Leberkäse

(German, literally 'liver-cheese'; also Leberkäs or Lebaka(a)s) in Austria and the Swabian, Bavarian and Franconian parts of Germany, 'leverkaas' in the Netherlands and Fleischkäse (“meat-cheese”; rarely also Fleischkäs) in Saarland, Baden, Switzerland and Tyrol) is a speciality food found in the south of Germany, in Austria and parts of Switzerland. It consists of beef, pork and bacon and is made by grinding the ingredients very finely and then baking it as a loaf in a bread pan until it has a crunchy brown crust. Variations may be made using other kinds of meat such as horse meat or turkey, or may contain additional ingredients such as cheese or minced chili peppers. Liver is not traditionally considered an essential ingredient.

Leberkäse is also called Fleischlaib, which literally means “meat-loaf” in German, but it is different from the meatloaf known anglophone countries, which in German is called Hackbraten (literally “ground roast”, from Hackfleisch, “ground meat”, and ein Braten, “a roast”), faschierter Braten (literally “minced roast”, from faschieren, “to mince”, and ein Braten, “a roast”), Wiegebraten, falscher Hase (“false hare” or “faux hare”) and Heuchelhase (“mock-hare”).