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 Austrian dishes - Viennese cuisine

Vienna is the only place where its own style of cooking is named after the city - Viennese cuisine. Vienna is a place for gourmets. Under the influence of different countries, Vienna has developed a diverse cuisine, which again and again excites the imagination of local residents and tourists who come here. Dishes such as Wiener schnitzel, Tafelspitz, Bahun, Apple strudel, Sacher torte and others are famous all over the world. I highly recommend you try them if you have the opportunity.


Wiener Schnitzel is the most famous national dish of Austria. We can say that this is the calling card of Vienna. It is made from veal. By the way, the schnitzel recipe came to Vienna from Milan:







Next dish - Tefelspitz:



This dish consists of boiled beef with apple sauce, parsley, spinach or sour cream sauce. Boiled potatoes, carrots, grated fried potatoes, etc. are used as garnishes.


Backhuhn is a special mixture of marinated and fried chicken meat with delicious potato salad:



Kaiserschmarren - an omelette prepared in a special way (with flour, sugar, milk and other ingredients). He was very loved by the Austrian Emperor Franz Joseph I. This is what this dish looks like:



Gulasch - Austrian goulash - thick soup. The Venetians borrowed it from the Hungarians and made certain changes to it. Goulash is made from beef stew and there are several types of it:



Stuffed peppers (Gefüllte Paprika) - this dish came to Austria with Balkan Peninsula during the existence of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Currently, it can be found on the menu of many restaurants.



Schweinsbraten - grilled pork (Schweinsbraten mit Semmelknödel) with herbs, garlic, goufta, salad and sauce. This is very tasty:



Roast beef with onions (Zwiebelrostbraten) - A classic dish of Viennese restaurants - fried beef slices with fried onions, fried potatoes or pasta:



Sausage (Frankfurters) - you can try hot sausage at every step in Vienna at the Würstelstand. It was first brought to Vienna by the butcher Johann Georg Leiner from Frankfurt and named after this city. Usually it is styled in a long bun.



Strudel (Schtrudel) is a roll, mainly with apple filling. This is the most famous dessert that melts in your mouth. The first recipe dates back to 1696.



In the Schönbrunn Palace, in the cafe Residenz, the so-called “Strudel Show”. You will see with your own eyes how this dessert is prepared, enjoy freshly baked strudel with coffee, tea or hot chocolate and receive the recipe. It will cost you 11.50 euros.


Sachertorte (Sacher) - the favorite chocolate dessert of the Austrians, an invention of the Austrian pastry chef Franz Sacher.



The most delicious cake with this name is prepared in the Sacher cafe and the Demel confectionery.




Of course, there are many other delicious dishes to try in Vienna. I've listed a few for you. Find out the rest yourself on the spot.













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