‘Lewerknepfles’ are prepared in both Alsace and Germany, but Alsatians claim theirs are superior. So much so that the 18th-century King Joseph I of Bavaria summoned a cook from Alsace to make them. She was given the title of ‘Faiseur de Lewerknepfles du Roi’ (Royal Liver-Dumpling Maker) and the king ate happily ever after.