Mohr im Hemd

Mohr im Hemd (German: [moːɐ̯ ɪm hɛmt] ⓘ, literally "Moor in [a] shirt") is an Austrian dessert. It consists of a chocolate pudding topped with whipped cream, hence the name.

In modern times, the dish is often prepared with breadcrumbs to form a solid mass, resembling a lava cake or miniature gugelhupf, and served with chocolate sauce and whipped cream.[1] Older recipes more closely resemble a chocolate custard, with the primary ingredients being chocolate and eggs.[2][3]

The racial connotations of the dish's name have drawn controversy. In 2012, the human rights organization SOS Mitmensch publicly criticized the name, suggesting replacements such as Kuchen mit Schlag (literally "cake with whipped cream").[4]

Since 2012, the dictionary Duden has described the word "Mohr" as often being seen as discriminatory,[5] and since 2019 as "obsolete, today discriminatory" (veraltet, heute diskriminierend).[6]

References

  1. ^ "Steamed Chocolate Pudding With Chocolate Sauce Recipe". NYT Cooking. Retrieved August 22, 2023.
  2. ^ Knox, Ann (1958). Austrian Cooking. Spring Books. p. 167.
  3. ^ Christie, Agatha (1997) [1946]. The Hollow. Dodd, Mead & Co. p. 166. ISBN 0-425-06784-X. 'Chocolate, you know, and eggs—and then covered with whipped cream. Just the sort of sweet a foreigner would like for lunch.'
  4. ^ Brickner, Irene (March 7, 2012). "Vom 'Mohr im Hemd' zum 'Kuchen mit Schlag'". Der Standard (in German). Retrieved September 7, 2022.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  5. ^ Das große Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache, 4. Aufl., Mannheim 2012; Die deutsche Rechtschreibung, 26. Aufl., Berlin 2013
  6. ^ "Mohr". Duden (in German). Retrieved August 21, 2020.


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