A Guest at Hans Fallada's Table. Hans Fallada was a gourmet who especially loved rustic dishes made with ingredients from his own farm, as well as from the forest, fields, and lakes right outside his door. These culinary preferences are reflected in his literary work. His books contain wonderful stories about food: hearty eating tales, delicate orgies of gluttony, stories about refusing to eat and secret eating. The finest of these are gathered here. They are complemented by original recipes from the Ditzen-Fallada household. The cook Herta Schmidt, who took care of the family's well-being in 1942, recorded many dishes that were served at their table in Carwitz at that time. With numerous original recipes from the Ditzen-Fallada household.