For the first time this dish, I heard from his mother in childhood. During the war, mother was captured and lived in Germany. She told me that the German army was preparing eintopf mandatory once a week and on this day the officer corps ate from the same pot with the soldiers. Eintopf means in German - "one pot". "In the North German houses instead of stove burning the open fire. This fire was only room for one pot, and all foods cooked in it together. Eintopf — dish of the German cuisine, which superseded both the first and second. This is a very thick soup, which is cooked in water or broth. Ingredients are: vegetables: potatoes, carrots, turnips, and various types of cabbage (cabbage, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, broccoli); legumes: peas, lentils, beans, beans, etc.; cereals, bread, pasta, meat, meats, sausage, or other meat products. Traditionally, eintopf prepared not only in Germany but also in Belgium, Spain and France. In the Belgian eintopf often added to light beer.