Himmel und Erde

Himmel und Erde ('Heaven and earth') is a traditional German dish of mashed potato with stewed apples.

The dish is popular in the Rhineland, Westphalia, Lower Saxony and, historically, in Silesia.

In the Rhineland the dish is frequently written Himmel un Ääd, to reflect local dialect pronunciation.

[1] Mashed potato with apples is also popular in the Gelderland and North Brabant regions of the Netherlands, where it is known as hete bliksem ('hot lightning').

The Dutch variant usually mixes the potatoes and apples together as a stamppot and may add stewed pears.

Traditional Himmel und Erde mashed potato and apples, served with blood sausage ( Blutwurst ) and fried onions
Himmel und Erde with sausage and onions in bacon as served in Westphalia