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The Bavarian cheese preparation Obatzter also appears in the spelling Obatzda or Obazda.
The “Angebatzter, Angedrückter, Vermischter” cheese has a long tradition in Bavaria.
In Franconia the spicy cheese is called “Gerupfter” or “Angemachter”, in Switzerland “Gmanschter”.
A bit of history about the famous cheese:
According to various sources, the landlady Katharina Eisenreich served the obazden for the first time in the Weihenstephaner Bräustüberl in Freising in the 1920s.
Many tourists know Obazda from the Oktoberfest.
In the article I show the preparation of Bavarian Obazda according to my family recipe.
curd cheese(Quark in Bavaria and austria named topfen)
1
tbsp
Paprika paprika spice noble sweet
1
tsp
caraway seed
80
ml
dark beer(I like to use Erdinger Weißbier)
some
Salt
some
Pepper
Decoration and Side Dishes
1
bunch
chives
1
bunch
radish
2
pc
Pretzels
2
bottles
Erdinger Weißbier(Served ice-cold!)
Equipment
Instruction
Preparation step 1 The ingredients for the obazden prepared on a board …
Prepare ingredients
Prepare Camembert and butter at room temperature about one hour before preparation.
Preparation step 2 Place the camembert in a bowl and crush it with a fork.
Prepare cheese
Crush the camembert finely in a bowl with a fork.
Preparation step 3 Lightly poke the caraway in the mortar so that the aromas develop better.
Prepare caraway
Press the caraway seeds into the mortar so that the typical aroma can develop.
Preparation step 4 Whole and skinned shallot, peeled and diced.
Prepare onion
Halve the shallot, peel and cut into very fine cubes.
Preparation step 5 Pour the beer, Obazder only tastes original with Bavarian dark beer, I like to use Erdinger wheat beer.
Stir ingredients
Add the prepared caraway seeds, finely diced shallot, paprika, butter, curd cheese, salt and pepper to the finely pressed camembert, pour in the beer and mix the cheese mixture well by hand or with a mixer.
Preparation step 6 Chives finely cut into rolls on a black board.
Prepare chives
Cut chives into fine rolls with a sharp chef’s knife just before serving.
Preparation step 7 Mix the ingredients in the bowl with your hands or with the mixer to a creamy cheese mixture.
Plate arranging
Cut the creamy Obatzda preparation into dumplings with two tablespoons and arrange on the plate.
Decorate with the finely chopped chives and add the quartered, lightly salted radishes.
Decorate the edge of the plate with a little pepper.
Sounds great!, but please don’t pour the beer into the cheese mixture! Could get a little sticky😂