Leipziger Allerlei

Leipziger Allerlei is a regional German vegetable dish consisting of peas, carrots, asparagus, morels and crayfish. There are numerous variations to the basic recipe.

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• Leipziger allerlei colourful dish with crayfish and morrels
• Leipziger allerlei in vienna
• References

According to legend, the dish was invented in Leipzig after the Napoleonic Wars to protect the city from beggars and tax collectors: in storing the more sustaining and more expensive meat-based dishes, and serving vegetables instead, city officials hoped to encourage beggars and tax collectors to move on to neighboring cities.

However, the dish is first attested in a 1745 cookbook.[1]