Spundekäs
Sign in to saveSpundekäs is a spiced cream cheese spread originating from the German region of Northern Rhenish Hesse. Often served as an appetizer (especially at Straußenwirtschaften) or at gatherings, usually along with lye rolls or soft pretzels as well as regional wine, it remains a symbol of regional cultural expression.
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Spundekäs is a spiced cream cheese spread originating from the German region of Northern Rhenish Hesse. Often served as an appetizer (especially at Straußenwirtschaften) or at gatherings, usually along with lye rolls or soft pretzels as well as regional wine, it remains a symbol of regional cultural expression.
== Etymology == The name Spundekäs is derived from the shape in which the cream cheese was arranged on a person's plate: The elongated, cone-like spread was deemed reminiscent of the stoppers used to plug bungholes in wine barrels, called Spund in German. Käs is the term for cheese in the regional Hessian dialect. The word Spundekäs as a whole is considered part of a dialect specific to the city of Mainz.