Leipziger Allerlei

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

Leipziger Allerlei with morel-cress-Hollandaise sauce and potatoes

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.