Seven months after marrying and settling on Rosa’s Alpine pasture, fishmonger Hannes flees back to Hamburg. Furious, Rosa follows him to the Hanseatic city.

Widow Rosa has lived on her mountain pasture for 38 years. Nobody takes her away. No one? The priest is so enchanted by her homemade chocolates that he secretly sends her to a competition. And Rosa wins! At the award ceremony in Hamburg, two suitors try to win Rosa's favor. But fishmonger Hannes and handsome Matteo have ulterior motives...