What is Choucroute garnie?
[[File:2021-01-10 13-08-38 ILCE-6500 DSC01353 DxO (50958169387).jpg|thumb|Typical preparation]] [[File:Export-09523.jpg|thumb|Showing the different kinds of sausages, and potatoes]] [[File:Choucroute-garni 1.JPG|thumb|On a French market..]] '''Choucroute garnie''' is a dish that can be found in the eastern parts of [[France]], in [[Switzerland]], [[Germany]] and [[Austria]]. In essence, it consists of [[Sauerkraut]], with different types of [[Sausage|sausages]], and other cooked meat is added. Very often, [[Potato|potatoes]] are added too. There are many regional variations, and there's no set recipe. Most often, the sauerkraut is served with three or four different kinds of sausage, potatoes and other cooked meat. The types of sausages which are used are Morteau sausage, Saucisson vaudois, and Frankfurter. Other cooked, usually salty meat is commonly added, as are potatoes. In other regions of France, there are also recipes with [[fish]], [[shellfish]] and [[Mussel|mussels]]. [[Riesling]], or another kind of [[white wine]] is used to prepare it. The version that uses [[Champagne (wine)|Champagne]] instead is often called ''Choucroute royale''. At the base, choucrote garnie is a dish of the common people, that is cheap to prepare. There are higher-priced versions that use [[foie gras]], or [[deer]]. Many grands chefs also prepare their version. [[Category:French food]]