Austrian cuisine is an easy-to-prepare dish that is full and delicious.
National cuisine of Austria
Pies, meat and fish dishes, sausages, soups play an important role in Austria. In the province of Tyrol, they are treated to dumplings with fruit and potatoes, as well as a casserole, which includes wheat flour, minced meat, bacon and potatoes (“South Tyrolean grestle”), in Carinthia - baked river fish and dumplings with cottage cheese, in Salzburg - Salzburg dumplings and mushroom dishes, in Styria - stewed meat with spices.
Austrian cuisine has dishes prepared with the same skill, regardless of the area. Such dishes, for example, include schinkenfleckerln (noodles with ham, cheese, eggs) and Viennese schnitzel (breaded beef fried in hot oil).
Popular Austrian dishes:
- “Erdepfelgulyash” (a stew of Jerusalem artichoke and meat);
- "Boychel" (a stew made of heart and lung);
- "Kutelgrestl" (specially prepared pork tripe);
- "Kazerkrainer" (sausages stuffed with cheese);
- “Tafelspitz” (a dish of stewed or fried beef with the addition of potatoes and apple horseradish);
- "Leberknedlsuppe" (beef broth with liver meatballs).
Where to taste Austrian cuisine?
Going to grab a bite to eat at local restaurants? You should know that they have a full menu, a lunch menu, a day menu and a special 2-3 course daily offer. In any town in the country, it is worth visiting one of the taverns (Buschenschenke), which serve sausages, thick soups, ham, country pies with different fillings.
In Vienna, you can look into Figlmuller (in this restaurant you can enjoy the largest and most delicious Viennese schnitzel, to which guests are served potato salad with an original dressing, and for dessert they are offered to enjoy the taste of Viennese strudel), in Graz - in Magnolia (here they cook excellent dishes from Austrian-Mediterranean ingredients - eggplant pate, salad with shrimps and tomatoes, veal sirloin with cream), in Salzburg - in “Carpe Diem” (in this institution Austrian and European dishes are served in “cones” this applies not only to desserts, but also to the main dishes, and you should also come here for a “sweet breakfast” or “spicy breakfast”, served from 08:30 to 11:00).
Cooking courses in Austria
In one of the restaurants in Vienna, those who wish will be invited to a culinary lesson - they will be taught how to cook 3 original dishes, followed by a dinner with wine tasting and cooked dishes (“students” will be given a diploma of completion of the course and presented with a branded apron).
A trip to Austria can be timed to coincide with the Gourmet Festival (Vienna, May), where guests will be introduced to the culinary peculiarities of different regions of the country and will taste traditional dishes.
