Alla taverna Haxenhaus, adagiata sulla riva Ovest del Reno, non potete non provare le Shwartensticks, delle sublimi strisce di cotenna di maiale, cotte al forno, secondo la ricetta della casa che le vede preparate e lavorate come lo Schweinshaxe, lo stinco di maiale, per cui la taverna è davvero la numero uno in città (e non solo). Folgorata dal sapore ed eccitata per aver scoperto forse il gusto più esplosivo mai conosciuto, scrivo alla direzione della taverna, implorando di capire almeno il metodo di cottura. ÈFreddy a rispondermi, gentilissimo, che mi regala tanti aneddoti e curiosità. Mi racconta, ad esempio, che l’idea delle Schwartensticks nacque in un pub di Londra…
« In a pub visit in London, I, Freddy, the owner’s son, was offerd pork scratching. They came in a bag, just like potatoe crips. They were very tasty. With the first bite the idea came to me. We could do them fresh in the restaurant. Some of our mains are without the skin and for a long time we were thinking what to do with the leftover skin. Et voilà! We took the skin, sliced them and put them in the oven as they were already prepared for the main pork knuckles. So they are made with the same care as the pork knuckles. They go very well with the beer at the bar or just as an appetizer before the real deal. »
« In a pub visit in London, I, Freddy, the owner’s son, was offerd pork scratching. They came in a bag, just like potatoe crips. They were very tasty. With the first bite the idea came to me. We could do them fresh in the restaurant. Some of our mains are without the skin and for a long time we were thinking what to do with the leftover skin. Et voilà! We took the skin, sliced them and put them in the oven as they were already prepared for the main pork knuckles. So they are made with the same care as the pork knuckles. They go very well with the beer at the bar or just as an appetizer before the real deal. »