DISH RESEARCH · Dish
Flammekueche
Also known as: Tarte flambée, Flammkuchen
Thin, crisp Alsatian flatbread topped with crème fraîche, red onion and lardons.
About Flammekueche
Flammekueche, or tarte flambée, is the thin, crisp flatbread of Alsace and the neighbouring Rhine region. This profile follows baker Jürgen Krauss's savoury version, fixing crème fraîche with the classic lardon-and-onion topping.
Crème fraîche brings tangy dairy richness, balanced by sweet red onion and salty, smoky lardons. Nutmeg and black pepper add warm spice while the plain dough keeps the topping prominent.
The flatbread is extremely thin with blistered, crisp edges and a pale creamy centre. Translucent onion and browned lardons sit across the surface, and each piece is light enough to fold or roll while hot.
Allergens in this recipe
Contains: Wheat (gluten), Milk.
Other allergen details are unconfirmed.
Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.
Ingredients in Flammekueche
Jürgen Krauss's Classic Lardon-and-Onion Flammekueche.
- Bread flourThin crisp dough
- Vegetable oilDough tenderness
- WaterDough hydration
- SaltDough and topping seasoning
- Crème fraîcheTangy creamy topping
- Ground nutmegWarm seasoning
- Black pepperPeppery seasoning
- Red onionsSweet savoury topping
- LardonsSalty smoky topping
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- Bread flour: . Bread flour is mapped to the established wheat-flour route
- Vegetable oil:
- Water:
- Salt:
- Crème fraîche: . Crème fraîche fixed from the source's crème-fraîche or sour-cream choice
- Ground nutmeg:
- Black pepper:
- Red onions:
- Lardons: . The source's lardons map to the established bacon route; the exact cured-meat formula is not supplied
Origins & food traditions
Baker Jürgen Krauss documents the Rhine-region harvest tradition and supplies the complete unleavened recipe selected here. Visit Alsace independently identifies flammekueche as Alsatian tarte flambée and describes its hot, thin, crisp form with onions and bacon.
Cuisines & regions
- French Cuisine
- Alsatian Cuisine
- Alsatian CuisineCatalogue link pending review
- German CuisineCatalogue link pending review
AI-generated illustration of one possible presentation. Recipes and ingredients vary; the image does not establish allergen content.