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Some 300 years ago, monks in the Schwaben region of southwest Germany received a large piece of meat during Lent. Since eating it would be a sin and discarding it would likewise be a sin, they decided to wrap the meat in pasta dough so God couldn't see it. The dish they inadvertently created was called "maultaschen," which translates from German as "cheat God."...

"German cuisine is being redefined," Heilmann-Ferro says. "It's a change that's been in the making for years as a new generation of chefs, with a fresh approach to tradition, have emerged to satisfy a new generation of diners."

Schwaben House sits on a slight rise off Laurens Road, outside the foodie bustle of Main Street. It serves German food, elevated and refined beyond the typical beer garden brats. I realized during my first weeks in Greenville that the city had a large international population.