Eisbein: knuckling down to Berlin’s traditional pork feast

Known, fittingly, as ‘ice leg’ in German – it can look a bit anaemic – this pickled and boiled meat dish is a big favourite with locals and the odd visiting celebIt ranges in colour from bright pink to blanched, and usually comes with a scoop of green mush. Eisbein, or boiled and cured pork knuckle, may not sound very appetising, but in Berlin it’s a beloved traditional feast.Around Germany, pork knuckle is known as schweinshaxe and is usually roasted, coming out wi