Hillu's Herzdropfa - "Ächde Älbler"

Hiltrud Stoll and Franz Auber - familiar faces from radio and TV - are touring Swabia with their new show "Ächde Älbler" (True Swabian Alb Locals).

For Hillus Herzdropfa, the motto coined by Thaddäus Troll holds true: "A Swabian is whoever speaks Swabian." The Schwobaländle is not a politically defined federal state but a cultural space - a region where people share a common way of life. That includes Swabian thriftiness (S' Salz von dr Brezel reiba, dass dr Bsuach koin Durscht griagt!), Spätzle in every shape imaginable, Maultaschen in all forms - vegan included - and a glass of Most (apple cider): "Ein guter Most heilt jeden Schmerz, er ist des Schwaben Perle. Der Wein erfreut des Menschen Herz, d'r Moscht da ganza Kerle!"

What else defines a true Älbler is revealed in the show. Hillus Herzdropfa - genuine Alb locals themselves - know everything about these highlanders and what else goes on up on the Alb. Speaking in dialect is a point of honour for them: Zirengga? Schdriggjäggle? Aurawai? Soidawieschd?