Höchst

Traditionally, the Odenwald Potato Market with a hobby artists’ exhibition takes place in September in Höchst im Odenwald at the start of the Odenwald Potato Weeks on the newly redesigned Montmelianer Platz in the very center of town. The Potato Market is a market centered around the “great tuber,” with participants from local associations and agriculture as well as direct sellers on Montmelianer Platz and hobby artists in the community center. Those who enjoy freshly steamed jacket potatoes are in exactly the right place at the historic “Potato Steaming Machine” of the Museumsstraße Odenwald-Bergstraße e.V. association. Upon request, quark, herb quark, or herring salad are available as accompaniments. Direct sellers and local associations offer potatoes in every imaginable preparation, whether as potato soup, potato pancakes, potato bread and rolls, potato sausage, potato salad, fried potatoes, or farmer’s breakfast. In addition to savory dishes, there are also sweet variations in the form of waffles and cakes. In addition to the food offerings, regional direct sellers enrich the market scene by selling potatoes, apples, vegetables, sausage and ham, jam and jelly, honey, and freshly pressed apple cider. Höchst’s partner towns Belotin (Czech Republic) and Montmelian (France, Savoy) are also represented in the usual way, offering beer, wine, and slivovitz. Alongside the market activities on Montmelianer Platz, a large hobby artists’ exhibition with free admission takes place in the community center directly adjacent to the market grounds on both days and invites visitor