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A FOOD TRADITION

Austrian Cuisine

A varied Central European cooking tradition combining Alpine, Bohemian, Hungarian, and Balkan influences with substantial savory dishes and distinctive pastries.

Dishes linked to this cuisine

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Spätzle

Spätzle are soft German egg noodles made by dropping a loose wheat-flour and egg batter into simmering water.

Speckknoedel

Austrian bread dumplings made with cured pork, stale bread, onion, egg, milk, and wheat flour, typically served warm as a hearty side or main dish.

Spinatknoedel

Austrian spinach bread dumplings made with spinach, stale bread, egg, milk, and often cheese, served warm with butter or a savory accompaniment.

St. Martin's goose

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Steirisches Wurzelfleisch

Steirisches Wurzelfleisch is tender boiled pork served with cooked root vegetables, broth, and a sharp horseradish-accented seasoning.

Stuffed Breast of Duck

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Tafelspitz

A tender cut of beef is gently simmered with root vegetables and onion in seasoned water until richly flavored and tender.

Tiroler Groestl

Tiroler Groestl is a hot Tyrolean skillet dish of browned potatoes, sliced beef, and onions, sometimes finished with a fried egg.

Topfenknoedel

Austrian sweet dumplings made from quark dough, simmered and commonly served with buttery toasted crumbs and sugar.

Topfenstrudel

Austrian baked strudel made with pastry dough and a sweet quark filling often flavored with sugar, egg, lemon, and raisins.

Vanillekipferl

Vanillekipferl are Austrian crescent-shaped shortbread cookies made from a buttery almond dough flavored with vanilla and coated or dusted with sugar after baking.

Wiener Schnitzel

A thin veal cutlet is coated in flour, egg, and breadcrumbs, then fried in butter or cooking oil until crisp and golden.

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