Birnen Bohnen Und Speck appears as a signature dish in 1 Germany cities. See each city's local variant and where to eat it.
Birnen Bohnen und Speck · Hamburg
This north German autumn classic combines green beans, pears and smoked bacon in one pot, the sweet-savoury-smoky balance the signature of Hanseatic seasonal cooking.
Birnen Bohnen und Speck dates to 17th-century North German farm cooking, when the late-summer green-bean and pear harvests overlapped. Hamburg adopted the dish from the Schleswig-Holstein hinterland through the 19th century. The recipe is fixed: green beans, small whole hard pears (Kochbirnen), thick-sliced smoked bacon, savory (Bohnenkraut), and salted potatoes alongside. Old Commercial Room and Fischereihafen Restaurant cook the seasonal version through August and September.
Where to eat in Hamburg:
- Old Commercial Room
- Fischereihafen Restaurant
- Deichgraf