I’m German. It took me a while to get into ‘wrapping’ my food in pastry or potato pancakes once I started cooking for ‘The Turnip’ (as he is AFFECTIONATELY called...)
However, I make a mean Sauerbraten...and that’s basically beef wrapped around a pickle, LOL!
Meat on the outside = Good.
Meat inside a crust = Bad.
My great grandmother used to make her own sauerkraut. Bet there weren’t too many kids around who liked sauerkraut let alone knew how to make it in the big clay crocks.