Himmel und Erde is the German dish combining mashed potatoes with cooked apples and traditionally served with blood sausage.
The name means “heaven and earth”: potatoes grow in the earth, while apples grow above it on trees. The dish usually combines mashed potatoes with apple purée or cooked apple pieces, creating a sweet-and-savory contrast.
In many western and northern German traditions, it is served with Blutwurst, a blood sausage, and often includes fried onions. Regional preparation varies, so the exact texture and balance between apple and potato are not universal.
The dish is particularly associated with the Rhineland and Westphalia. Its name can be translated in several ways, but the culinary idea remains consistent: an earthy potato component paired with fruit from above ground.