Oliver Betz wrote:

You mean Labskaus?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labskaus

Uh, real Labskaus doesn't contain fish. And the picture is
unappetizing.

During my time in the german military, I had some courses of instruction
on a base near Hamburg. One day they served Labskaus in the staff
canteen there. That stuff looked just like that on the wiki photo.
This was the event when I learned why they had roller blinds made of
solid steel between kitchen and refectory.
One of the comrades said: 'I won't eat this. That's food for pigs!' And
he threw his dish into the kitchen. Most others followed.
The officer of the guard, whom the cooks called after closing the roller
blinds, had to draw his gun and shoot in the ceiling to calm the riot
down.
Since I had been near the end of the queue, I had no opportunity to try
this Labskaus. I still don't know what it does taste of.



Best regards,
Günther