Himmel und Erde is a traditional German dish most popular in the regions of the Rhineland

Rhineland

Historically, the Rhinelands refers to a loosely-defined region embracing the land on either bank of the River Rhine in central Europe....

, Westphalia

Westphalia

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, Lower Saxony

Lower Saxony

Lower Saxony is a German state situated in north-western Germany and is second in area and fourth in population among the sixteen states of Germany...

 and Silesia

Silesia

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. The dish consists of black pudding, fried onions, and mashed potato

Mashed potato

Mashed potato is made by mashing freshly boiled potatoes with a ricer, fork, potato masher, food mill, or whipping them with a hand beater. Dehydrated and frozen mashed potatoes are available in many places...

 with apple sauce. The dish has been known since the 18th century.

The name of the dish originates from the name of two of the main ingredients: the apples "of heaven" and the apples of "the Earth" (Erdapfel in the local Rhenish dialect).