 The Kugelhupf is also popular in Alsace, and the Christstollen during the Christmas season.The gastronomic symbol of the "région" is undoubtedly the Choucroute, a local variety of Sauerkraut.The word Sauerkraut in Alsatian has the form "sûrkrût", same as in other southwestern German dialects, and means "sour cabbage" as its Standard German equivalent.