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The Leipziger Lerche is a pastry of Leipzig. The name originates from the singing bird lark (German:Lerche) which was roasted with herbs and eggs or served as a filling in pastries. In the year 1720 alone 400.000 of those bird were sold in Leipzig as a delicacy.The hunt of the singing birds was officially banned by the saxonian King Albert I in 1876 after recognition of their agricultural importance.
