I know everything is illegal in Germany, but surely a grill or a smoker to cook food properly should be an exception? Is this like the beer purity laws? All meats must be cooked purely in boiling water only?
It’s the whole point of a butcher’s plate to have the food boiled. Traditionally, this was served to everyone involved when a pig was slaughtered. You’d already have a big cauldron going for boiling the sausages you’d be making anyway, so it wasn’t a big deal to boil some of the meat, too. Usually, everything that couldn’t be preserved was cooked to be eaten right away, often in a feast for the entire neighbourhood. (Schlachtfest) There were some funny little traditions around this, for example, the butcher would try to pin the pig’s tail on someone without them noticing.
I know everything is illegal in Germany, but surely a grill or a smoker to cook food properly should be an exception? Is this like the beer purity laws? All meats must be cooked purely in boiling water only?
It’s the whole point of a butcher’s plate to have the food boiled. Traditionally, this was served to everyone involved when a pig was slaughtered. You’d already have a big cauldron going for boiling the sausages you’d be making anyway, so it wasn’t a big deal to boil some of the meat, too. Usually, everything that couldn’t be preserved was cooked to be eaten right away, often in a feast for the entire neighbourhood. (Schlachtfest) There were some funny little traditions around this, for example, the butcher would try to pin the pig’s tail on someone without them noticing.