Protected geographical indication is being sought for a German delicacy, Schwäbische Maultaschen, according to information posted on the Official Journal of the European Union website. The applied-for term covers

"a Swabian speciality with a centuries-old tradition held in high esteem by consumers. No other Swabian dish is as popular and as well-known as a speciality way beyond the
borders of Swabia (Baden-Württemberg and the region of Swabia in Bavaria). ‘Schwäbische Maultaschen’ are frequently referred to alongside Swabia's famous people and significant inventions. In addition to being the traditional Lenten fare eaten on Maundy Thursday, in Swabia Maultaschen have now become a highly popular all-year-round dish. Maultaschen are mentioned in Swabian literature
and associated with a large number of festivals and customs in Swabia.

Every autumn the traditional ‘Maultaschen festival’ is held in Freiberg am Neckar. The municipality of Baiersbronn even elects a ‘Maultaschen queen’. Maultaschen also play a role in tourism. For example, in the historic town of Bad Urach, which was formerly the seat of the ruling counts, there is a Maultaschen trail providing information on the Swabian Alb and its scenery and culinary specialities.

... in 1982 a publican in Maulbronn in Swabia made 1 134 Maultaschen in 22 minutes and thus broke the record set the previous year by a master butcher in Stuttgart-Untertürkheim. In 1987, the same publican entered the Guinness Book of Records with a giant Maultasche. Ten years later, in 1997, chefs from Freiberg am Neckar set a new record. Shortly after, in 2000, that record was broken by chefs from Baiersbronn...."

"Beans are a very important crop in this area and they are widely referred to, for example in works such as ‘Descripción económica del Reyno de Galicia’ (Lucas Labrada, 1804), ‘Historia fin de siglo. Descripción geográfica e historia de la provincia de Lugo’ (Antonio Correa Fernández, 1900) and ‘Geografía del Reino de Galicia’ (Carreras and Candi, 1936). Material in the archives at Vilanova de Lourenzá relating to the weekly market and monthly fair shows that this was an important crop in the district. At the beginning of the 1960s there was a sharp increase in bean production in the district of La Mariña Luguesa, especially in the municipality of Vilanova de Lourenzá. This was when the beans started to be known more widely on the market as ‘Fabas de Lourenzá’, and they are referred to as such in various gastronomic guides. The importance and popularity of this crop in the area led to the first ‘Festa da Faba de Lourenzá’ in 1991. This now takes place every year in the first week of October and has been listed as a tourist attraction by the Xunta de Galicia".