Brandenburg cuisine Sauce Hollandaise" (asparagus with potatoes and hollandaise sauce). In the forested areas of Brandenburg such as the Schorfheide, and in the regions of Niederlausitz Fläming many dishes are featuring game and mushrooms. In well-yielding years an abundance of chanterelles, chestnuts and boletus can be found in Brandenburgs forests and therefore also on the menus of inns, guesthouses and restaurants. A very typical speciality of the region Niederlausitz are Plinsen which is a kind of pancake. Also in this region the famous linseed oil is extracted and used as an ingredient very frequently. For example one of the most famous dishes
French cuisine and created new combinations and pairings. Some have speculated that a contributor to nouvelle cuisine was World War II when animal protein was in short supply during the German occupation. By the mid-1980s food writers stated that the style of cuisine had reached exhaustion and many chefs began returning to the haute cuisine style of cooking, although much of the lighter presentations and new techniques remained. There are many dishes that are considered part of French national cuisine today. A meal often consists of three courses, "hors d'œuvre" or "entrée" (introductory course, sometimes soup), "plat principal" (main course), "fromage" (cheese