Alsatian cuisine is very distinctive; heavily German-influenced with a Gallic flavour. According to Alsatians, sauerkraut French: choucroute was invented here. In addition, a traveller can expect to find tarte flambée an onion, bacon, and creme fraiche 'pizza' - Flammkuchen in German, Baeckehoffe and all sort of Charcuterie in abundance in Alsatian restaurants, nestling alongside escargots, "cuisses de grenouilles" and crème brûlée. Alsace is the smallest region in France, but it possesses the largest number of five-star chefs per inhabitant.
