistachios or fresh berries, it makes quite an impression. Nobody needs to know that the creamy dessert contains only a few basic ingredients and can be prepared quickly. The only tricky part is portioning, because the two layers should each fill half of the glass - in keeping with the Guelph flag, which consists of equal parts white and yellow. By the way, since it is chilled in the refrigerator for about an hour, the Welfenspeise is easy to prepare. Another reason to serve up Hanover's favorite dessert when guests are coming or the main course needs to be cooked just right.
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Übrigens hat sich das Adelsgeschlecht der Welfen nicht nur kulinarisch in Hannover und Region verewigt. Viele bedeutende Kulturschätze wie die barocken Herrenhäuser Gardens (sie gehören zu den schönsten Parkanlagen Europas!) und das Schloss Marienburg (eins der wichtigsten neogotischen Baudenkmäler Deutschlands!) zählen ebenfalls zu den Hinterlassenschaften des Königshauses.
Cover photo: In Hanover, the Welfenspeise is served not only, but especially at festive affairs © Anna Carneiro/Cross Media Redaktion
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