User:Agriculture/Goetta

Goetta is a regional food found in Cincinnati, Ohio, and the greater Cincinnati metro area including Northern Kentucky. Pronounced ˈgě.ttə or get-uh, this dish originates from German settlers from Oldenburg, Hanover, and Westphalia who imigrated to the Cincinnati area in the 19th century. The word Goetta comes from the Low German word götte and was originally considered a peasant dish meant to stretch out servings of meat over several meals to conserve money.

Composition
While goetta comes in a variety of forms all goetta is based around ground meat and pin head or steel cut oats. Typically goetta is made from equal parts pork and beef, but occasionally uses just beef. Goetta typically is spcied with bay leaves, rosemary, salt, pepper], and [[thyme. Occasionally it contains onions or other vegetables as well.

Preparation
Goetta is typically formed into small loaves, and then cut into squares and fried, often in the oil left over from browning the meats. Traditionally a breakfast food often served with syrup, grape jelly or eaten by itself, more recently goetta has become an all purpose food eaten for breakfast lunch and dinner.

Commercial Distribution
Due both to the large population of the Cincinnati metro area, and the popularity of goetta, a number of commercial distributors produce and sell goetta in areas of Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana near Cincinnati. The most popular of these brands is Glier's Goetta the largest producer of goetta in the world. Glier's Goetta is based out of Covington, Kentucky in the greater Cincinnati area.

Goettafest
Goettafest is an annual cultural and culinary celebration held in Newport, Kentucky just across the river from Cincinnati, Ohio. Held at the Levee on the Ohio River, the festival celebrates both the unique dish and Cincinnati's unique German-American heritage. While the main focus of the festival is of course goetta, it also typically includes music, dancing, and other public entertainment.

Links

 * Gliers's Goetta
 * Goettafest