Gaisburger Marsch

Gaisburger Marsch (march of Gaisburg) is a traditional swabian stew. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

In order to make it, a strong with Ox flesh and mirepoix is cooked. The meat is cut into cubic form and served with cooked potatoes and Spaetzle on a dish. The broth is poured over it and is served witgh golden-brown onyons that were roasted in butter. One version of the origin of the meal has it that this dish was so popular in the 19th century with officers candidates from nearby Stuttgart, that they marched there. Another version claims men from Gaisburg became prisoners of war and their women were allowed to feed them daily one dish. So they created this nourishing meal for them. spaetzle with butter Spaetzle (German: Spätzle, sometimes explained as being derived from Spatz sparrows) are noodles much used in southern Germany and Alsace. ... Stuttgart [], a city located in southern Germany, is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg with a population of approximately 590,000 (as of September 2005) in the city and around 3 million in the metropolitan area. ...

In Stuttgarts district Gaisburg the history of this meal is comemorated yearly with several days of celebrations.