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Reibekuchen (Rievkooche) is a signature dish of Germany; we have verified places to eat it in Cologne. Cologne's established street food: thick, roughly textured potato pancakes fried in hot fat until the exterior is crisp and the interior soft. Start with where to eat Reibekuchen (Rievkooche) in Cologne.
Cologne's established street food: thick, roughly textured potato pancakes fried in hot fat until the exterior is crisp and the interior soft. Served with apple sauce or pickled-turnip syrup.
Reibekuchen are the Rhenish potato pancakes, called Rievkooche in the Kölsch dialect. The dish entered Cologne kitchens with the wider arrival of potatoes from the 18th century and became a market and Brauhaus staple. The Rievkoochbud kiosk in the Altstadt is the canonical city-centre operator; the weekly Wochenmarkt stalls and the Christmas markets in December multiply the city's daily output. The traditional partner is Rübenkraut, the dark Rhenish pickled-turnip syrup.
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