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Saxony is gearing up for the festive roast season - despite bird flu and rising costs. The classic roast remains a big hit, but many businesses are observing this: The holidays are becoming more varied.
Less than every second bottle of wine sold in Germany comes from domestic production. How can local wine be brought more into the limelight? A meeting at the monastery should help.
Rising costs and international competition are putting pressure on the wine industry. Ministers from eight federal states want to help the industry in a Hessian monastery. What will their talks be about?
Eating and drinking a lot of sugar can not only make you fatter, it can also make you ill. The German Medical Association is now calling for political measures.
Almost half of all goslings in Germany come from Saxony. St. Martin's Day marks the start of the main goose season, which many German families serve at Christmas.
Bagged soups and snack products from Vogtland have customers all over Europe. Now the Unilever Group is expanding production there.
Gingerbread is generally regarded as a Christmas product. In Pulsnitz, small artisan businesses produce nothing else all year round. At the moment, they are baking again for a major event.
The new foam sugar souvenir is actually supposed to show Werdau's landmark - but many people see it as something completely different. This brings the town nationwide attention.
Lidl recalls butter wafers: metal parts may be present in certain batches in several federal states. What do consumers need to know?
Prices for domestic geese remain stable ahead of the upcoming season in Saxony. However, regional products are still rare.
From this week, water will no longer gush from the 30 public drinking fountains in Leipzig. The winter break has also begun in Chemnitz. Dresdeners can quench their thirst for a little longer.
The grape harvest is slowly coming to an end in the wine-growing regions of Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt. The winegrowers are very satisfied with the harvest so far.
The apple trees in allotments and orchards are bursting with fruit. This leads to a huge rush at the fruit juice presses. They have their hands full.
The first beer was bottled 28 years ago, the last will follow at the end of this year. Why the family business is giving up.
Saxony's potato farmers are putting more potatoes on our plates. The harvest will continue until the beginning of October. The further it progresses, the more prices tumble.
Carp, rainbow trout, tench: More than 2,000 tons of edible fish were produced in Saxony last year. This puts the state well ahead of the rest of Germany.
Whether as a milk substitute or as flakes in muesli: oats have been a trend product for several years. And Saxony's farmers are ensuring supplies.
The first stollen are baked in the bakeries. Retail sales start soon.
Preserving tradition, shaping the future: In the district of Bautzen, traders and a Unesco project show how structural change can succeed. Saxony's environment minister sees this as a model for success.
Despite challenges, Saxony remains the number one brewing state in the East. The brewers' association is hoping for political decisions and is focusing on regional training.
Saxony's hens are growing: Almost one billion eggs came from the state in 2024 - including an increasing number of organic eggs. This makes Saxony one of the top five egg producers in Germany.
The asparagus season is approaching: while the first asparagus will soon be harvested in some fields in Saxony, other growers are still struggling with frosty nights and a lack of sunshine.
After the winter, the warm rays of sunshine lure the bees out of their homes again. Crocuses and willows provide the first food. But some beekeepers in Saxony are in for a rude awakening.
Every year, as many frukas are produced as about 200 adult elephants weigh. But unlike them, the carnival doughnuts are not vegetarian. This is set to change in the future.
Last year, late night frosts caused major damage to wine and fruit growers. Financial aid cushioned the biggest losses. Some farmers are thinking about the future.
Every year, the gourmet guide "Gault&Millau" selects the best restaurants nationwide and regionally. In Saxony, the testers have identified two newcomers.
The first analyses of Dubai chocolate raise serious questions about safety and transparency. The chocolate is now also to be tested in Saxony.
Saxony's culinary treasures are conquering the world: at the world's largest agricultural trade fair, which starts in just under a week in Berlin, regional specialties will meet an international audience.
Caution after Boxing Day: The best-before date on some packs of Edeka's own brand Gut&Günstig Vienna sausages is incorrect.
Whether white or red - mulled wine is in demand in the run-up to Christmas. More and more domestic producers are turning to the sweet hot drink.
For two years now, Saxony's State Library has been a hotspot for gourmets. The German Archive of Cuisine contains evidence of the art of cooking - past and present.
Prices for fresh, local geese remain stable this year. Anyone who values regional products should order early.
After eating the mushrooms you picked yourself, your stomach grumbles and doubts arise: Were they really edible mushrooms? The phone has rung dozens of times with experts about such cases.
Oktoberfest is no longer just for Munich. Saxon breweries have recognized them as a sales hit - and use the spectacle to promote their beers.
Every year, many Saxons bring apples, quinces and the like from their gardens and orchards to the cideries. But the harvest threatens to be a total failure. The result: rising prices.
The State Research Institute was able to detect the eternal chemicals in wild boar meat in particular. No cause for alarm, says its director Albrecht.
It's midsummer outside, but the first stollen is already leaving the oven in Annaberg. The aim is to produce 200 tons by Christmas.
Due to continuing inflation, the Studentenwerk in Leipzig is increasing meal prices - with a few exceptions. Other Saxon cities are keeping prices stable.
Before the traditional end of the asparagus harvest, asparagus farmers in Saxony are satisfied with this year's season.
A new slaughterhouse for pigs is set to go into operation in the district of Central Saxony in spring 2024. The plan is to slaughter and cut up 60 pigs a week in Königshain-Wiederau, Genießergenossenschaft Sachsen eG announced on Monday. The meat is to be processed in partner companies. According to ..