"Food can open doors," the Environment Minister, who is especially fond of the Saarland speciality of dumplings stuffed with liver sausage, once said.

The meat of a liver sausage seasoned with chopped onion and celery.

Once he triumphantly contributed a liver sausage with truffles; but he was ruthlessly snubbed by Kl�re for bringing such a thing in the dog-days.